Crashing right after opening the project.

Hello, same thing happened to me as well.

I tried launching the app from the Creative Cloud, then I choos the project and works.

I still don't know how to launch directly from the project.

Hi, thanks first of all.

Your advice did work, for mabye like a day.
Today it crashed again in the bginning (I did not use it really the last days).
So I
1. did the updates

2. restarted = Crash

3. Shift+Start Premiere, same actions = crash

Here is a screenrecording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgxRepvSBnM
Normal Premiere seems to stay stable, but beta does not at all.

Hi @Martis_Photography - Can you try and hold down "SHIFT" while launching Premiere and check the boxes
"Reset app preferences" (Backup Preferences first)
"Clear media cache files"
"Reset plugin loading cache"
"Disable third-party plugins (one-time only)"

• Issue – Premiere will crash for no reason.. 
• Steps to reproduce – Open Premiere, then click on any project from finder, (if possible) navigate through some bins, the drag files from finder to that bin.
• Expected result – Files should be imported in bin
• Actual result – Crash of Premiere, maybe earliere. Sometimes it will not even let me drag files, like they won't move towards premiere. (different behaviours, but all lead to crash)
• Screen recording – I cannot upload a video / link with the video haha WHYYYY
  it will not crash, when no project is open.
• Adobe Premiere Pro version – Screenshot 2026-01-21 at 13.18.06.png

   

• Operating system – 26.3 Beta (25D5101c) // Tahoe 26.3Screenshot 2026-01-21 at 13.19.11.png

   

• ( Video format – 4k 60fsp 10bit, sLog3)
• Comparative information helps us understand more about when the issue occurs: 
  • Does it affect all projects or only some projects? 
    all
  • Does it affect new projects? 
    yes
  • When did the problem begin? 
    16.01.2026

somehow I cannot post here anymore with bug report details (since yesterday).
this is a test message

Of course, thank you.

So, by now I could finally export one sequence I had already edited. But right after the export it crashed instantly.

- Premiere Pro Beta
- MacOs, Tahoe 26 Beta
- M3 Max Macbook Pro

- Editing in 4k, preview to 1/2

- Loading the files in Project window (file area) does take a little longe now than usual, yesterday I had to click through each clip in the timeline to trigger the visual generation/reading of file information (like get preview)

- By now I know: The issue is the project, none others.

What can I do best? Cause I don't know if it is an effect or file or whatever that is causing the crashes, but whatever kind of work I am giving premiere in this project; it will crash from effort.

Thanks in advance!

Hi @Martis_Photography -  Thanks for submitting your bug report. We need a few more details to try to help with the issue.
Please see, How to Report a Problem.

Sorry for the frustration.

There was a new update available, did it.
opened the prject -> okay at first. Crash. -> reopen, delete last added file before opening to then press "offline" -> fluent work at first. Then I added a completetly different mp3 -> when putting it in the timeline -> crash.

Is there an audio problem?