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muleschooler
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January 20, 2025
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Premiere Has To Relink Media Every Time Project Opens

  • January 20, 2025
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I inherited a project for a recut and have to relink the media every time the project opens. I didn't set up the project and have never experienced this on porjects I did set up. I'm using Premiere 25.1.0 but the project was created from an earlier version. Please help!

    Correct answer muleschooler

    Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it didn't work; however, after working in the project over multiple days it stopped requiring relinking. Another Premiere mystery lol.

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    Shebbe
    Community Expert
    ShebbeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 21, 2025

    One thing you can try is importing the project into an empty one in your current Premiere version and saving that as a new file.

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      muleschoolerAuthorCorrect answer
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      January 22, 2025

      Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, it didn't work; however, after working in the project over multiple days it stopped requiring relinking. Another Premiere mystery lol.

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      Alan30000807nz9o
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      September 4, 2025

      I'm also experiencing this in Pemiere 25.4.0. It's quite annoying - any news on a fix this?

        Kevin-Monahan
        Community Manager
        Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        January 21, 2025

        Hey there @muleschooler,

        I read you're having relinking issues. Are you working in a Production or single standard project? Did the previous editor hand off their drives or was the material copied onto your drive? I think we need more information about your hardware, software version, media, and your workflow. I hope we can help you. Sorry for the issue.

         

        Thanks,
        Kevin

         

        Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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          muleschoolerAuthor
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          January 21, 2025

          Thanks, Kevin.

          It is a single standard project, and I'm working off the original edit drive.

          Computer: MBP M2 Max, 96GB RAM, OS 13.5

          Premiere 25.1.0

          I was not involved in the ingesting/syncing process but video files are MXFs in Premiere [4480x3096(1.0), 23.976) and audio files are multi-channel WAVs (48k, 24-bit). They were then synced as multi-clips.

          But on the drive the video files are MOVs [2224x1548(1.0), 23.976, ProRes 422 Proxy]. 

          I'm also unable to select the "Reveal In Finder" option for any of the video clips in Premiere, presumably because they're MXFs? I can select that option for the WAVs. This workflow seems bizarre and is unlike anything I've previously seen in Premiere.

          Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated!

          Kevin-Monahan
          Community Manager
          Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          January 21, 2025

          Hey there @muleschooler,

          Please try what @4537429 suggested and report back. I hope the test works. Let us know.

           

          Thanks,
          Kevin

           

           

          Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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