Can't open project file after it's been edited on an external drive

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LightupChoiceFry

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Hi,

I'm using Premiere Pro CS 5.5 and I had a colorist take my raw files and project file and create color rendered files and give me all the files back...all of this was done through an external seagate free agent go flex. When I got all the files back, they open perfectly fine running through the drive. The problem is..when I copy and paste all the files onto my desktop and remove the drive...when I open the project file, I have to locate the raw files again. Not a big deal, but when I do that, Premiere has an issue with opening the project file for some reason. It seems that it's all linked through the hard drive. When I open the project file on my desktop, it will open fine as long as the external drive is plugged in. But I don't want the only way to open this project file to be with the hard drive plugged in.

Does anyone know how I can fix this so that I can open it all on my desktop without having to rely on the external hard drive being plugged in? Is there a quicker way than having to click on every single raw file when I have the project file opened, and relink it to the desktop raw files? I hope so.

Thanks
 
Try:

Copy the Project file back onto the local drive project folder and maybe with any xmp files etc associated.


Do not lose your original Project File ( keep it away and safe while you test this)
 
Hi,

I actually took the entire folder from the drive (which contained the project files, preview files, raw files, colored, files, etc,) and opened the project file from that folder, all whilst it's on the desktop. It may just be a bug in premiere, b/c choosing where the raw files are now at, it should just relink them, and it starts to, but decides to just stop (not freeze), literally just stop loading them and all I can do is exit out of the program b/c nothing happens. It's very frustrating and makes no sense. The relink should work but it doesn't. I have no idea why.
 
How about opening the project on the ext drive, then opening the "project Manager" in the project menu. There you will find an option to move the project to a new location, remove unused files, etc. Just a guess though, as I've never had the problem you describe. Good luck!

Craig
 
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