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Inspiring
December 25, 2024
Question

Can I delete .pek files on my hard drive after a project is finished?

  • December 25, 2024
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I regularly clean out my media cache files but I noticed hundreds of .pek files on my hard drive. Why are they still there and can I delete them?

 

Thanks,

Rob

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Legend
December 26, 2024

What format are your audio source files?  Remember having some issues on a clients project with some multicam clips in the timeline.   The client was a loose cannon and had screwed up things seriously.  When I figured out the issue... he fired me.

Averdahl
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 25, 2024

You can remove them without issues. They will be re-created by Premiere Pro next time they are needed.

 

.pek files are the files that make you see the audio waves in the timeline. They can also be created by Adobe Audition.

Inspiring
December 25, 2024

Thank you (and Merry Christmas!) Just as an experiment, I deleted some, and when I put the video back in the timeline, the waveforms didn't show up, and the program didn't indicate it was generating  .pek files. Is that normal?

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 26, 2024

Sequence > Render audio will create the waveforms.