Timeline clip is displaying different video than the file in the project assets

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This is almost certainly some sort of caching issue, but what happens is that my timeline has a clip with the same file name as a video imported into the project assets earlier in my editing. However the timeline version when editing is display parts of two completely different video clips. I have doe the following but so far it has not fixed the problem. I removed the clip from the project assets and the timeline and shut down elements. I went into the cache folders on my Windows machine and deleted all cache files. I emptied the recycle bin. I even restarted my computer. I then went into the folder where the original file is and made sure it was correct (it is). I renamed this file by adding the txt  "_FIXED" to the end of the filename. I then opened Elements and imported the file back into the project assets. This was then dragged onto the timeline. When I run that clip again, it is still displaying the video from two different clips. Remember, I verified that the file I renamed and added was not suffering from this issue. It only appears to happen in Elements. Any thoughts or fixes?

Carl2571324092hd · Accepted Answer

I decided to try and salvage the project by removing all the video clips with problems, and exporting the video that was already edited. When I did this, the exported video still had the incorrect video. I think what must have happened is that incorrect video had partially overwritten the other video which would explain why it showed up in the exported video. At this point, I have created a new project with the exported video and will bring in the other clips one by one rather than all at once. I believe this particular issue can be called solved.

John T Smith · Answer

Where are your PrE cache files located, and did you clear those folders?

I have never had that problem, but I specifically set my locations and do not use the PrE defaults

YOUR locations will be set according to your installed drives
Every time I start a project I set my project and work files to F:\???
(Where F:\??? is an actual name created on my F drive with File Explorer)
(F is MY drive for temporary files, your drive letter may be different)
I work in EXPERT view to be able to control every aspect of my project
Click EDIT and then PREFERENCES and then SCRATCHDISKS
I set every one of the options to F:\Adobe
PrE then automatically creates sub-folders as needed
F:\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements Audio Previews
F:\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements Captured Audio
F:\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements Captured Video
F:\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Elements Video Previews
F:\Adobe\Encoded Files
F:\Adobe\Layouts
F:\Adobe\Peak Files

So when I complete a project I know where to go to delete all temporary files

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