Inspector Gadget Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Since updating to Affinity 2.2.1 any file save as a template will not open saying that I do not have permission to open them Mac OS Sonoma 14.1. Will open any other file except templates. Have created a new file in Photo and exported it as a template to my desktop. Have tried to open it will all the Affinity Software but it will not let me saying that I do not have permission... Can anyone please help as I have very many file saved as templates. Quote
MikeTO Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 I think this is a macOS issue and not related to Affinity. Affinity presumably doesn't have access to the folder containing your templates. You can test this by copying one of the templates somewhere else - desktop, downloads, etc - and then opening it in Affinity. If it opens, the problem is with Affinity not having access to your template folder. Where are your templates stored? Have you checked that Affinity has access to the parent folder with macOS System Settings > Privacy & Security > Files and Folders as shown here? Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
MikeTO Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 Since you've posted this question elsewhere, here's a link to your other thread. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
Inspector Gadget Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 Templates are stored locally. I have opened privacy and security as you suggested but cannot find any Affinity Programmes listed ??? Quote
walt.farrell Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 24 minutes ago, MikeTO said: I think this is a macOS issue and not related to Affinity. Just to make sure, have you tried Opening .aftemplate files now that you're using Sonoma? 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
Inspector Gadget Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 Yes Walt but they will not open. Quote
walt.farrell Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Inspector Gadget said: Yes Walt but they will not open. The question was directed to Mike 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
MikeTO Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 39 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Just to make sure, have you tried Opening .aftemplate files now that you're using Sonoma? Yes, I don't have any issues. 57 minutes ago, Inspector Gadget said: Templates are stored locally. I have opened privacy and security as you suggested but cannot find any Affinity Programmes listed ??? The "Full Disk Access" message is shown when you've given an app full access to your computer with macOS Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access. This isn't the way macOS is set up these days, it's something you have to turn on, so I'm unsure how you got there, but it doesn't matter. What does "local" mean? On your internal drive? Is it a folder that is synced to iCloud? If they're in an iCloud folder then Affinity isn't going to have access to them because that screenshot of yours is missing the iCloud Drive setting. Here are instructions to give it access: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/mmfeb236a772/icloud#:~:text=Set up iCloud for third-party apps on your Mac&text=macOS 13 to 13.2%3A Choose,button%2C then select the app. Also, did you try copying one to another folder like Desktop or Downloads and opening it from there? I assume it will work fine from another location. Are you able to use File > Open and open the template from your templates folder? I assume this won't work fine if the problem is as I think, that Affinity doesn't have access to the folder. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
Inspector Gadget Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 Thanks Mike. I have created a completely new file in Affinity Photo and exported it to desktop. When I double click to open it I get the following message Quote
Inspector Gadget Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 Ok Mike, this is strange but I changed the file name from .aftemplate to .afphoto and it opens perfectly...........?????? Quote
MikeTO Posted October 22, 2023 Posted October 22, 2023 That folder is likely synced to iCloud Drive. Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click [your name] at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud on the right, click iCloud Drive, , click Apps Syncing to iCloud Drive, then give the app access. Note that your full name is visible in the screenshot. If you don't want it visible you may wish to edit your post and delete or obscure the screenshot. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.3, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
Inspector Gadget Posted October 22, 2023 Author Posted October 22, 2023 Thanks for the advice about my name, much appreciated Quote
Staff DWright Posted October 23, 2023 Staff Posted October 23, 2023 This appears to be an issue with MacOS 14.1 beta as I have not been able to replicate this on the retail MacOS 14.0 Quote
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