cirkē Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Catalina should address this, as I understand the Mac reviews. Quote Cecil iMac Retina 5K, 27”, 2019. 3.6 GHz Intel Core 9, 40 GB Memory DDR4, Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB, macOS,iPad Pro iPadOS Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted September 27, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 27, 2019 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! ronnyb and Poziomka 1 1 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirkē Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, erickb said: for ipad not for mac thanks Finder in Mac or were you specifically addressing Files App? Quote Cecil iMac Retina 5K, 27”, 2019. 3.6 GHz Intel Core 9, 40 GB Memory DDR4, Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB, macOS,iPad Pro iPadOS Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirkē Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 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. cirkē 1 Quote Cecil iMac Retina 5K, 27”, 2019. 3.6 GHz Intel Core 9, 40 GB Memory DDR4, Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB, macOS,iPad Pro iPadOS Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirkē Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirkē Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 I can open Files from external drive with Procreate, Darkroom, and many other apps but not with Affinity Photo or Designer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted October 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 1, 2019 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 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirkē Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 even with the very last update yesterday it does not work thanks to the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted October 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 1, 2019 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! Bugbob, The Titi and Aloctono 3 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpf1952 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 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 Bugbob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jostx Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Hi, is there any progress in the update to recognize external disks (usb)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted November 29, 2019 Staff Share Posted November 29, 2019 Hi Jostx, Welcome to the forums Unfortunately there's been no update for this currently, although we are still planning on implementing this feature. Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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