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Premiere Pro cannot open files in the Adobe Premiere Pro Project format

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
July 19, 2021
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Hey,

I'm getting a very strange error of "... Premiere Pro cannot open files in the Adobe Premiere Pro Project format". The file was saved and can't be reopened in the same program version. I tried to downgrade the Premiere version but it doesn't work.

I have the same issue with After Effects - is this problem with disk permissions or what?

Does any one have the same issue?

Many thanks for any help.

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Kevin-Monahan

Community Manager

rzmota_,

Sorry for the issue. This issue has been cropping up for several versions now on updated projects. It's a better idea to remain on the version the program was created in.

Options to try to work around the issue.

Trash preferences (press Alt/Option) if opening the project file directly.
Import the legacy project into a new project file from the new version.

These things usually can solve your issue. Let us know if they do not.

Thank You,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio

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Zeev.G

Participating Frequently

Kevin, are you saying that this is because a project was created in, say Ae 2020, and then does not open in Ae 2021?

Kevin-Monahan

Community Manager

Dan,

Not sure with AE, but with Premiere Pro that can happen.

Cheers,

Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio

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Hutch Harris

Participating Frequently

Hi, check out a thread with a similar question here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/premiere-pro-2020-not-opening-projects/m-p/11161646

Contains a workaround and 'correct' solution.

Google is your friend 😉

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Zeev.G

Participating Frequently

I'm having the same issue ... that thread is unrelated. It's not a problem with the project; it's a problem with Ae and Pr refusing to open from Finder.

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Hutch Harris

Participating Frequently

Thread isn't unrelated. The fix offered was to open Pr/Ae, create a new project and and then import your existing one into said new project. I realize it's not a complete solution but at least a workaround to at least see if you can get a project back online (albeit temporarily and in a "wow-this-is-a-pain" kind of way).

Anywho, bummer if that didn't work and you aren't able to get your project file open at all. Looks like the error is really on the MacOS side of things and not so much Adobe. I found two leads that may be helpful to you. (I have not had this issue myself, so I can't really verify the solutions... use at your own risk!)

A stack exchange user had the same issue: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/424444/error-after-effects-cannot-open-files-in-the-after-effects-project-format

Their fix was: "A while back, I solved the issue without restarting by going to System Preferences > Security > Full Disk Access > Enable After Effects." Though, looks like that stopped working for them, so, your mileage may vary.

There's also a post on the Photoshop help page that is essentially the same problem: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/error-filenamepsd-could-opened-occurs.html

Hopefully one of those works... please let us know if you do find a solve. Looking around online, seems like this is a fairly common problem.

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