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MKAP10
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Jun 3, 2026 12:18 PM UTC
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Keeping track of assets: does AE have a Project Manager like Premiere?

Is there an equivalent of the Project Manager from Premiere in AfterEffects?  I keep running into the same issue, where I think I have saved a backup of a project only to come back to it later and find many of the assets are missing.  Yes, in a perfect world, all necessary assets would be in the same folder and this wouldn't be an issue.  But that is not my world.  I use the Project Manager in Premiere as the only reliable way to avoid this problem, and was very sad not to find a project manager or equivalent in AE.  Any suggestions?  Thanks much!

    Nishu Kushwaha
    Nishu KushwahaCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    Jun 3, 2026 1:58 PM UTC

    Hi MKAP10, Thanks for reaching out.


    Yes, AE has an equivalent called Collect Files. Go to File > Dependencies > Collect Files, choose "All" under Collect Source Files, and AE will copy the project plus every asset it references into a single new folder with relinked paths. That's the reliable way to make a self-contained backup.

    Hope that helps! Let me know if there are any other questions.


    Thanks,

    Nishu

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    Nishu Kushwaha
    Community Manager
    Nishu KushwahaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    Jun 3, 2026 1:58 PM UTC

    Hi MKAP10, Thanks for reaching out.


    Yes, AE has an equivalent called Collect Files. Go to File > Dependencies > Collect Files, choose "All" under Collect Source Files, and AE will copy the project plus every asset it references into a single new folder with relinked paths. That's the reliable way to make a self-contained backup.

    Hope that helps! Let me know if there are any other questions.


    Thanks,

    Nishu

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    MKAP10
    MKAP10Author
    Inspiring
    Jun 3, 2026 10:09 PM UTC

    That’s great!  Thanks very much.

     

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