RayFortMill Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) I am a registered user of Affinity Photo and Designer. I now have a second personal computer, a laptop, and I would like to install Photo on it, as a Windows App rather than execution of the usual .exe downloaded file. That's important to me because my laptop has a very small SSD where the OS is, but will install Apps on a much larger DATA HD. (On my desktop Windows doesn't see Photo or Designer as Windows Apps, but rather as installed programs. I'd like to change that situation too, but that's a later topic.) So.... Should I pay for the Windows App, then request a refund? Or is there somewhere else I can get the App install file, then later use my registration code to activate it? Thank you, Ray PS. Should have mentioned that Windows allows Apps to be installed on the DATA (D:) HD whereas Affinity Photo wants to be installed in on the OS (C:) in Program Files. Edited December 24, 2018 by RayFortMill Add'l information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, Ray. The Microsoft Store versions of the Affinity apps are sold by Microsoft, not Serif, so you can’t simply switch between the MS app and the desktop app. Since the MS app is tied to your MS account, it doesn’t use a product key. If you purchased the desktop app(s) within the last two weeks you can apply for a refund. P.S. I think you should be able to install the desktop apps in any location, but I’m not sure of the details. StevenS 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFortMill Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 So, I guess you last statement is now my question. While I might guess the desktop could be installed in any location, I think it's a safe bet that most testing by the software engineers took place with it installed in its default location. So i'm always quite hesitant to install any software elsewhere. Any experience out there with installing on a drive other than C:? Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 The Affinity applications will install wherever you want to put them on Windows. Just change the install location when it asks where to install the program. Alfred 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmrecs01 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 12/24/2018 at 7:19 PM, RayFortMill said: Any experience out there with installing on a drive other than C:? Yes!! All my Serif and Affinity apps, along with the great majority of my other programs, are installed on my dedicated Programs drive, D:\. HTH Jeff Alfred 1 Quote Win 10 Pro, i7 6700K, 32Gb RAM, NVidia GTX1660 Ti and Intel HD530 Graphics Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 17.4) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regina Oduah Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I just bought Affinity designer that includes photo and publisher when this was download into my desktop it is requesting for me to buy again. The same amount I paid. Please what do I do.do ineed to pay another money to be able to access it . Please enlighten me Thanks Regina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 20 minutes ago, Regina Oduah said: I just bought Affinity designer that includes photo and publisher when this was download into my desktop it is requesting for me to buy again. The same amount I paid. Please what do I do.do ineed to pay another money to be able to access it . Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, Regina. The Affinity Range comprises three separate apps: Designer, Photo, and Publisher. Although there is considerable overlap in the features they offer, they do serve different purposes. We, as customers, are left to choose whether to buy one app or two, or all three. If you’ve bought Affinity Designer and you’re unsure whether you need Photo or Publisher you can take advantage of the free trials (usually only 10 days but currently 90 days): https://affinity.serif.com/90-day-affinity-trial Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Regina Oduah said: I just bought Affinity designer that includes photo and publisher when this was download into my desktop it is requesting for me to buy again. Perhaps you purchased Publisher? That includes Photo and Designer Personas, but they are only available if you also own the Photo and Designer applications. None of the applications includes the other applications. They are all separate, as @Alfred indicated. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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