V2 doesn't uninstall the V1 files!

[Cyranose]

As I said above, V2 does not uninstall the previous versions.  I have grown accustomed to updates of most programs removing files that are no longer needed, i..e. previous installations, and am disappointed by what I regard as an oversight. I will have to perform the steps you omitted for each of the three upgrades I have installed, and carefully check the leftover files in hopes of NOT accidentally removing some file that V2 needs.  Is there any reason one would need or want to keep the V1 Affinity programs installed after installing V2?

 

[StevenS]

Hi @Cyranose,

V2 installs as a separate product and does not link with V1 in any way.

There may be a reason that someone might want to keep V1 installed, I cannot think of any myself however.

[GarryP]

9 hours ago, Cyranose said:

Is there any reason one would need or want to keep the V1 Affinity programs installed after installing V2?

One example is people who want to use the latest version of the software for their own personal projects but also need to have a document sharing capability with other people who have not, or cannot, or will not, upgrade to V2 (for whatever reason).

For instance, maybe they collaborate on a community newsletter which is passed around a group in Publisher V1 format but they also want to be able to access the new V2 functionality for their own professional work.

In this case, and probably many others, the automatic removal of the V1 software, would be a bad thing.
Even if they could re-install the V1 software their settings/assets/styles/brushes/etc. would have been reset/removed.

Not automatically removing the V1 software gives the user control over their software, rather than Serif forcing its own rules upon everyone.

[Cyranose]

OK.  Makes sense.  That doesn't apply to me, though, and I would've appreciated the option on installation.

[walt.farrell]

2 minutes ago, Cyranose said:

That doesn't apply to me, though, and I would've appreciated the option on installation.

In the most general case that couldn't happen. They are completely unrelated applications, and no good OS security system would let application A uninstall application B or modify it in any way. That's how viruses and malware spread, which the system wants to avoid.