Slaphappy

Hello! I've got a question and I am hoping someone here can help get me started / point me in the right direction - either with an existing resource or some tips on where to start! Using Affinity Publisher on Mac OS (latest version of both Publisher and MacOS). I am re-designing and updating a member directory for a church - their last one was from 2016, so everything is changing. But I'd like this new one to be something that's relatively easy to maintain, update, and reprint each year going forward. I am assuming the best way to do this would be with Publisher's data merge capabilities and an exerternal spreadsheet they maintain (so I can export as a CSV and merge into the Publisher doc that I'll keep myself). I've attached an image of the 2 of the 3 types of sections in the directory to give you an idea of what I'm looking to do. First section: An alphabetized (last name, first) grid layout, with each cell containing a photo, followed by the names of the people in the photo underneath - Parent(s) with last name on one line, with first names of kids below. I am hoping the photo can be brought in with a path to the image in the CSV like possible in InDesign? Second section: An alphabetized (last name, first) grid layout, with each cell containing the names of the family members, their email(s), physical address, and phone number(s).This needs to start on a new page, regardless of where the first section ends. And it will be separated alphabetically by each letter of the alphabet, but only if it exists. IE. I don't want a title section for "X" if there are no entries that start with X (See attached image for example from last directory - I'd like each letter to follow the previous one as in the picture). Third Section: A list of birthdays followed by anniversaries separated by each month. This will start on a new page, regardless of where the first section ends. I learn quick and I'm technically savvy, I just don't really know where to begin here - I'm reading up on data merge capabilities and watching some videos, but I'm struggling to figure out some of the more complicated things. Is this possible with Publisher? I'm happy to set up the Excel spreadsheets as required to generate the CSV files properly etc. Thanks in advance, Mike

I am having this exact same issue and it's been driving me bonkers... have you found a solution to this yet, becike? My working files are on an external drive connected via USB-C. This was happening at the tail end of Monterey for me, and it's carried over to Ventura. It was happening with Affinity Photo 1, and I just paid to upgrade to Photo 2, and it's happening there too. Same error as your screenshot. Note: Saving as a different file works, whether that "different file" is a new one or an existing one (that isn't the one I have open). So I've had to get into the habit of having two copies of the same working file. And when I want to save, I "save as" #2. Then if I want to save again, I save as #1. I've lost so much time to this error, because it just instantly shuts everything down, instead of leaving the document open for me to try again in a different way... just gone. And I have to go back to wherever the recovery file puts me. Anything I can attach beyond what becike has to help fix this?