ipados open file from external disk

[erickb 15]

Hi

with ipados it is now possible to get an external device in the finder (usb stick or hard drive)  , actually if I want to open a file directly from a hard drive it does not work, there is no way to search in the finder
will you add this very necessary feature soon ?

thanks

[Cecil 208]

Catalina should address this, as I understand the Mac reviews.

[Dan C 1,343]

Hi erickb

We believe this is an OS related issue, as Apple have currently removed the option for us to access external drives from within the app.

We're looking to get this resolved asap, in the meantime you can use the drag and drop feature from Files to open your document in Affinity - then after saving the file locally, you can drag and drop the document from the homescreen of the Affinity app onto your external drive in Files!

[erickb 15]

1 hour ago, Cecil said:

Catalina should address this, as I understand the Mac reviews.

for ipad not for mac

59 minutes ago, Dan C said:

Hi erickb

We believe this is an OS related issue, as Apple have currently removed the option for us to access external drives from within the app.

We're looking to get this resolved asap, in the meantime you can use the drag and drop feature from Files to open your document in Affinity - then after saving the file locally, you can drag and drop the document from the homescreen of the Affinity app onto your external drive in Files!

thanks

[Cecil 208]

1 hour ago, erickb said:

for ipad not for mac

thanks

Finder in Mac or were you specifically addressing Files App?

[erickb 15]

Just now, Cecil said:

Finder in Mac or were you specifically addressing Files App?

I call them all Finder (as it should be), but the thread here is  for iPad

[Cecil 208]

40 minutes ago, erickb said:

I call them all Finder (as it should be), but the thread here is  for iPad

Sorry, I just connected the dots with Finder and though (although iPad topic] once Catalina is released/updated, drives will work cross platform and in time, improve iPadIOS storage issues.

[erickb 15]

7 hours ago, Dan C said:

Hi erickb

We believe this is an OS related issue, as Apple have currently removed the option for us to access external drives from within the app.

We're looking to get this resolved asap, in the meantime you can use the drag and drop feature from Files to open your document in Affinity - then after saving the file locally, you can drag and drop the document from the homescreen of the Affinity app onto your external drive in Files!

Apple has not removed this option , it is possible with Procreate to import from an external drive

[erickb 15]

I can open Files from external drive with Procreate, Darkroom, and many other apps but not with Affinity Photo or Designer 

[Dan C 1,343]

21 hours ago, erickb said:

I can open Files from external drive with Procreate, Darkroom, and many other apps but not with Affinity Photo or Designer 

Thanks for this information, I was previously quoting one of our developers, so I have forwarded this to them and I'm currently awaiting a response - I'll update this thread with any pertinent info shortly

[erickb 15]

even with the very last update yesterday it does not work

thanks to the team

[Dan C 1,343]

Thanks for letting me know, I've been informed this is due to the Xcode version that our app is currently using - we're hoping to upgrade to the latest version shortly and this should allow for access of external drives within the app.

Many thanks for your continued patience here!

[tpf1952 3]

I'm most eager for this feature to become available for Designer and Photo for the iPad. Thank you for your continued hard work.

 

Tom

[Jostx 0]

Hi, is there any progress in the update to recognize external disks (usb)?

[Dan C 1,343]

Hi Jostx,

Welcome to the forums

Unfortunately there's been no update for this currently, although we are still planning on implementing this feature.