After Effects error: Can't import as a sequence. Found no matches for the selected file name.

I had the same issue as well and i fixed it by just reseting the preference settings. That personally worked for me.

i am using mac to enconter that issue i change folder loaction an then select PNG Sequence in After Effect. then error is fixed.. i thing my folder path location is too long that's why it shows that error.. 

after struggle for couple hour, you need to save as again your file with with checkbox

Hello! 
Anyone, who has the same problem - try the solution of "Nakarinen" in the post of this thread about long path to filename. Here is the really worked idea.
I had the same problem: I've imported well the sequence by this path:
"C:\_Active_PROJ\Spine man folio\man postprod\(Footage)\comps\20 layers\000-Rendered-proxies\1 colored\_man test 20 4 coloring 3 2 lime tree and plant desaturate 2 w2 lighter\_man test 20 4 coloring 3 2 lime tree and plant desaturate 2 w2 lighter_00000.png".

But when I rendered new proxy, that lying near with the previous one, but in its own new folder, that has the minor updated name (added some symbols more to the path):
"C:\_Active_PROJ\Spine man folio\man postprod\(Footage)\comps\20 layers\000-Rendered-proxies\1 colored\_man test 20 4 coloring 3 2 lime tree and plant desaturate 2 w2 lighter 2 cam acting\_man test 20 4 coloring 3 2 lime tree and plant desaturate 2 w2 lighter 2 cam acting_00000.png". So, this new sequence trigger the same problem that topic-starter described: when exporting seq, both AE 2020, AE 2023 gives to me the described error.

Solution: when I renamed folder of the new (problematic) sequence to the name shorter, that it has (in my case I renamed folder just to "Camera_acting" (not the "_man test 20 4 coloring 3 2 lime tree and plant desaturate 2 w2 lighter 2 cam acting") - hellyeah, it works well! xD

It was Long path, brothers, long path! 

Nakarinen, thank you for the solution.

Anyone find a Windows fix for this?

Still the same issue with the latest version (AE 2023)

Individual files will import perfectly from the network drive, only as a sequence it will fail!

Dragged and dropped whole PNG folder into the AE. It worked for me and a couple of Co-workers.

This function is broken all the way back to 17.0.1.  Version 17.0 seems to work correctly, but this must be fixed as it's an essential feature for AE!  Shocked that it's been overlooked for so many versions now!!

Please make this a priority!

Thank You,

Ramy

I have the same issue! Copying files to a local drives is a workaround, but not a good permanent solution. Hoping for more information on a fix!

You have not provided any info about the actual file naming, file types, storage locations and so on, so we can't realyl tel lyou anything. Aside from AE being buggy as hell these days something specific could be going on that could be easily fixed like renaming a folder. Impossible to know with no specific info at hand.

Mylenium