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Auto Save not working?

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I've put the auto save feature on Premiere Pro CC on save every 5 minutes. However i just worked on a 30 minute project, but it didn't save once? Why is this? It sometimes saves randomly, but during this full 30 minutes it didn't happen once..

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RAVI AET

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Not generating autosave project file

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Peru Bob

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@RAVI AET

Are you sure you are looking in the correct location?

You may have to do a manual save before autosave starts to work.

Otherwise, try resetting the preferences:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-reset-trash-preferences-in-premiere-pro/td-p/8236158?page=1

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Petr Mk

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The same thing happened to me today. The auto-save folder contained only old files, despite the fact that the saving process interrupted my work at the interval I set. Really cool to find this out after the program immediately crashes after loading the main project for god knows what reason.. this is just amazing Adobe!!

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Peru Bob

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@Petr Mk

If you are using version 24.5 and have NVIDIA graphics, do a clean installation of the Studio Driver released on July 16th.

That solved my crashing problems.

I've also found that version 24.5 has the best autosave of any version I've used, going back to CS4.

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paytonq82448160

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Absolute bs. Same here. Adobe is a bunch of crack smoking losers. The billions of hours lost because Adobe can't get the basics right. Please, take your AI generatad VR motion rippler and all these other low value 'improvements' in each version and get the basics right.

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rocioc1855634

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For me the autosave set for every 15 min did not work, and it even did not save when I did Ctrl+S.

This is absolutely unacceptable provided the cost of this software.

A reliable saving of projects is a must.

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R Neil Haugen

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Where are your auto-save and manual saves set to go?

I do know for a few users in the past, their OS was for some reason saving as "hidden" files. Which is weird but maybe worth checking.

Neil

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Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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jeron26839461tbc5

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this is not a reply...adobepremier yall are sum B*tches why df did i lose my entire simester project and 8 hours of work because your auto save doesnt work df is wrong with your system this is something we learned back on the ps2 how are you still struggling

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jeron26839461tbc5

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No it’s not

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R Neil Haugen

Legend

Where was your Autosave set to save to?

Had you done a manual save ever on this project?

Neil

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ReplayMemes

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My autosave actually saves things, but whenever I try opening it it doesn't work for some reason, can y ou please help me @excited_Genie16B8

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R Neil Haugen

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Jim has moved over to other software a couple years back.

So the Autosave is working, you can go to the folders where your saves are stored ... what happens when you try to open one, in detail?

Neil

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Penanza

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Oh you're a life saver.

I edit semi-professionally with Premiere for Youtube. But I also edit my son's football (soccer?!) games and my M1 Macbook crashes (freezes + reboot) couple of times a week. (this is related!).

I Just thought I lost three hours of work because opening the most recent project gave me a three hour old version. Going to the project folder and opening an autosave from there saved me three hours.

Thank you 🙂

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defaulta4n4pwbncari

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This post is a year old, but I thought I'd comment anyway to possibly help someone because I was about to lose hope:

My premiere crashed and the autosave folder for that project seemed to not exist like for my other projects.

Sometimes when it autosaves, it gets sent to a temp folder so try typing in the top bar (for PC users)

C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Temp

(Name being your name or the name of the user for the computer you're using)

A huge list of files might come up, but if you type the name of your project in the search box, it may come up like mine did.

I did not even try to look in my C: drive since I save all of my projects on my 😧 drive due to space, but it ended up in a temp folder on that drive.

It's obviously too late for OP, but I hope this helps someone else who may stumble on this forum.

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defaulta4n4pwbncari

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D : drive*

curse that 😧 emoji

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SpirareAuthor

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Alright, well it works a bit better now on 2 minutes, still not great though.

I'll try to remember to manually save, thanks for the ctrl + S tip, a lot easier.

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SpirareAuthor

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Well, still no help.. is there just no way to fix this? I'm paying for this program, so i would expect it to work..

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Peru Bob

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Unfortunately, improving autosave is not high on Adobe's priority list.

Make sure to vote as Jim suggested.

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excited_Genie16B8

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The current AutoSave feature is...flawed.

There is a better way.

Instant Auto Save – Adobe video & audio apps

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lucyb91785867

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What the hell is wrong with Adobe for not having a proper auto save???? It is one of the oldest features and most crticial in NLE! I am shocked and completely pissed off because they have these half baked programs! GET WITH IT ADOBE!!

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mariothibert

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If they clowns had to pay me every hours I have lost because of crashes and unsave work. I wouldn't have to make videos anymore.

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