Overwrite file command not adhered to.

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When I send any file to the queue from Pr or AE after I specifically told the programme the file needs to be replaced, Media Encoder does not respect that decision and adds "_1" behind the chosen file name for a newly created video file.

How can I tell Media Encoder to stop doing this?

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Falk2000

Participating Frequently

Same here, extremly annoying.

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Kris Hunt

Legend

I just encountered this bug as well. Turning off the increment option results in the export failing. I'm on a Mac using Premiere Pro 24.5.0.

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David Arbor

Inspiring

There's an option in the AME prefs under General > Output called "Increment output file name if file with same name exists." Uncheck this and you should be good.

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ricar2

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Hi David. When I use this option, ME usually fail to render. Might be a windows permition thing, is there a way to force it to always overwrite the prev version?

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David Arbor

Inspiring

Interesting. When AME fails it notes the failure in the log. You can hit Ctrl+L or click the "Failed" text on the right of your job in the Queue to open the log. What is the error? I've never had this happen before with the pref enabled, and permissions are certainly a possible cause here.

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