Attaching an Affinity2 icon in Explorer

[Linslusen]

I've been searching this forum for a topic for stupid questions, but I didn't find one, so I'll post this here.

The fact that Affinity2 is not readily visible on my computer creates problems. Usually any file created with a program, has a thumbnail program icon visible on the corner of the data file. This works ok with Affinity1, but not with Affinity2. When I doubleclick on an Affinity2 photo file, it surely opens up without problems, but I cannot immediately see if the doc is an Affinity1 or an Affinity2 pic file.

It is possible in Explorer to change standard program for a certain file type, but if I choose Affinity2, the icon does not show on the pic file. Is there a way to fix this?

The same problem appears with other programs as well. I am testing Aschampoo as an organizer, and there is a quick link to open files from Aschampoo for editing in Affinity. In this submenu in Aschampoo Affinity1 is visible, but not Affinity2. 

[Pšenda]

13 minutes ago, Linslusen said:

but not Affinity2. 

It is MSIX version? Try MSI/EXE version.

[PaulEC]

1 hour ago, Linslusen said:

but I cannot immediately see if the doc is an Affinity1 or an Affinity2 pic file.

Are you saying that the problem is that you get thumbnails for v1 but not for v2, or that you get thumbnails for v1 and v2 but they look the same so you can't tell which version the file was created in?

[NathanC]

Hi @Linslusen,

As Pšenda mentioned using the MSI (.EXE) version of the apps should sort both problems out, but before proceeding with the installation I would strongly recommend that you uninstall your existing .MSIX Affinity V2 apps first via Windows settings > Apps & Features as it's possible to have both versions installed on the same machine concurrently.

The MSI V2 app installer will allow you to create a desktop shortcut during install, designate a custom installation folder allowing you to link 3rd party apps to launch the .EXE file directly and also will show an app icon thumbnail similar to V1 so long as the correct V2 app is assigned to open affinity files by default.

How to download the MSI installer FAQ:

 

31 minutes ago, PaulEC said:

1 hour ago, Linslusen said:

but I cannot immediately see if the doc is an Affinity1 or an Affinity2 pic file.

Are you saying that the problem is that you get thumbnails for v1 but not for v2, or that you get thumbnails for v1 and v2 but they look the same so you can't tell which version the file was created in?

It will likely be this little app icon that appears on .AF file thumbnails that they're referring to, I believe the MSIX version of the apps doesn't show this, which is logged with the devs.

[Linslusen]

Thanks to y all for creative comments and suggestions! I'l try to uninstall my current V2 and download the MSI version and see if it solves the problem.