Kyleallt Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Yeah I kinda need a quick answer here. My dad's friend is going to help back my computer files up and I want to know for sure if they can be backed up with an external hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midora Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 No problem. A .pdn contains all pdn information (layers,...) of an image. You can easily backup and restore the files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyleallt Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 While youre still here, if I put them back on my PC before I install paint.net will the transparency still be there when I install it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midora Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Transparency of a layer is stored with all other layer attributes in the .pdn file. And paint.net installation will not touch your files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyleallt Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Transparency of a layer is stored with all other layer attributes in the .pdn file. And paint.net installation will not touch your files. I mean, will putting them back before I download paint.net effect the transparency? MS Paint cant open transparent files normally, and I'm just worried the files will turn all transparency white and ruin my images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Back up programs don't consider a file as associated with Paint.NET and containing transparent layers; they look at it as a collection of bytes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midora Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 You are safe. Paint.NET takes the transparency info from the layers in the .pdn file. There is no separate transparency switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midora Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 You should always keep a .pdn version of your files and 'export' them with 'Save As' to more compact loosy formats for upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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