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Lost project images and over write of project images.


Willywiz

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5D5FD143-BDB5-43F1-B002-45E76CE9DA08.thumb.jpeg.55058db8fa84211cf25e9a254b1c1a8d.jpegThis is a VERY serious bug! I spend an hour editing an image and save it..... I work on another image and save it.....then it over writes my previous saved image or the Thumbnail goes black. I try to reload image and it tells me “Error Loading”. I completely loose all my work!! This is NOT good!! Presently, this Affinity Photo App is not very usable or reliable. I noticed this problem right after updating my iPad Pro OS 13.1.2. Please put a priority on this. Thanks, Jerry

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Hi Jerry, while you wait for mods address your problem may I suggest a change to your workflow that may avoid such issues as lost files.

when you have opened a file (or created a new file), use the Document menu/Save a Copy option to create a copy of your file. It will open Files app and allow you to select a folder of your choice (unlike the default Save option).  You have now created an .afphoto file that has been stored outside of the Affinity photo 'sandbox'. Files in sandbox cannot be accessed/copied or backed up easily) hence saving a copy is good work practice.

Now that you have saved a copy of your current file you can close the open file. This file is the 'sandbox copy) and we want the .afphoto version that you just created as that is the one to work on. Use the Open from Cloud method to navigate to your folder containing your 'copy' and open that file. Now when you look in the Document menu you will see a new menu option labelled Save. If you tap Save, any edits you make to your work will now be saved back to the .afphoto file.

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No, I couldn’t open the file or move it. I was  only able to delete it. It has happened to several image files. When it does, it will either write over another image file or go black. If you are not paying attention, it will overwrite another image file and you won’t know it. The overwritten file just disappears. Thus, causing me to loose all my work plus the one it overwrites. If I try to open it, it will give me a ‘Loading Error’. I didn’t notice this problem prior to Apple’s last iPad OS update a few days ago.

*** Just added a screen shot of where one image was overwritten by another, creating a duplicate image and destroying the image overwritten. The clocking icon contiues until I restart Affinity Photo or delete it. I noticed that this happened while I was exporting (saving to my photos).
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I appreciate you working on this as it is a serious issue.

 Thanks, Jerry 

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Hi Jerry,

I've just spent some time trying to reproduce this but I think I'm missing part of the puzzle.

Are you simply opening an image, editing it and then returning Home to find that it has replaced a previous image? When you say 'save it' do you mean you're just returning home or are you making a manual save? Because you really ought to be making manual saves either from the Document menu or from the Home screen.

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On 10/10/2019 at 8:28 AM, Chris B said:

Hi Jerry,

I've just spent some time trying to reproduce this but I think I'm missing part of the puzzle.

Are you simply opening an image, editing it and then returning Home to find that it has replaced a previous image? When you say 'save it' do you mean you're just returning home or are you making a manual save? Because you really ought to be making manual saves either from the Document menu or from the Home screen.

I agree here. I notice from above that WillyWiz hasn't even named his files. I always name and save and then constantly save during a project (mainly because I'm insecure about that sort of thing). And then again, right at the end a project save to-be-sure.

Andy

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