STUCK ON LOADING DOCUMENT in 1.8.0 seconds after UPADATING

[BOOT SEE]

I had to downgrade back to 1.73 using TimeMachine, as 1.80 will not load my document. It is just stuck on LOADING DOCUMENT, and it will not quit unless you force it.

I highly recommend everyone to not UPGRADE, or at least downgrade to 1.73.

[LightPillar]

I'm getting this as well on a really important file. Other files do load okay so I'm not sure what it is about this particular file that 1.8 doesn't like.

[BOOT SEE]

@LightPillar Same thing for me, my one important file that is not loading is 288MB, the others load fine. In v1.7.3, all load fine... 

If you didn't backup via TimeMachine, and you need to continue working on your file immediately, shoot me a message.

[Gabe]

Hi both,

Can you please upload your file on our dropbox account so we can check them? https://www.dropbox.com/request/LxrGonRyOqgtjFe8TTKR

[Rob B]

Weird issue here...

 

EPS file took 8 minutes to open? 

As a test I opened 3 AF files one after another whilst it was running the EPS file??

The AF files opened instantly?

 

Thanks

Rob

 

 

 

 

[LightPillar]

Thanks @Gabe - I've uploaded "Spin.afdesign"

@BOOT SEE - I've already recreated the file but thanks anyway!

[Gabe]

Thanks. I've found the issue. It's the mask rectangle. Delete it (it's disabled anyways in this exaample) and you should be fine. I've also logged this with our developers. 

[Gabe]

16 hours ago, Rob B said:

EPS file took 8 minutes to open? 

Which EPS file?

[ThomasAu]

Similar issue for me, I updated Affinity Publisher to 1.8.0 and now I cannot open an important working file. It just shows 'Loading 1 document...' indefinitely.
If this cannot be fixed, how would I go about downgrading so that I have a stable release that works with this file?

This is a for a book due to print soon I have no time to start from a scratch and no older versions of the file open on 1.8.0 either.

Thanks,

Tom

EDIT:
I figured out how to downgrade and am now back on 1.7.x. The files that would not open with 1.8.0 all now open instantly.

Edited February 28, 2020 by ThomasAu
Giving update on issue.

[LightPillar]

On 2/28/2020 at 8:46 AM, Gabe said:

Thanks. I've found the issue. It's the mask rectangle. Delete it (it's disabled anyways in this exaample) and you should be fine. I've also logged this with our developers. 

Thanks @Gabe. Slight oversight here though... I can't load the file to be able to delete it

[Gabe]

Oops. I sent you a PM with the fixed file. 

@ThomasAu,

Welcome to the forums. Did you upload the file on that dropbox link as I requested?

[ThomasAu]

@Gabe

Hi Gabe,

Yep, I've just uploaded the file to the drop box provided above.

Thanks,

Tom