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Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail)
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

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Hi @Zackariasa,

I'd recommend the following:

On your old laptop, please open Windows Run (Windows Key + R) then paste the following string and press OK:

%APPDATA%\Affinity\Designer\1.0\

In the window that opens, select all of the files/folders and copy these to a device for transferring to your new laptop, such as a USB drive.

Now, on the new laptop, return to the same location as above and then paste your copied files here, replacing the existing files.

You should now find that all of your saved settings, presets etc are available on your new laptop.

I hope this helps!

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Hi Dan C,

Thank you very much, its work :)

2 hours ago, Dan C said:

Hi @Zackariasa,

I'd recommend the following:

On your old laptop, please open Windows Run (Windows Key + R) then paste the following string and press OK:

%APPDATA%\Affinity\Designer\1.0\

In the window that opens, select all of the files/folders and copy these to a device for transferring to your new laptop, such as a USB drive.

Now, on the new laptop, return to the same location as above and then paste your copied files here, replacing the existing files.

You should now find that all of your saved settings, presets etc are available on your new laptop.

I hope this helps!

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In my case in the latest app versions the 1.10.5.1342 from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11, the path is as follows:

C:\Users\"USERNAME"\AppData\Local\Packages\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto_844sdzfcmm7k0\LocalCache\Roaming\Affinity\Photo\1.0 (Store)\Workspaces\Custom\

For the other apps, in the path only change the long name folder that will contain Designer and Publischer in the name (and of course the folders with just the app name).

The folders that appear immediately indicate the various workspaces/person.

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On 10/1/2022 at 4:12 PM, Renx-78 said:

In my case in the latest app versions the 1.10.5.1342 from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11, the path is as follows:

C:\Users\"USERNAME"\AppData\Local\Packages\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto_844sdzfcmm7k0\LocalCache\Roaming\Affinity\Photo\1.0 (Store)\Workspaces\Custom\

For the other apps, in the path only change the long name folder that will contain Designer and Publischer in the name (and of course the folders with just the app name).

The folders that appear immediately indicate the various workspaces/person.

@Renx-78Our MS Store apps have always used e.g %APPDATA%\Affinity\Photo\1.0 (Store). This is the same on both Windows 10 & 11.

Looking around, it looks like data can be copied to this "virtualized directory" %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\........\LocalCache\Roaming\ if the app is unable to access %APPDATA%. Are you able to access %APPDATA% and do you have an Affinity folder?

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On 10/10/2022 at 7:20 PM, Renx-78 said:

In %APPDATA% I have no Affinity folder.

In fact with the suggestions above it didn't find anything, so I did a search in the file manager with the name of the set of studio settings I had saved and found it in that path.

If you run the app as an Administrator, does the folder then get generated in %APPDATA%\Affinity\Photo\1.0 (Store)?

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Just wanted to give you an update @Renx-78. I've spoken to our QA team it appears that they have recently found out that if you don't have an Affinity folder in %APPDATA% before installing the MS Store version, it will use %LOCALAPPDATA%. However, if you had an Affinity folder in %APPDATA% before installing the MS Store version then it would use that instead.

I will update the following FAQ to reflect this information: 

 

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