where are the pantone libraries under Affinity apps V2?

[bteifeld]

I would like to know where the pantone libraries are stored under Affinity apps V2.

My thanks in advance for what may be possible.

[walt.farrell]

That will depend on whether you're using Windows or macOS, and also which Store you downloaded/installed the application from, and for Windows whether you used the MSIX- or EXE-based installer.

For any installation source/method on Windows, I think they should be wherever the program was installed, in the Resources\Pantone directory.

 

[bteifeld]

17 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

That will depend on whether you're using Windows or macOS, and also which Store you downloaded/installed the application from, and for Windows whether you used the MSIX- or EXE-based installer.

For any installation source/method on Windows, I think they should be wherever the program was installed, in the Resources\Pantone directory.

 

Thank you for your reply.

Please tell me where it would be located in the case of the Windows MSIX installer.

[walt.farrell]

12 minutes ago, bteifeld said:

Please tell me where it would be located in the case of the Windows MSIX installer.

In a hidden directory, that Windows works hard to prevent you from seeing or modifying.

For me, for Photo 2.1.1.1847, it's C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.1.1.1847_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Resources\Pantone but that would change with updates to newer releases.

You can find it by starting Photo 2, then running Task Manager, then expanding the entry for Photo 2 in the Task Manager window. Right-click on the first entry in the expanded listing, and choose Open File Location.

But really, if you're needing to mess around that deep in the innards of the application, I would suggest that you uninstall the MSIX versions (of all 3 applications, if you have them), download the EXE-based installers, and reinstall.

[bteifeld]

On 7/19/2023 at 1:01 PM, walt.farrell said:

In a hidden directory, that Windows works hard to prevent you from seeing or modifying.

For me, for Photo 2.1.1.1847, it's C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.1.1.1847_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Resources\Pantone but that would change with updates to newer releases.

You can find it by starting Photo 2, then running Task Manager, then expanding the entry for Photo 2 in the Task Manager window. Right-click on the first entry in the expanded listing, and choose Open File Location.

But really, if you're needing to mess around that deep in the innards of the application, I would suggest that you uninstall the MSIX versions (of all 3 applications, if you have them), download the EXE-based installers, and reinstall.

Thank you for explaining all this.

What I just learned is that the downloads are also MSIX versions- there does not seem to be an EXE installer available.

[walt.farrell]

21 minutes ago, bteifeld said:

What I just learned is that the downloads are also MSIX versions- there does not seem to be an EXE installer available.

Wherever you find the MSIX versions on the Serif website you can also find EXE versions. If you install them, though, you should first uninstall the MSIX-based ones you have now.

[bteifeld]

19 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Wherever you find the MSIX versions on the Serif website you can also find EXE versions. If you install them, though, you should first uninstall the MSIX-based ones you have now.

Thank you. I found them and have installed them. They were under a drop-down identified as "Looking for Windows MSI Installers?".

[Petar Petrenko]

On 7/19/2023 at 8:01 PM, walt.farrell said:

For me, for Photo 2.1.1.1847, it's C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.1.1.1847_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Resources\Pantone but that would change with updates to newer releases.

Windows does not allow to open WindowsApps folder. Are there any chances to override it?

[Alfred]

21 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said:

Windows does not allow to open WindowsApps folder. Are there any chances to override it?

You would have to ‘take ownership’ of the special WindowsApps folder in order to view its contents, but there’s no need to do that because you can go directly to any of its subfolders. Copy the folder path

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.1.1.1847_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Resources\Pantone

to the Windows clipboard, press and hold the Windows key (the key with the Windows logo, to the left of the space bar) and press R to display the Run dialog. Release the Windows key, paste the copied folder path, and press the ‘OK’ button (or press the Enter key on your keyboard). You can go up to

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.1.1.1847_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt

if you’re curious to see what else is in there.

[Petar Petrenko]

19 minutes ago, Alfred said:

You would have to ‘take ownership’ of the special WindowsApps folder in order to view its contents, but there’s no need to do that because you can go directly to any of its subfolders. Copy the folder path

Windows says it can't find the path.

[Alfred]

25 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said:

Windows says it can't find the path.

Sorry about that! It's probably the space character which is causing problems on copy/paste. I'll take another look.

[Petar Petrenko]

No, still the same error.

[Alfred]

14 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said:

No, still the same error.

Apologies again! I edited my previous post when I found that %ProgramFiles% doesn't work for me either.

I'm not sure what I'm doing differently from when it worked before.

Edit: Try this plain text version (where I've omitted the forum markup):

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.4.1.2344_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Resources\Pantone

[Petar Petrenko]

It works now. Thank you.

But, now there are 2 other problems:

1. I am not allowed to copy new .csv files into this directory;
2. I am not allowed to go back to WindowsApps to see tne contents of Publisher's and Designer's PANTONE directories.

[Alfred]

47 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said:

I am not allowed to copy new .csv files into this directory;

You would probably need to change the folder permissions.

47 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said:

I am not allowed to go back to WindowsApps to see tne contents of Publisher's and Designer's PANTONE directories.

As I said earlier, you would need to ‘take ownership’ of the WindowsApps folder in order to view its contents, but you can do the same as we did for Photo:

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPublisher2_2.4.1.2344_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Resources\Pantone

C:\ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityDesigner2_2.4.1.2344_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Resources\Pantone

[Petar Petrenko]

2 hours ago, Alfred said:

You would have to ‘take ownership’ of the special WindowsApps

How can I do that? Because nothing else works.

Eventually I'll have to go back to .EXE installers instead. I had no problems with them.

[Alfred]

How to take full Ownership of Files & Folders in Windows 11/10

[walt.farrell]

4 hours ago, Petar Petrenko said:

Windows does not allow to open WindowsApps folder. Are there any chances to override it?

You cannot open WindowsApp (and you should not "take ownership" of it) but you can open the folders below it. So, just copy the complete address you want, and paste it into the File Explorer address bar, or into the Run box that the Windows key + R will give you.

[Petar Petrenko]

1 hour ago, Alfred said:

How to take full Ownership of Files & Folders in Windows 11/10

Thank you very much being patient with me. It helped.

[Petar Petrenko]

9 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

You cannot open WindowsApp (and you should not "take ownership" of it)

Yes, I opened it and took the ownership. Now, I copied the files to the PANTONE folder and Designer recognized them. I will do it the same with Publisher and Photo.

[walt.farrell]

7 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said:

and took the ownership.

That is likely to cause you some odd problems at some point, from what I've read.