Premiere Pro Preference setting files corrupting quickly

[Andrew C. Brinsmead]

Premiere Pro Preference setting files corrupting quickly

I'm finding myself having to delete & reset my preferences multiple times a day because various functions stop working at random (such as the marker and text windows stop showing their respective contents; other function buttons such as go to next edit point stop working etc), resetting my system preferences resolves these issues, but I'm resetting my preference up to five times a day.

The main project that I'm editing is a productions project, with edits in one project, and source clips as multicams in other projects (source media is separated by day). I've only been working in this productions project for a couple of weeks, so it's fairly new.

Any suggestions on why my preferences appear to keep corrupting, and ways to avoid this corruption?

Tech specs

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)

Apple M1 Max

64gb ram

Mac OSX 15.7.1

Premiere Pro 25.5.1

[Peru Bob]

Do you have any third party effects installed?

Do you have any optimization software installed?

[Andrew C. Brinsmead]

I do have a 5 third party extensions - I've removed a couple using the creative cloud app, but can't remove a couple of the others (that weren't managed via creative cloud).

Otherwise, no optimization software installed.

[Peru Bob]

To start Adobe Premiere Pro without loading plugins, hold down the Shift key while launching the application. This brings up the "Reset Options" menu, where you can choose to disable third-party plugins temporarily. 

Step-by-step instructions

• Ensure that Premiere Pro is completely closed.
• Press and hold the Shift key on your keyboard.
• While still holding Shift, launch Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • Windows: Find the application icon and double-click it.
  • macOS: Locate the application icon and double-click it.
• Continue holding the key until the "Reset Options" dialog box appears.

• In the dialog box, check the option for Disable third-party plugins.

• Click Continue. 

Premiere Pro will now launch with only its default plugins, which can help you troubleshoot issues like startup crashes caused by a corrupted or incompatible third-party plugin. 

from here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=helpx+premiere+pro+start+without+loading+plugins&oq=helpx+premiere+p...

[Andrew C. Brinsmead]

Thanks, I'm familiar with disabling plug ins while starting Premiere Pro; the problem is deleting plug ins that weren't installed via creative cloud

[jamieclarke]

Hi @Andrew C. Brinsmead - your third party plugin and panel locations are below:

Plugin location  

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore /  

Extensions 

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions