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VFXbear
VFXbear
Inspiring
February 13, 2023

Solids Folder Name preference can't be changed

  • February 13, 2023
  • 4 replies
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I received a project recently where the original author apparently had changed the Solids folder to "1 COMPS".
Now, no matter what I try, everytime I create a new project, and add a solid, the default folder is called "1 COMPS" although I've designated it in the preferences as "Solids".
I've already tried resetting prefs on AE restart : no luck.
Bug?

MacbookPro M1 Max 16" 2021, 64Gb
AfterEffects 23.2.0 

4 replies

Warren Heaton
Community Expert
Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 14, 2023

There's an older thread similar to this where someone was opening or importing an After Effects project where the Solids folder had been named "Salads".  It was kind of funny, but maybe not so much if you can't figure out how to avoid it.

TimKurkoski
Community Manager
TimKurkoskiCommunity Manager
Community Manager
February 14, 2023

OK, that's weird, but glad you got it fixed. I suspect something got stuck in the prefs file and you've jiggled it loose.

VFXbear
VFXbearAuthor
Inspiring
February 13, 2023

Checked that section first, which is where changing the default name to "Solids" didn't yield any result, and also the load template is (always) unchecked.
I restarted AE and this time resetting the prefs (cmd-option-shift) DID solve the problem. No idea why it didn't do it the first time round.

TimKurkoski
Community Manager
TimKurkoskiCommunity Manager
Community Manager
February 13, 2023

Hi @VFXbear,

 

Check in Preferences > New Project. There are two settings that may be introducing this behavior:

  • The New Project Solids Folder setting can explicitly change this.
  • The New Project Loads Template option could be loading a project in which the solids folder name has been changed.
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