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February 19, 2026
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How do I revert the ripple edit tool back to how it worked before the recent 2026 updates?

  • February 19, 2026
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It used to be the case that if I wanted to trim something out from the start of a clip that was already on the timeline, and not have to lock any of the other tracks, I could just move my playhead to where I wanted the clip to start, then Ctrl/Cmd+Click on the current in-point of the clip, and then drag it to the playhead, where it would snap. Everything would stay exactly where it was until I’d let go of the mouse button. At which point the gap would close and everything on those tracks would ripple along. 

But now, since updating to 26.0.1, for some unknown reason, when I try to use the ripple edit tool in the same way, everything ripples across in real time, which makes it almost impossible to see where my desired in-point is, unless I first put a marker on the footage first (which even then sometimes doesn't work, because sometimes the markers disappear when the ripple tool is in use). Or, I just move the in-point to where I want it, then click the gap and delete it.

I just don’t understand why this needed to change? It worked perfectly fine as it was. What problem was being solved here? 

Yes, I know there are half a dozen other ways to work around this. But they invariably involve having to lock tracks, or do added steps, like setting in and out points, or cutting clips and ripple deleting unwanted sections, adding unnecessary markers to the clips. Why should I have to do any of this? Why have you taken a process that worked perfectly fine and pointlessly made it more convoluted?

Correct answer Ann Bens

Now in beta” 26.5

Preference to toggle Ripple Edit behavior    IN DEVELOPMENT
    In the Trim preferences, set the checkbox 'Update timeline dynamically during ripple edits.' to false to revert to basic ripple edit behavior.

15 replies

Community Manager
June 24, 2026

Hello ​@MartinHuntford,

Thanks for raising this issue. I agree with you and have been advocating for options for users like you over the past few months. The team has been listening and released a new feature in Premiere Beta which addresses your issue directly. Please check it out here: 

Now in Beta: toggle dynamic timeline updates

Let the team know how you feel about the feature in that thread. I hope it alleviates some of the pain points this issue introduced. I apologize for the frustration. 

Cheers,
Kevin

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 24, 2026

Now in beta” 26.5

Preference to toggle Ripple Edit behavior    IN DEVELOPMENT
    In the Trim preferences, set the checkbox 'Update timeline dynamically during ripple edits.' to false to revert to basic ripple edit behavior.

Participant
June 24, 2026

I tried using it for a while and I confirm, I still don’t like it at all.  I was hoping a simple check box to revert back, but no.

David_NoVA
Participant
May 15, 2026

I would also much appreciate if they’d include an option to revert to the old Ripple Edit behavior. Like others, it has added extra steps to my editing workflow and has been a step backward rather than forward. It’s additions like this that make me hardly ever want to update their software.

Participant
May 1, 2026

Just yelled, why are they “fixing” things that aren’t broken?!?!? Why would they change this?

dominics65875959
Inspiring
April 28, 2026

Has anyone worked out how to switch back to the old style Ripple Edit yet (other than reinstalling a previous version of Premiere)?

The problem is when you trim now the clip moves, making it hard to keep track of where you wanted to make the cut, especially if you’re editing on a small screen. I used to use this tool all the time. Now I feel I can edit with more precision by making two cuts then deleting and dragging the rest of the project to fill the gap. i.e. Adobe has managed to create about 10 new steps when it used to be one. 

At the very least, please give us an option to turn this new behaviou off, please. 🙏

kre57
Inspiring
March 16, 2026

I’m in complete agreement. I often trim using the audio waveform as my guide. This change makes it much more difficult, especially with the gray time/duration box hiding the waveform. How do the employees who allow these changes keep their jobs?

Participant
March 14, 2026

This was one of the most useful tools in my workflow - I’ve been using Premiere for over 20 years - but now it’s completely useless.  There is no longer frame-accurate precision and using the split-screen monitor to try to determine the new in point instead of the main monitor is impossible for detalied work, especially on small screens.  

 

I won’t go so far as to question the sanity of offering this new functionality. But getting rid of the existing functionality was a terrible decision and is a huge step backward. 

 

If Adobe is going to continue to raise subscription prices while industry rates are falling, they are going to have to do better than this or loose market share.  

Michael Elmkjær Madsen
Known Participant
March 12, 2026

Completely messed up my workflow the other day. The level of absolute incompetence by UX team (or probably their “management”):
 IF you want to implement such AN ABSOLUTE GIGANTIC CHANGE THAT COMPLETELY RUINS DECADES OF MUSCLE MEMORY FOR THOUSANDS of editors - you make a quite anouncement when you open the app - saying: “heres something new” want to try it? And you can so “no” im quite content with the way things work. Or just making a god damn unchecked tick box in the preferences. 
This-is-so-basic. 
How can you EVEN BEGIN TO contemplate COMPLETELY change CORE behavior in a professional app without spending 30 secs discussing getting basic groundrules for deployment? 
This is not the first time - Adobe, why cant you get the most basic simple stuff right?
What a dumpsterfire of incompetence by people with no real life long time professional experience using this as their playground for their ill concieved whimsical ideas of ux “improvements” .
So me and every other tech writer will rightfully scream “bloody murder” and make a stink about it in all the professional forums and at some point Adobe fix their oversigt. 
“If it aint broken, Dont fix it” 
and
“if you dont know how to do something, you probably shouldn’t be doing it” 
So pretty please, with sugar on top 
THINK BEFORE YOU BREAK CORE FUNCTIONALITY IN YOUR OWN APP 

 

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Community Expert
March 13, 2026

But the core functionality isn’t broken. You can achieve the same result. 

Participant
March 4, 2026

Yep. I have wasted an awful lot of time on this unheralded change, with no workaround. V annoying !