Auto-clean
Why Diurnal asks "Still working on this?", why untouched tasks move to next week, and how to change or turn off auto-clean.
The pad tidies itself. A task you haven't touched for a while asks whether you're still on it, and one you don't answer moves to next week instead of piling up as overdue.
What happens
- After 1 day untouched, a task on the pad shows Still on this? with three answers: Keep, Done and Next week.
- If you don't answer for 2 more days, Diurnal moves it to next week on its own.
- On the day it was moved to, the task comes back to the pad, marked Back from last week.
Only tasks on the pad take part. Editing a task restarts its count.
Where moved tasks go
Moved tasks land on next week's Monday to Thursday, spread across the least busy days. In Coming up they're marked Moved; hover and click Bring back to return one to the pad now.
When Diurnal moves something, a note on the pad says what moved, and the task's History shows "Diurnal · no reply to Still working on this?".
Change or turn it off
In Settings › General › Scratchpad:
- Ask "Still working on this?" after: Never, or 1 to 14 days.
- Move unanswered tasks to next week after: Never, or 1 to 7 days.
Choose Never for asking to turn auto-clean off. Changing either starts the count again from today, so nothing moves straight away. These settings follow you to your other Macs.