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Paul_Gringo
Inspiring
Oct 17, 2026 2:02 PM UTC
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It is not possible to delete audio tracks

When I click “Delete Audio Tracks,” nothing happens. The problem is with the last two updates to Premiere. It happens on both my desktop and my laptop. Version 26.5.2 and the previous version. Both computers are running the latest version of Windows 11 with the most recent updates as of now.The mouse works everywhere, too.)

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    Amy the Stuv
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    Amy the StuvCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    Oct 19, 2026 2:06 PM UTC

    Hello ​@Paul_Gringo,

    Welcome back to the Premiere Forums! Thank you for posting. To confirm, are you saying that this prompt does not appear when you right click → Delete Tracks or use the dropdown Sequence → Delete Tracks?

    Menu from right clicking to the right of the Mic Symbol
    Delete Tracks Prompt

    Hoping to Help,

    Amy

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    Paul_GringoAuthor
    Inspiring
    Oct 19, 2026 5:20 PM UTC

    A message pops up; I select the number of tracks I want to delete and click OK. The tracks aren't deleted. It doesn't matter—I'll select 1 video track and 2 audio tracks. It's as if the OK button isn't working anymore. The Enter key doesn't seem to work either—it's just weird. 

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    Amy the Stuv
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    Amy the StuvCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    Oct 19, 2026 8:03 PM UTC

    Thank you ​@Paul_Gringo 

    I’m not certain I’m understanding. I’m wondering if you’d be willing to share a screen recording of the issue. When I open the prompt to delete, the selected tracks are getting deleted. 

    Video Track 1 and Audio Track 3 were deleted

    To note, If I delete Video Track 1, then Video Track 2 becomes the new Video Track 1 and Audio Track 4 will become the new Audio Track 3. We can’t select multiple tracks to delete simultaneously except for “All Empty tracks,” which will delete all empty tracks, but even then, Premiere sequences must have at least one video and one audio track so one of each would remain in an empty sequence. I may be misunderstanding the issue, though, but hopefully a screen recording can clear that up!

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