SStohelit Posted February 24, 2023 Posted February 24, 2023 Why does Affinity Designer 2 sometimes decide it just doesn't want to open a file? I have lost access to 2 files now, they just sit on my desktop. The program tries to open the file but it just sits there saying "Loading 1 Document" forever. I have to force quit the program. It will just never open certain files. This seems to happen to any files roughly over 200KB. Quote
walt.farrell Posted February 24, 2023 Posted February 24, 2023 What kind of file are you having trouble with? Can you share one of them? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.3.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
SStohelit Posted February 25, 2023 Author Posted February 25, 2023 The files are Affinity files I created in Affinity designer @walt.farrell Quote
Hangman Posted February 25, 2023 Posted February 25, 2023 @SStohelit, as @walt.farrell suggested, are you able to share one of the files you're unable to open to see if others can open it or determine what is causing the issue for you? If you are unable to share the file on the forum just request a private dropbox link and one of the moderation team will provide a link in this thread for you to upload your file so they can investigate further. Without seeing the file it's almost impossible to provide any advice that is going to help resolve the issue. Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Staff NathanC Posted February 25, 2023 Staff Posted February 25, 2023 Hi @SStohelit, If you don't want to share your file(s) Publicly, I have provided a private dropbox link below so we can investigate further. https://www.dropbox.com/request/iH1r0DSI09OU4RQsbNmq SStohelit 1 Quote
SStohelit Posted February 25, 2023 Author Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) Thank you for the response! I have uploaded my files to the dropbox, my name is Sara Traband @NathanC Edited February 25, 2023 by SStohelit Quote
Staff NathanC Posted February 27, 2023 Staff Posted February 27, 2023 Thanks for sending over the files, I've not had any problem opening them on my side, both files are opening immediately, which is potentially indicating there is a local issue with your app. However, Just to confirm it's not related to the file contents and before we look at resetting/defaulting the apps, i've removed the missing font in your first doc and removed the linked resources in the second and then re-saved the files, i've PM'd you a link to both of them, could you confirm if it's the same issue with opening the files? Also, if it is the same problem with the files endlessly loading, could you check in activity monitor if Designer 2 has high memory/CPU usage whilst the files are loading? Quote
SStohelit Posted March 21, 2023 Author Posted March 21, 2023 Hello @NathanC It seems I am still not able to open 3 more files. Could you help me with this? Quote
Staff NathanC Posted March 21, 2023 Staff Posted March 21, 2023 Sure, I'll PM you a dropbox link to follow on from our previous conversation. Quote
BeppeGB Posted June 13, 2024 Posted June 13, 2024 Have you resolved the problem? I recently installed Affinity package 2 but can't open large files from Affinity Photo 1 in any version: Photo 2, Designer 2, or Publisher 2. Quote
Staff NathanC Posted June 13, 2024 Staff Posted June 13, 2024 Welcome to the forums @BeppeGB, I'd recommend following the guidance on the FAQ linked below to Disable iCloud Drive and then try opening your document again. Quote
TomJr Posted June 13, 2024 Posted June 13, 2024 I'll chime in on this one. I was having the same issues. Although I don't use iCloud for files with Affinity apps, once I turned off the iCloud buttons as described, the one file in particular I was having this issue with opened almost immediately. Thanks for the workaround. Tom Quote
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