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Liveshots
Liveshots
Inspiring
March 13, 2023
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Update to latest while preserving version 23.0

  • March 13, 2023
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As mentioned many times before; as soon as you or I update to v23.2 we lose access to all our projects created in v23.0 (build 63). To get the best of both worlds, how do I keep up to date with the latest installation for new projects, AND keep v23.0 installed?

 

If this is possible; would I be able to open both versions simultaneously for the purpose of copying material from 23.0 and pasting it into 23.2?

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Peru Bob
Community Expert
Peru BobCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 13, 2023

Delete the Media Cache and Media Cache files before importing into a new project:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-clear-your-media-cache-in-30-seconds-in-premiere-pro-2020/m-p/11017257/thread-id/260446?page=1

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    March 13, 2023

    Are you talking about in the Start screen, the listing of projects?

     

    As there's an option about that in the Preferences ... or there can be an issue if Premiere isn't able to update the user settings, due typically to permissions issues, as it normally wants to do.

     

    Neil

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
    Liveshots
    LiveshotsAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 13, 2023

    I'm guilty of asking 2 questions in 1, and I'm a bit lost in what you're saying in your answer.

    What I'm talking about is when I updated to 23.1 my past projects got about 75% through the opening stage, then the whole thing froze. Its refusal to open alien projects is well documented. What I'm asking is how do I tell my CC management software to install the updates but leave 23.0 untouched.

    Liveshots
    LiveshotsAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 14, 2023
    quote

    What I'm talking about is when I updated to 23.1 my past projects got about 75% through the opening stage, then the whole thing froze. Its refusal to open alien projects is well documented. What I'm asking is how do I tell my CC management software to install the updates but leave 23.0 untouched.


    By @Liveshots

     

    AFAIK there is no way to keep 23.0 and having 23.x installed at the same time.

     

    For projects that wont open:

    One thing i always do when i update is to create a brand new project in the new version and then File > Import to import the old project file into the new project. One thing to keep in mind is that the import can take time and it looks like Premiere Pro has freezed though it has not. Just import, do nothing and just wait calmly until it´s done. 


    Installed 23.2 today. I 'opened' a basic animated logo project - the traditional way - out of interest of compatibility. Strangely, it managed to 'open' the project, which is more than 23.1 managed, the only element missing was a 3rd party transition. The logo's parts seemed to have been found, but my preview screen was blank. The sound sample played though. Very weird.

    I closed that and went for your import suggestion instead. The progress bar zipped up to 69%, then has been stationary for the last 20 minutes. I did Peru Bob's cache clearance yesterday, but I may have to do this again.
    I'm not talking about hours of 4k footage in the project that I'm trying to import - it's approx 5 or 6 PNG & JPEG images, animated with basic motion keyframes. About 30 minutes in freeze mode now, how long will I have to wait to import a 90-minute multi camera UHD project?

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