<![CDATA[Saved files missing]]>When I open files that I saved, I receive a message that says: 'File missing or has been moved to an other location'. I used Everything in attempt to retrieve the files, but they can be found nowhere. I used 'Take Ownership' in Windows Explorer to no avail. Please advice.

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]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/2555/saved-files-missingRSS for NodeWed, 15 Apr 2026 15:22:42 GMTWed, 19 Oct 2022 11:07:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:22:20 GMT]]>@VectorWhiz said in Saved files missing:

Weird thing is that the files also were absent in the location to where my backup system (Aomei Backupper) is supposed to write instant copies of the files

Could be related to the automatic backup system. I will try to replicate this.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15526https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15526Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:22:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:16:48 GMT]]>@Ingolf The directory on the disk to where I saved the files that were lost, is a USB drive. Weird thing is that the files also were absent in the location to where my backup system (Aomei Backupper) is supposed to write instant copies of the files. This is really weird.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15525https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15525Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:16:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:52:46 GMT]]>Saved on two Windows network drives that I hadn't saved on today before, so there are no obvious problems with a regular network drive in a normal state.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15513https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15513Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:52:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:07:51 GMT]]>I will try saving to some corporate network drives and more this week.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15480https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15480Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:07:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Sun, 23 Oct 2022 06:10:08 GMT]]>@VectorWhiz I opened a bug on this one. Will try to figure out what is going on.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15473https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15473Sun, 23 Oct 2022 06:10:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Sun, 23 Oct 2022 04:03:45 GMT]]>@VectorWhiz said in Saved files missing:

@Boldline The files simply were not in the network directory in which I saved them. For some reason. But when saving them to the system disk on which VS was installed, I was able to reopen them for further editing.

That's interesting and I agree that is an important thing to get figured out

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15468https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15468Sun, 23 Oct 2022 04:03:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Sun, 23 Oct 2022 03:35:40 GMT]]>@Boldline The files simply were not in the network directory in which I saved them. For some reason. But when saving them to the system disk on which VS was installed, I was able to reopen them for further editing.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15467https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15467Sun, 23 Oct 2022 03:35:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Sun, 23 Oct 2022 03:21:20 GMT]]>Was the issue that @VectorWhiz saved it to a network drive and then disconnected the network drive, causing VS to be unable to locate it to open it? Or is there a fundamental issue in VS that it has issues finding saved files on network drives?

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15465https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15465Sun, 23 Oct 2022 03:21:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Sun, 23 Oct 2022 02:47:48 GMT]]>@VectorStyler I understand the frustration of some users with this bug and some others in VS, but to be honest my interest and confidence in VS remains unaltered, because of the programs huge potential, in spite of the bugs VS still has. The program's complexity in itself makes developing it a challenge, one that so far has been addressed in the best way possible, considering that VS was created and is developed by a single person, while Affinity Designer is being built by dozens of devs and Adobe Illustrator by hundreds of them. So, what has been accomplished with VS most certainly has my respect. After having let the frustration of losing files ebb away, I started the project again - https://communicats.blogspot.com/2022/10/exploring-vectorstyler-part-ii.html - and I will continue to do so until I get it done. I understand this is not a commercial project, which means I have to make the time to develop it, but this also goes for the VS developer, which requires a lot more knowledge and persistence than this little project that I am involved in. For commercial projects I simply use Affinity Designer until VS will be stable enough to do the job, which I am certain at some point it will be able to do. This is my perspective on the matter, that I am aware of, may not be shared by others. I will therefore continue working with the bugs until they do not bug me anymore, because developing VS, in my opinion, has been done in a superb way.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15463https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15463Sun, 23 Oct 2022 02:47:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:47:18 GMT]]>@Ingolf I will try to replicate it.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15437https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15437Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:47:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:45:57 GMT]]>This is a nasty and cricital bug.

If the program had at least given an error message to the user that it failed to save, then it would have been less red hot critical.

Hint: In a corporate setup, you save to network drives and ONLY locally if special circumstances dictate. So the customers who could be affected by this are critical and lucrative customers.

The horror scenario for all applications is that they end up being designed like what the amateurs from Serif mindlessly designed. Serif's programs have issues with saving to e.g. Dropbox drives, whereby large documents are easily corrupted, but where the programs (and possible also the documentation) do not forewarn that the file destination poses such risks. Then Serif's customers have to enter a forum where they are told "Oh, you shouldn't have saved there."

"Warning: you've just walked 100 metres through a minefield, as you probably noticed. - Serif Minefield Customer Service"

🙂

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15436https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15436Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:45:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:41:05 GMT]]>@VectorWhiz Glad you got that sorted out!

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15432https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15432Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:41:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:35:17 GMT]]>@VectorStyler Yes I saved it to a network drive! As soon as I saved it on 😄 , my system drive and where VS was installed, the files were properly saved. Thanks for clearing up this matter. Good to know!

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15428https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15428Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:35:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:02:10 GMT]]>@VectorWhiz As a test, create a new file with one or two shapes and try saving in the same folder.
Does the file show up?

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15410https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15410Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:02:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:55:25 GMT]]>@VectorWhiz Is D:\ a network drive?

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15409https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15409Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:55:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:03 GMT]]>@VectorStyler yes they do, but then the error message in the image pops up.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15408https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15408Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:45:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Saved files missing on Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:19:20 GMT]]>@VectorWhiz Does the file show up in the Open Recent -> menu?
There could also be an error with saving to that location.

]]>https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15406https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/post/15406Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:19:20 GMT