Why can't I eject photo affinity image without disabling the app on M1?

[ennuied]

Does it have to stay on my desktop all the time?

[Old Bruce]

Because that is the 'Disk' from the DMG file. You have to choose the Application inside it and drag it to the computer's Applications folder. Then run the application from there, the Applications folder, not the DMG file.

[v_kyr]

If not during installation, as long as APh has still some access handle on the external drive MacOS will recognize this and won't let you eject this. - So there will be still some active access handle on the external drive/disk when APh is running in your case.

[markw]

Are you by any chance running Photo 2 from the Disk Image rather than actually installing the app into the Applications folder first?
Double clicking on the icon in your screenshot should open a window showing the app icon with an arrow or chevron pointing to your Applications folder.
In this window, drag the app icon onto the Applications folder icon to install the app.
Once the app is correctly installed in Applications, the Disk image can be ejected and deleted.

[ennuied]

14 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

Because that is the 'Disk' from the DMG file. You have to choose the Application inside it and drag it to the computer's Applications folder. Then run the application from there, the Applications folder, not the DMG file.

I did drag it to App folder but did not run from there, I run it from the dock where it appeared just after 'installation'. Somehow the shortcut in the dock was not running from the App folder. Just does not make sense to me.

[ennuied]

14 hours ago, markw said:

Are you by any chance running Photo 2 from the Disk Image rather than actually installing the app into the Applications folder first?
Double clicking on the icon in your screenshot should open a window showing the app icon with an arrow or chevron pointing to your Applications folder.
In this window, drag the app icon onto the Applications folder icon to install the app.
Once the app is correctly installed in Applications, the Disk image can be ejected and deleted.

I don't know. I did drag it to the App folder as I usually do, but I ran it from the dock, not the app folder. That was the issue.

[markw]

7 hours ago, ennuied said:

Somehow the shortcut in the dock was not running from the App folder. Just does not make sense to me.

Yes, that dose sound a little strange…?
If you are sure that it is safely installed in your Applications folder, and you have not already done this you can remove the old shortcut to it from the Dock.
Open the app that is in the Applications folder and once it’s running right click on it’s icon in the Dock and choose ‘Keep in Dock’.
This shortcut will then always launch the version that is in the Applications folder.