Can't find the Affinity Photo app

[June-Etta]

I just bought Affinity Photo through the Mac App Store; the message I saw said it had downloaded. Now, however, it is not in my download folder, not can I find it anywhere on my MacBook by searching. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[DWright]

Hi June-Etta,

 

Welcome to the forum

 

When Affinity Photo is downloaded from the Mac Store it is automatically installed on your Mac and you can open the app from the Launchpad

 

 

[Fixx]

Or see Applications folder.

[R C-R]

Any of the following should work to find the app:

• Click on the Spotlight magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corner of the menu bar & enter "Affinity" in its search field.

• Enter "Affinity" in the search field at the top of any Finder window.

• Check the Dock for new additions. By default most apps downloaded through the Mac App Store place an app icon on the Dock for quick access.

• Right-click on a Finder window icon of any supported file type (like png, jpg, pdf, etc.) & choose Affinity Photo from the "Open with..." list that pops up.

• As @Fixx suggested, open the root level Applications folder, sort by name if you want, & look for Affinity Photo there.

• The LaunchPad method @DWright mentioned.

 

If none of these work, launch the Mac App Store app & from the "Store" menu, select the "Check for Unfinished Downloads..." item.

[Alfred]

Shouldn’t a check for unfinished downloads be the first step, rather than being kept in reserve in case the other methods don’t work?

[R C-R]

19 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Shouldn’t a check for unfinished downloads be the first step, rather than being kept in reserve in case the other methods don’t work?

The OP said, "the message I saw said it had downloaded" so assuming that was accurate I mentioned the check as a last resort.

[Alfred]

45 minutes ago, R C-R said:

The OP said, "the message I saw said it had downloaded" so assuming that was accurate I mentioned the check as a last resort.

 

Oh, OK. As you probably guessed, I missed that!

[June-Etta]

Thank you so much, everyone. As soon as I read DWright's reply, I found it, even though it hadn't shown up when I'd searched my computer for it. I appreciate all of you taking the time to offer me your help.