Dynamic link importing does not work with drag and drop.See screen rechttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1GQUNUmZu_DDyB9iAMNKswaSX-A57k8s0/view?usp=sharing In order to import 30 comps, I have to do this:Ctrl+I for import Locate AE file, double click Go through the AE project folders to find comp 1 of 30 Import Repeat 29 more timesDrag and drop should be working. SPECS Intel Core i9-14900HX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 64GB DDR5 RAM 1TB SSD All latest Adobe 2026/Win11Pro/and video drivers DELL SE2419HR 24"

yash-lucid

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Dynamic link importing does not work with drag and drop

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January 28, 2026
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Dynamic link importing does not work with drag and drop.

See screen rec
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GQUNUmZu_DDyB9iAMNKswaSX-A57k8s0/view?usp=sharing

In order to import 30 comps, I have to do this:

Ctrl+I for import
Locate AE file, double click
Go through the AE project folders to find comp 1 of 30
Import
Repeat 29 more times

Drag and drop should be working.

SPECS

Intel Core i9-14900HX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
64GB DDR5 RAM
1TB SSD
All latest Adobe 2026/Win11Pro/and video drivers
DELL SE2419HR 24"

J

Jarle Leirpoll

Legend

I have the same problem. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling both apps, and also signed out of Creative Cloud, and in again. Still no luck. Import via File - Dynamic Link works as expected, though.

yash-lucidAuthor

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After numerous Adobe updates and preference resetting etc mine seems to work again, unsure what caused it but you can try either the previous app versions or the newer beta ones as a temporary workaround.

J

Jarle Leirpoll

Legend

Mine has magically started working again too. No idea what caused it, or how it fixed itself 🤔

yash-lucidAuthor

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No luck after reboot or cache clearance. Log attached.

After Effects Log-29jan.txt

JohnColombo17100380

Community Manager

HI @yash-lucid,

Thanks for posting about this. I just gave this a try in the latest AE and Premiere version (26.0 for both) and the drag-and-drop worked on my Windows machine. Have you tried a system restart after updating to the new versions? If that doesn’t work, creating some log files (Help > Enable Logging) from After Effect might shed more light on what’s happening.

Cheers,

- John, After Effects Engineering Team

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