This guide should be used if you are experiencing problems with the Olive Tree Bible App on your Windows device. Each problem is unique, so it’s possible that some of these steps may not be relevant to your particular issue. Follow this guide and only take as many steps as needed to get your issue resolved.
If at any point you feel uncomfortable with the troubleshooting process, please feel free to contact our Customer Support team. Include a specific description of the issue you’re having and one of our Customer Support team members will contact you as soon as possible.
FORCE CLOSE THE APP
To completely close and re-open your Olive Tree app:
- Select Ctrl-Alt-Del on your keyboard
- Select 'Task Manager'
- Locate and select the Bible by Olive Tree App in the list of open applications
- Select 'End Task'
- Re-open the Olive Tree Bible App
- Check to see if your issue is resolved
REBOOT YOUR DEVICE
Please try a simple restart of your device. If it hasn't been turned off in a while, it may exhibit some odd behavior with running certain applications.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - SYNC YOUR ANNOTATIONS
Before going through the following suggestions, we recommend that you back up any saved passages, notes, highlights, reading plans, and/or book ribbons to the Olive Tree Study Sync servers. To do so, follow these steps:
- Select the Menu icon in the upper left corner.
- Select the 'Sync' button.
- When sync is finished, you'll see a sync time and/or date.
CHECK FOR UPDATES
It may be possible that the problem you are encountering was fixed in an update to the program. Check for any updates by following these steps:
- Open your Microsoft Store.
- Select 'Library' in the lower left corner.
- Locate our app, Bible by Olive Tree, in the list.
- Select 'Update'.
- Once the update is installed, this option will change to 'Open'.
RE-ENTER YOUR LOGIN INFORMATION
It is possible that your account information is incorrect. Re-entering your username and password will ensure there are no errors.
- Select the Menu icon in the upper left corner.
- Select Login/Register or Account in the green bar.
- Remove and re-enter your log-in information or select 'Create a Free Olive Tree Account'.
RE-DOWNLOAD YOUR TITLE (if applicable)
Depending on your issue, you may just need to remove and re-download the resource you are having problems with. Follow these steps to remove and re-download a resource from within the app:
- Select the Library icon on the toolbar (three-book icon with a cross).
- Confirm you are on the 'Device' tab.
- Right-click the cover/title of the resource and select 'Offload' or 'Offload All Volumes'.
Next, download your resource again by following the steps below:
- Select 'Library' (three book icon) from the top toolbar.
- Select the 'Cloud' tab.
- Right-click the cover/title you wish to download.
- Select 'Download' or 'Download All'.
- When the title is done downloading, select the cover/title again to open it in the main reading window.
CONTACT OUR SUPPORT TEAM
As mentioned above, it is possible that your app will require further troubleshooting steps than what is listed above. Please contact our Support team so they can assist you with the issue you are experiencing.
We DO NOT recommend reinstalling the app without being told to do so by our Support staff. This can lead to permanent loss of your annotations.