Affinity Photo 2.0.4 won't launch due to unmounted NAS and forcing reset (ctl + Launch) doesn't work

[dblflt]

Hello,

My Synology (NAS) went offline due to a power supply failure, and since then I'm unable to launch Affinity Photo 2.0.4, apparently, due to Photo wanting to access that failed volume for recent documents, etc. I tried launching from a different account and Affinity Photo 2.0.4 did launch. So, I went back to my account ,held down the control key, and launched to the reset dialogue to "clear" it from attemting to access "Recent documents" but no luck - it still just sits with the spinning beach ball while it tries to access the disconnected server. You'll see my selections in the attached screen shot - notice how the "clear" button is just stuck in the "pressed" state while I get the attached error message about not being able to connect and the application remains in an unrepsonsive state.

How can I manually clear recent documents and reset Affinity Photo 2.0.4? I'm in a time crunch and I need to use it from my current account before I'll have my NAS running again.

All help is appreciated.

Thank you,
J. P.

Edited February 13, 2023 by dblflt

[walt.farrell]

It's a known problem. You might try this suggestion as a workaround: 

 

[dblflt]

Thank you @walt.farrell - I missed that on my initial search. Really appreciate the quick reply. While "resetting the app" didn't work the second suggestion worked like a charm and was *exactly* what I was looking for - thanks again.

rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Affinity\ Photo\ 2/mru.dat