Premiere Pro deleted the original file after replacing the file and cancelling the export

[RishavTheIDK]

So I accidently replaced a video while exporting in adobe premiere pro and when i cancelled the export, it permanently deleted the original video! All my hard work is gone! How to get the deleted file back?

[R Neil Haugen]

Do you mean the video, or the sequence? Sequences in Premiere don't 'exist' on disc, just as metadata within that project.

Neil

[RishavTheIDK]

I meant the sequence, when I exported it then Premiere Pro allowed me to replace the original video but when I cancelled the video it overitted it and permanently deleted the original video and now it shows up as offline

[RishavTheIDK]

Is there a way to get the original video back?

[Stan Jones]

It is not actually the "sequence" either.

You say "when i cancelled the export, ...." Did you cancel the export after clicking "export" and it started exporting? Or before doing that? I cannot replicate what you describe.

I think this is what you are describing:

Video file is "MyVideo.mp4". I import it to PR. I drag it to the new icon and create a sequence, which by default is called "MyVideo".

If I export that sequence to THE SAME directory that I imported the file from, it prompts me, asking if I want to overwrite the file. I say "yes."

You export the file. You cancel the export (not sure at what step). The original video file is gone?

I tried this, but it was not possible. When I actually export it, I get an error message that I do not have permission to overwrite the file - I assume this is because the file is in use in PR. I could not get to a step where I could cancel the export.

Does PR tell you the original file is missing?

Stan

[RishavTheIDK]

Yes, the video appeared in quick access and when I clicked it, it says that it's missing. Even in premiere pro it says that the video is offline

[Peru Bob]

Do you have a backup?

[RishavTheIDK]

No

[Wxsabi]

Did you find a way around this? the same happens to me except it never asks me if I want to overwrite, it only gives me an error stating that I can't export because I'd be overwriting the file but it overwrites it anyways. On top of that, it will export a corrupt video because the source video is deleted and there's no where to get data from. I've been trying to find a default setting to add a suffix to the exported file so that this conflict doesn't happen anymore but to no avail.

[Zarith35003924dre4]

Im so glad someone has the same problem but its been so long ive tried everything i even tried getting file savers and nothing has worked 

[Jeff5CDA]

I'm also having a similar issue with Adobe products. 

It seems that when you select "Replace" to overwrite a file with the same name, Premiere first deletes that original file and starts to create a new file with the same name. Canceling an export would then stop the creation of the new file, resulting in no file being left behind on the drive. 

[Averdahl]

I'm also having a similar issue with Adobe products. 

It seems that when you select "Replace" to overwrite a file with the same name, Premiere first deletes that original file and starts to create a new file with the same name. Canceling an export would then stop the creation of the new file, resulting in no file being left behind on the drive. 

By @Jeff5CDA

I guess that you use a older version of Premiere Pro, iow not version 24.5.0. Correct?

It seem impossible to overwrite files in the latest version of Premiere Pro. I don´t know when this "feature" were introduced, but it is a welcome progress.

If i try to export and choose to use the same name for the export as my source file i can no longer overwrite it. I do however get a error message telling me to choose another name for the exported file since the name i trying to use already exists in the project. So it seems that overwriting source files is not possible to do anymore.

I did another test with mov-file as the source file. This time i get a dialog that offers me to keep bort or replace the file. If i click Replace the dialog just closes. If i then click the Export button once again i get the same Encoder Error dialog and Premiere Pro wont export until i change name, and the source file is not deleted.