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Spadrille
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February 2, 2021
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Reconnect media from iCloud files

  • February 2, 2021
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I need to reconnect media that are located in my iCloud files. The problem is that the iCloud folder is inside the user library folder and this folder is not accessible is the Premiere Pro file explorer. What can i do?

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adriánj45601783
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December 28, 2022

Hi! I'm having the same problem but just on my Macbook Air. I own also a Macbook Pro (both M1 chip) and Adobe Premiere shows the iCloud folder properly, which is inside User/Library/MobileDocuments. Not sese that it is unlisted only on the Macbook Air...

 

I'll write back here if I find a solution.

 

Cheers!

Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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February 2, 2021

Copy/paste media on local drive first.

 

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    SpadrilleAuthor
    Participant
    February 2, 2021

    The icloud folder IS on a local drive. But the folder in which it is is hidden from the Premiere pro file eplorer.

    Warren Heaton
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    Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 28, 2022

    Think of what Ann wrote as "copy/paste to local, non-cloud synced storage first".

     

    iCloud Drive isn't the right kind of storage for video editing - even when the files are synced to the local storage location.

    If you decide to leave your source footage in the iCloud location, you can select "Offline All" or "Offline" in the Link Media dialog box and then use Replace Footage instead to use the macOS Import dialog box and get to files on the iCloud Drive.  Right-click an offline clip in the Project tab or Bin tab,  choose Replace Footage, press command shift i to go to the local iCloud location, then select the corresponding file.  Replacing a file with itself is the same a re-linking; however, this approach is one clip at a time.

     

    Also, if you're going to keep using your iCloud Drive directly, consider a third party macOS utility that allows users to pause iCloud sync while editing.

     

     

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