Missing vector icons in Publisher, advice needed please

[Carrie L]

I’m a newbie who foolishly agreed to produce the artwork for a large sign, as a favour. After updating to Windows 10, Affinity Publisher is complaining about a number of missing vector icons, when I open the Publisher file.  All the vector graphics are in their original folder on a network attached storage device (NAS drive), only some are listed as missing.

I’ve tried printing an A4 pdf test piece on paper and it printed normally with the icons present. Do you think the file will print with the icons, when I save the full size file as a pdf and send it to the sign maker? 

I know I’m being overly cautious, due to the amount of money involved, but I can’t afford to pay for another test piece. I’d be most grateful for your thoughts and advice, please.

I’m still running the old version of Affinity Publisher, as that was the version that the file was originally created in.

Edited April 23, 2020 by Carrie L

[firstdefence]

Affinity Publisher has a resource manager: Document > Resource Manager… check this for missing files, you can update and replace

[Carrie L]

Thank you so much, I’ll take a look. I did initially look at replacing them, but it means re-working the graphics, size and position wise, so I’d have to pay for another proof.  I was hoping that as the assets where there despite the message, when I printed them, it would be safe to send the file to the printers, without replacing them.
 

Strangely, there is no missing assets message if I open the same file in Affinity Designer on my iPad and all the assets are present, unfortunately the font is completely different though.