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ravidnr
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May 9, 2025
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Premiere Pro Keeps Creating .prin Files – What Are They and Can I Stop It?

  • May 9, 2025
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Hi Adobe Community,

I've noticed that Adobe Premiere Pro keeps generating .prin files in my project folders. I'm not entirely sure what these files are for. They seem to appear after saving or sometimes even while I'm just working on a project.

A few questions I have:

  1. What exactly are these .prin files?

  2. Are they necessary for my project workflow?

  3. Is there a way to prevent them from being created, or at least have Premiere clean them up automatically?

I'm using [insert your version of Premiere Pro] on [your operating system], and this has been a consistent issue for me. It's cluttering my project folders, and I want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong.

Thanks in advance for any help or clarification!

Best regards,

    Correct answer Alexander_DVA

    Thank you for your feedback.

    These files are part of the new media intelligence feature which powers the visual search in Premiere Pro. Premiere Pro analyzes all the video data in your project and creates a search database from the visual information. If you then hit the "search" button in the top right of the header bar you are e.g. able to search for complex expressions like "drone shot of a red car in a city"
    The media intelligence settings to enable/disable this feature are available on the import page or through the app preferences.

    See more details about media intelligence here: Adobe Helpx - Premiere Pro Media Intelligence Search

    Hope this helps - and happy searching!

    Best regards,
     Alexander

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    Alexander_DVA
    Adobe Employee
    Alexander_DVACorrect answer
    Adobe Employee
    May 9, 2025

    Thank you for your feedback.

    These files are part of the new media intelligence feature which powers the visual search in Premiere Pro. Premiere Pro analyzes all the video data in your project and creates a search database from the visual information. If you then hit the "search" button in the top right of the header bar you are e.g. able to search for complex expressions like "drone shot of a red car in a city"
    The media intelligence settings to enable/disable this feature are available on the import page or through the app preferences.

    See more details about media intelligence here: Adobe Helpx - Premiere Pro Media Intelligence Search

    Hope this helps - and happy searching!

    Best regards,
     Alexander

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    ravidnrAuthor
    Participant
    May 13, 2025

    can i remove the feature of auto creation of prin files on the same location where files is saved

      Salvador Torres
      Salvador Torres
      Participating Frequently
      May 20, 2025

      Those files are essential for the normal operation of the project ... so they aren't 'cluttering' the project folder, they are now a regular part of the project file structure.

       

      This is not like say audio previews.


      It does create clutter, it is an unwanted file constantly popping up on OUR SELECTED file structure, not yours.

      If this file is now necessary, we should get the option to save it either where we choose our CACHE or any other location of our choise. Thanks.

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