Unable to collect files with project manager

​@yash-lucid,

Project Manager has left me dissatisfied many times. Its functions are extremely important. I posted on a similar topic in January; that post is not yet migrated, so I’ll paste it here:

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https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/we-all-know-the-project-manager-is-no-good-so/m-p/15659208#M577620

As @PaulMurphy recommends, Plumepack, and don't look back!

PlumePack had a major update November 2025. See their page here for the changes:

https://www.autokroma.com/blog/PlumePack-V3-New-Licenses-And-Upgrades

A post in December expressed concern about the free version's project size limits and suffix for processed files:

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https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/premiere-s-project-manager-is-basically-unusable/td-p/15632491

I did not post in that thread, but I did a test. In the free version, PlumePack now adds a suffix to the end of source filenames "_PlumePack_FREE". It looks messy, but it works. It does make the free version less friendly. The project size (60GB project, trims and transcodes; 500 GB per month), is reasonable. There is a huge new benefit: the free version now adds trims and transcodes.

See their page for price comparisons; $79 to remove the suffix and enable a lot of additional functionality is very reasonable:

https://www.autokroma.com/PlumePack

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Stan