![]() ![]() However, let everyone save the files wherever they want - I just dared to mention that they are more suitable for this, and in my opinion potentially less problematic folders. However, here in forums where data loss and corruption have been mentioned, the common denominator is often the use of external drives (USB, NAS), the use of inappropriate folders (eg folders for OneDrive), which are somehow managed by the OS and can lead to unwanted collisions, disk failures - even local ones (see eg ), etc.Īvoiding these potential problem areas and respecting these few principles will not solve the problem in principle, but it can minimize it. Of course, the primary and main reason in the countless cases of lost and damaged files is some, in this case inappropriate, way Affinity has access to the working files and their data, because I have not seen such a massive occurrence anywhere else. Personally, I don't think that comment is completely out of the topic, as you suggest. This comment deviates from the actual issue. Purchased in MS App Store or Serif Store? Includes Defender, and advanced features like folder protection etc. If possible, deactivate them temporarily and test again. And it is definitely time consuming.Īnti-Malware functionality of Windows. But this would require to have 2 almost identically configured systems, one having the issue, one without. My personal approach to tackle such issues would be to use Microsoft Sysinternals Suite (process monitor) to collect a full trace of events. ![]() I hope Affinity staff steps to analyze the issue and find a solution. There are quite many recent threads concerning this issue, and it happens even in those cases where users followed the usual advises like yours (store on internal disk, store in “suitable” folder, check anti-virus or cloud sync apps accessing the folder etc). While I share your view that it is best practice to not use desktop to store huge number of files, this comment deviates from the actual issue. Which is exactly why over time (in various versions of the OS, with the implementation of UAC and other ransomware protections), began to work with and approach their data more carefully. ![]() Even in Windows, anything can be stored on the Desktop, it's just one of the system directories whose contents are displayed on the desktop / monitor background. It is not unusual for Mac users to save to their Desktop folder for convenience & later to move the files to some other folder to keep the Desktop tidy.Ĭould you make an official recommendation from Apple that the appropriate and recommended way to save work files is to save them to the Desktop, and only then to specific user and work directories? Just because someone does something doesn't mean it's an optimal and recommended procedure. Only as a side note for Mac users reading this topic, for Macs there is nothing wrong with saving document files to the Desktop folder - there is actually a Desktop folder for each user account, & by default it should have the same access privileges as the other standard Mac ones like Documents, Pictures, or Movies. ![]()
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