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Inspiring
November 26, 2017
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How do I designate a scratch disk in Premiere Pro CC?

  • November 26, 2017
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I'm upgrading from Premiere Pro CS5 to CC, both on Windows 10.  My previous projects are stored on my 😧 drive (an SSD).  When I try to open them in CC, I get a message saying, "The scratch disks are write-protected or unavailable," but I can't find where to designate them in CC.  If I move a project from 😧 to another drive, I can open it.  I can also save new projects to 😧 and reopen them with no problem, so maybe this isn't strictly a scratch drive issue.

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    Correct answer Meg The Dog

    File > Project Settings >  Scratch Disks

    MtD

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    Inspiring
    November 26, 2017

    File > Project Settings >  Scratch Disks

    MtD

    Inspiring
    November 26, 2017

    Thanks, Meg.  While that sorts out the scratch disks, I still get the same warning.  I have my projects on the same disk, but, as I said, if I create a project there, I don't have a problem, only when opening old ones.  Any idea what might be causing that issue?

    Inspiring
    November 27, 2017

    I would suspect the old projects are looking to use a destination that was modified or removed during the upgrade - but this a guess.

    If you can move the projects to another drive, and get them to open, can you then save those projects on the D drive successfully - get them to both save and open from there  (if that's where you want them to be)?

    MtD