grandfathered DPP files

[Anna M]

Hi, 

I have used DrawPlus for the longest time, then switched to Affinity Design when it became available. 

I have many files, such as scientific posters, in .DPP format. 

Are they all gone forever? 

Can I read them in somehow? 

What's the best option? 

Thank you! 

[NotMyFault]

Hi Anna,

if you have a running DrawPlus software, you could open the old files, and export them in one of the many formats which can be imported into Designer, like SVG, PDF, Tiff, EPS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DrawPlus section import/export.

Otherwise, you might look for someone who offers the conversions as a service (paid or for free) . Please bear in mind that the forum rules do not allow to make commercial offerings, so don’t ask here for paid offerings.

And sorry, i don’t have DrawPlus (never used it).

More help about Legacy Apps can be found here

https://www.serif.com/en-us/legacy/product-keys/

[firstdefence]

If you have a licence/product key, you can download serifs legacy apps from here: https://www.serif.com/en-gb/legacy/downloads/

or for some older versions here https://community.serif.com/tutorials/details/112738/redownloading-purchased-legacy-software