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Thank you kind sir!

Thankyou! And I had seen that page before, just busy doing some other things and was too lazy to look it up. Appreciate it.

This is 'Designer' (not Photo). I do appreciate you though! LOL

Got it! So, when I get around to it, I can download the last 1.10.6 version. What page do I go to to do that again? Honestly , I'm happy as a clam (in the ocean) with the 1.10.5 version. I have to use it a lot more, and get better with it, to consider getting the 2.0 version. Thx Do you guys like the 2.0 version?

What do you mean by 'downlevel' version? Do you recommend that I download the last 1.10.6 version? Can I do that? And how again, if so? Thanks again Walt.

Thanks Walt! I was prepared to do a screenshot, but then I checked your suggestion of the blend mode. That was it! I had it set for 'overlay' when working on something earlier. It set it back to 'normal' nd now the brush works as it should. Just so much to learn and keep track of. I know I am just scratching the surface.

The brush tool isn't working right. When I select a color, it gives me an incorrect, strange color. Rebooting doesn't help. The Pixel Tool works as it should. I'm still running Affin Photo 1.10.5.1342 version. Any thoughts for a fix? Thx

Are you saying, as it relates to Affinity software, that Macs are better, with their M1 or M2 processors, than PC's? Are you also saying that if you get and use a Mac (w/ an M1 or M2) that you will be lessening the Affinity potential data loss risk significantly? Can you further distinguish, between the use of Macs vs. PC's for lightweight hobbyists like me, compared to everyday, high volume business users? I may be getting provocative here, but I'd like your honest opinion.

"Keep your drivers for graphic cards, printers and mice/graphic tablets up to date. Easier said than done I bet." What is the best way to do this, again? Thank you Bruce!

Serif, killed Mr. Green, with the candlestick, in the ballroom! I solved the 'lost data' case!

We need Columbo! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1466074/ Both of you make good points. One of you needs to go to jail! Kidding! American humor, I suppose. Neither one of you is the 'killer'.

I get the gist of your post, I think. Would you mind rephrasing this sentence, however? It's a little confusing. "… respectively what is "the" vs. "a" culprit for these kind of error and messages: To me they happen quite frequently but entirely without ever having an external drive in use for Affinity and its related files."

Well explained, thank you! I guess my next question would be: What is the overall satisfaction of using Affinity brand software for your image-editing needs, vs. with some other competitor (Adobe, other). The pros and cons would need to be weighed and compared. Since we are specifically talking about lost data here, I wonder what percentage of overall user data gets lost with Affinity, vs. Adobe? That may be a question that can't be accurately answered, and would have to be filed in each user's pro/con list. If Affinity has a higher data loss liability in this area (not saying it does or doesn't, because I don't know), what keeps you guys with Affinity? What do you like about it? Can you keep the data loss potential risk to an absolute minimum?

As 'stokerg' suggests, "Save As" makes all the sense in the world. That's how I try to save all my Affin stuff. This way you can see right where it is going, rename it, etc. Do some people not use "Save As" and only use "Save"? So is that a part of the problem? When people always use "Save As" when saving their Affinity files, they could then make sure where the file is being saved to. In other words, make sure the file is being saved internally first. This could then avert potentially losing the file? Yes. Does that make sense, or is that accurate? I can live with this, if that is a big part of the problem. But 'Im a 'small time player'. I'm sure it is not entirely the problem, as you guys are far more tech savy than myself, and have said so, many times, from the short time I've been listening. Is part of this also that many people at home or at work, cannot easily store their completed files internally? Is it easier for them, or many to quickly store files externally, in the cloud, or another hard drive somewhere, external to their users' computer? So has Serif come out with an official statement about peoples' files getting lost, destroyed, yet? Especially after the launching of V2? I would think many were hoping this might get fixed on V2? Some seem to be having even more problems with V2. Is that true?

Thank you Bruce! That helps. So if it is a problem, as others have mentioned, why doesn't Serif make this disclaimer a bit more prominent (as in, a lot)?