Yojimbo FAQs

Can I use Yojimbo with iCloud?

No existing version of Yojimbo can be used with iCloud. We are working to add iCloud support to a future version of Yojimbo.

Updated: 29 October 2012: (We are still working on this. Important additional information is available here: iCloud Transition Update.)

Is Yojimbo compatible with Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8)?

Yojimbo 3.0.4 is compatible with Mountain Lion. Customers who purchased Yojimbo directly may download the update now, while customers who purchased Yojimbo in the Mac App Store can install the update as soon as it’s been approved.

Where does Yojimbo store my items? And what do I need to back up to protect my stored data?

Yojimbo stores your data in the folder /Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Yojimbo/ (that is, the “Yojimbo” folder inside the “Application Support” folder inside the “Library” folder in your Home directory). If you back up this folder, your Yojimbo data will be protected.

Note: We recommend that you quit Yojimbo before backing up your data.

To restore from backup, first make sure Yojimbo isn’t running, then copy the “Yojimbo” folder from the backup set into your local “Application Support” folder. Finally, re-launch Yojimbo.

Note: Although Lion hides your account’s “Library” folder by default, you can still access this folder by holding down the Option key and choosing Go → Library in the Finder.

When I add a file to Yojimbo, do I need to keep the file?

Yojimbo always copies your data into its database, leaving the original unaffected. So, after you’ve added a file (or multiple files) to Yojimbo, modifying or deleting the originals will not affect the data stored in Yojimbo.

Likewise, any changes you make to an item stored in Yojimbo will not affect the original file.

Is Yojimbo available for Windows or Linux?

No. All of our products are available for the Macintosh only, and we have no plans to develop products for any other platform.

What system version does Yojimbo require?

Yojimbo 3.0 and later requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10.7.5, 10.8.3 or later recommended). It will not run on Mac OS 9 or any earlier version of Mac OS X.

Why doesn’t typing F8 bring up the Quick Input panel?

The behavior of your Mac’s function keys is controlled by a system prefs option. Additionally, system functions may overlap with Yojimbo’s hot key assignments.

How Function Keys Behave

The behavior of your Mac’s Function keys is controlled by the “Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys” option in the Keyboard tab of the Keyboard system prefs panel. (To get there, choose “System Preferences” from the Apple menu, then select the Keyboard panel, and click on the Keyboard tab.)

When this option is OFF, the function keys will perform preset system actions, for example: brightening or dimming the screen, or launching iTunes. To instead use these keys as ordinary function keys, you must type both the “Fn” key and the desired F# key simultaneously. For example, pressing Fn + F8 will invoke Yojimbo’s Quick Input Panel (or possibly Spaces; if so, see the section below on Keyboard Shortcuts).

(The printed symbol on each function key corresponds to its system action.)

If this option is ON, the function keys will behave as standard function keys, which act according to the Keyboard Shortcuts preferences, or to applications’ own settings. In this case, pressing F8 alone will either invoke Spaces (if that shortcut is active), or bring up Yojimbo’s Quick Input Panel, whereas pressing Fn + F8 would launch iTunes.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The Keyboard Shortcuts panel of the Keyboard system prefs displays all keyboard shortcuts defined by the system, and any shortcuts you’ve manually added.

Applications may also make their own keyboard shortcuts, though a system shortcut can override these.

So, in some cases, you may need to either deactivate or change a system shortcut if it overlaps with an application shortcut. Alternatively, you may want to change the application shortcut; in Yojimbo, you can do this via its own “Hot Keys” prefs panel.

Does Yojimbo support hierarchical (nested) collections?

Yojimbo does not support hierarchical (nested) collections, and we have no current plans to do so since we think it would add clutter and make Yojimbo less approachable and efficient.

Instead, we believe the combination of Yojimbo’s tag collections and Tag Explorer are a cleaner (and more powerful) solution for most purposes.

Will there be an iPhone version of Yojimbo?

We do not currently have any concrete plans to produce an iPhone companion for Yojimbo. However, we are keeping an eye on further developments to the iPhone and the iOS platform.

Yojimbo also now includes Sidekick, a feature for exporting data in a web page format which you can use on your iPhone (or any other device with a modern web browser).

For a basic overview of Sidekick, please see the tour.