To-Do List Desktop App: Understanding Asana's Offline Capabilities

As an avid user of Asana, I recently discovered that the issue I initially reported only affects the Windows desktop version of the app. As a software developer myself, I appreciate the attention to detail and appreciate your response to my inquiry.

In my experimentation with both the mobile and desktop versions, I found that the new tasks successfully uploaded once I reconnected to the internet after restarting the application. This suggests that the new tasks exist only in memory, rather than being stored locally in cache files. As a result, I disabled the setting, although it's highly useful when online.

Unfortunately, when the global keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + Shift +) is pressed offline, I consistently lose the task. It appears that the Asana app must remain running in the system tray until the new tasks are sent to the server. Interestingly, I can still add new tasks within the desktop app using shortcuts like Tab + Q.

While it's true that there may be instances where internet connectivity is lost, the ability to view cached data can be helpful. However, I found this feature almost unusable since Asana rarely displays locally cached data and instead prompts me to be online.

I installed the desktop version under the impression that it could be used offline, similar to Trello's desktop app. Unfortunately, I was wondering if it is necessary to uninstall the previous version and install the new one whenever there's an update on both Windows and macOS?

After installing the latest Windows desktop application, I must say that I absolutely love it!

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