Auto safe and project suddenly doesn't exist anymore

[Ossie1976]

After I have working on a project for a couple of days and also did  "export media" I closed the project. today I want the change a few things but  the project file and auto safe are gone. All the other content is still in the folder. I can't find it in the trashcan.

I looked for it in the back up and search with spotlight.

I work on a Macbook pro macOS Monterey with the latest versions of Premiere pro.

I hope someday can help me because it took me a lot of time to produce it so far..

best regards Ossie

[Ossie1976]

How do I remove this post. I found it at a hard to find place where the search engines  didn't find it !!

[Peru Bob]

Was it on an external drive?

Please reply with your method of finding it so that others might benefit from your solution.

[Ossie1976 · Accepted solution]

I used the search bar to find particular words. than I tried to find the project on date because I did the export on a particular date so the last auto safe shoot be the same. I was certain the folder shoot be on the computer. In an earlier back up I found a folder with a different name but the same meening. I used the search bar again and find a folder hidden in a folder on the desktop.