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Proxies "relink others automatically" stopped working

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
March 2, 2025
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Previously this function was working for me when trying to batch relink proxies. Now, it has suddenly stopped and Premiere is only relinking one proxy at a time, despite all proxies being in one folder and all proxies having corresponding names to original footage. "File Name" under Match File Properties is clicked as well as "Relink others automatically" and "Use Media Browser to attach files." Can't understand why this started happening out of nowhere and can only assume it's a bug?

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OMI Media House

Participating Frequently

Hi,

I’m experiencing the same issue with attaching proxies in Premiere Pro.

I have around 1500 source clips and a corresponding proxy file for each clip. All proxies are stored in the sub-folders “Proxies”. Premiere allows me to attach the selected proxy manually, but “Relink others automatically” does not attach the remaining files.

Example:

Source: bckstg3028.MP4
Proxy: bckstg3028.mov

I have already tested:

matching by File Name,
matching by Clip Name,
disabling File Extension,
disabling Media Start,
enabling Relink others automatically,
renaming the proxies so that the base names match exactly,
adding the _Proxy suffix,
restarting Premiere and repeating the attachment process.

The files can be attached correctly one by one, so the proxies themselves appear to be valid. The problem is only with automatic batch matching.

Some of the source clips were recorded in 100 fps slow motion and have timecode starting at 00:00:00:00, so matching by Media Start is not reliable. However, every clip has a unique filename, so Premiere should be able to match them using the filename alone.

Manually attaching approximately 1500 proxy files is not a realistic workaround.

Is this a known bug in the current Premiere Pro version? Has anyone found a reliable workaround that does not require attaching every proxy individually?

Premiere Pro version: 26.3
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro

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OMI Media House

Participating Frequently

I managed to work around the issue by creating a small Premiere Pro UXP panel with ChatGPT.

It batch-matches and attaches proxies based on filenames, so it does not rely on timecode and can handle large numbers of clips. It worked correctly for my project and saved me from attaching more than 2,000 proxy files manually.

I’m sharing it here in case it helps anyone else:

https://we.tl/t-HiJb5zC0xrrE5q1Y

Please make a backup copy of your Premiere project before using it, since proxy attachment through the API is not covered by Undo. The download also includes installation and usage instructions in English.

Kee10

Participant

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moondance produm74264022

Participant

Still having this issue on Premiere 26.3. Only started happening on this update or possibly the last? Proxies are done on another machine by assistant to a network drive, then he exports his project (in which the proxies are attached) to the network drive. I then import it into my Production… and I have to attach the proxies one-by-one. Have all the right settings ticked, this has never been an issue before?

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Will365579484l9a

Participant

This started happening with my premiere as well -- noticed it yesterday trying to attach proxies -- it’s gotta be a glitch in the new update, but it’s so frustrating

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Sebastian35293480nw5v

Participating Frequently

this started happenning to me. The same proxies that used to be able to relink automatically, now suddenly can’t. I have to do them one by one. Is there any fix?

Sebastian from SFV

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PaulMurphy

Community Expert

If your proxies all use the same naming convention (original file name plus "_Proxy"), you can skip relinking entirely and simply reattach them. Select your media in the Project panel, right-click, and choose Proxy > Attach Proxies.

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Will365579484l9a

Participant

I'm having this problem specifically with Attaching proxies -- just started for me yesterday -- I have File Extension unchecked, Relink others automatically checked -- I’m using this file naming convention

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ClintonBR

Participant

I've been having this problem for months, even with everything updated.

I'm currently relinking almost 500 files individually.

This problem has been reported here several times and so far nothing has been done. Tired of Premiere.

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.

Legend

Hi @isabel_1148,

Thanks for the question and welcome to the forum. More than one person seems to be having this issue lately. Did this start happening at a random time, immediately after updating, or has this persisted across the versions? Can you show us a screenshot of your Link Media dialog box? I hope we can help you here. Sorry for the problem.

Thanks,
Kevin

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

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