Shared & public computers
A browser is shared by everyone who uses the computer. Plinken keeps some data in the browser so the app starts fast: cached audio for playback, downloaded assets, the engine files and your preferences. On your own machine that is what you want. On a school iPad, a library PC or a rented studio computer it is not.
Sign out properly
Section titled “Sign out properly”Open Settings → Account and choose one of the two buttons:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Sign Out | Ends your session. Cached files stay so the app loads fast when you come back. |
| Sign Out & Clear All | Ends your session and removes every cached file, project asset and saved preference from this browser. |
The app says it plainly: Use Sign Out & Clear All on shared, public, or library computers — it removes every cached file, project asset, and saved preference from this browser so the next person cannot access your data.
What Clear All removes
Section titled “What Clear All removes”- all Plinken preferences and session data in the browser’s local storage;
- the streaming audio cache and the asset cache stored on the device;
- Plinken’s browser databases;
- the current session.
Nothing in your Space is touched. Projects, assets and chat live on the server and are there when you sign in again anywhere.
Good habits
Section titled “Good habits”- Choose a nickname you are happy for others to see; it is shown to everyone in the Space.
- Do not share the Space invite code on a shared screen; anyone with the code can enter.
- On a computer you do not own, prefer the email code or a passkey over leaving Google or GitHub signed in.