How do I move the location Premiere stores it's files?

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August 30, 2018
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I use an SSD so I try to keep data files on a secondary hard drive. I haven't been able to figure out how to move the location it stores it's data files.

I'm a new user of Premiere Elements 2018 (not pro)

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Steve Grisetti

Legend

If it's just a project file, yes you can move it. But, as I said above, it's a pretty small file. It's your media files that are huge and which you would most benefit from moving.

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i_am_jimAuthor

Inspiring

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear.

Apparently the program uses the original file (the one that came from the camera) as its reference and only keeps a list of changes in its own file. I discovered if I move the original file the program can't recreate the video and I can no longer make edits. Is there a way to tell premiere where/how to find the original file after I have moved it to a more convenient storage location?

I hope that's clear.

. Windows 10 -- Premiere Elements 2018 -- Photoshop CC

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i_am_jimAuthor

Inspiring

If I move the original file, when I try to load the video in adobe premiere, I get this:

. Windows 10 -- Premiere Elements 2018 -- Photoshop CC

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Steve Grisetti

Legend

Willie's suggestion will move your project files, which are actually pretty small. Usually less than 200 kb.

If you're trying to move the project files AND all of the media files linked to your project, that's a different process called Project Archiving.

What exactly are you trying to move.

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i_am_jimAuthor

Inspiring

I've learned something since I posted that question. Apparently, it only saves changes to the original video file, then uses the original file to recreate the edited video. If this is correct and the files it saves are small then it's probably not a problem. I did see one file workingset that's a little large but if it never gets much larger then moving all this is not an issue.

. Windows 10 -- Premiere Elements 2018 -- Photoshop CC

williebegoode

Participating Frequently

Use the Save As, and at the bottom, you'll see a little window to select you storage location. Use it to save all PRE files for a given project.

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