Where Does Affinity Designer Store Settings?
Affinity Designer 2 stores user brushes and preferences as .propcol files in a 2.0 user folder. The base path differs for MSI, MSIX, and macOS installs.
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On Windows the MSI build uses Roaming AppData under Affinity Designer 2.0 user, while the Microsoft Store MSIX build uses .affinity Designer 2.0 user in the user profile. Both hold files such as raster_brushes.propcol.
On macOS the equivalent data is under Library Application Support in an Affinity Designer 2 folder. Back up the full user folder to preserve brushes, assets, and shortcuts.
Where Affinity Designer stores this, by platform
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Affinity\Designer\2.0\user
MSI and EXE installs. Holds .propcol stores for brushes and fills. <username> is the Windows account name.
C:\Users\<username>\.affinity\Designer\2.0\user
MSIX and Microsoft Store installs. Same 2.0 user content under a hidden .affinity folder. <username> is the Windows account name. Show hidden files to view it.
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Affinity Designer 2/user
macOS user data. <username> is the macOS account name. Use Go > Go to Folder in Finder to open Library.
Frequently asked questions
How do I tell which Windows path my install uses?
If a .affinity folder exists in the user profile and holds Designer data, it is an MSIX install. Otherwise check Roaming AppData under Affinity Designer 2.0.
What should I copy to back up brushes?
Copy the full user folder. The .propcol files inside hold raster brushes, vector brushes, and related presets.
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