Place Precomp using relative link

Question

I have a project folder, and inside that project folder I have a Main Composition (A). On a layer in "A" I have a Precomp (B) that contains some video.mp4 (C). The Precomp (B) is located in a project sub-folder next to the Main Composition (A). So:

PARENT_FOLDER:

↳Main Composition (A)

SUB_FOLDER:
↳ Precomp (B)
video.mp4

I want to be able to duplicate the PARENT_FOLDER and have the link to the Precomp (B) inside the Main Composition (A) be relative, so that it's linking to whatever Precomp (B) is in the "SUB_FOLDER".

That is to say, I don't want to have to constantly relink the embedded Precomp to the new one created by duplicating the parent. Is there a way to place a Precomp into a timeline with a relative link?

Mylenium · Answer

Long and short: No. Folder structures in the project Window really are just that - a means of visual organization. All actual fottage references are absolut. Therefore at best you would use a script to duplicate/ create a specific structure. Stop by AEScripts.com and see if one of the many comp duplication scripts on there works for you...

Mylenium

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