premiere deletes project file

• Issue - Dynamically linked after effects project gets deleted after editing
• Adobe Premiere Pro version number: 23.6.5 (Build 2)
• Operating system - Mac Sonoma 14.4.1
• System Info: CPU, GPU, RAM, HD:

  • CPU 3.2Ghz 16-core Intel Xeon W

  • GPU AMD Radeon Pro Vega II 32 GB  EFI Driver Version: 01.01.186

  • RAM 48 GB 2933 MHz DDR4

  • Hard Drive 2TB local

• Video format: MP4 h264
• Workflow details: just a regular sequence with a dynamically linked after effects project
• Steps to reproduce -

  I have a dynamically linked after effects project with som fottage that became unlinked.  

  I choose "edit original" from premiere and relinkd the footage that was unlinked.

  When I went into premiere it said the after effects project (that was just there) was offline.

  When I looked in the folder that the ae project was in, it was empty

   https://youtu.be/a4DBbu6js4c
  
• Expected result - I expect the after effects project to NOT be deleted when I his save
• Actual result -  The after effects project gets deleted when I hit save

@mikec92163573 It also appears that the .AEP disappearing at the Finder level occurred when you saved the After Effects .AEP.  Prior ot that, the dynamic link connection between Premiere Pro and After Effects appears intact, as Premiere Pro was displaying the .AEP comp contents, and was able to open the .AEP via Edit Original correctly.

Are you able to reproduce this while maintaining visibility on the Finder to confirm at what point the .AEP does in fact disappear?  That will help us more accurately target this issue.

On a side note, I notice that your Premiere Pro project file name appears to be that of an autosave.  Are you deliberately working from, and within, an autosave project?

Hi @mikec92163573,

Is it possible to give the team more info, please? How do I write a bug report?

Thanks,
Kevin

The ae project is in a subfolder of the folder the premiere project is in.

Both on local disk. The ae project was same version as premiere...both v2023

Hello Mike,

Very strange!

The "Your computer is being controlled by..." banner prevents us from seeing the path to the .aep being opened, when you invoke Edit Original; that'd be interesting to know. 

By any chance was the original .aep (that still exists at 00:09 of your video) saved out of a previous version of AE, which could have necessitated an upgrade-upon-open, in AE? 

Is the 'ae' directory on a local disk? If not, what sort of storage, and how is that storage mounted on the local system?