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mirellac
mirellac
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May 31, 2017
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Video is gone after exporting

  • May 31, 2017
  • 3 replies
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Hello,

I exported a portion of my timeline (to post on youtube), and now the video has disappeared, even though the audio tracks remain.

Is there any way to reverse this problem? (Or avoid it from happening in the future)

Thank you

    Correct answer Ann Bens

    Me too. Have a video clip that after exporting, all is there, including audio, except the video portion of the girl speaking.  Wish someone could help!


    This is something you have to figure out yourself what happend.

    If files disappear its most likely by the hand of the user. Premiere does not delete files by itself.

    Resort to auto save or a backup you made.

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    Bec - Amanita VA
    Participating Frequently
    February 18, 2025

    I'm having this issue today - Exported a video last night noticed an error now the project is completely gone and it's showing me that I have to completely start over - The other sequence I had going saved but I hadn't exported it. - Did you get any answers or find the solution?

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      Bec - Amanita VA
      Participating Frequently
      February 18, 2025

      Never mind I found it! Still waking up omg!

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        excited_Genie16B8
        Legend
        May 31, 2017

        This is almost certainly operator error.  Premiere Pro has no built-in functionality to clear the timeline after export.

        mirellac
        mirellacAuthor
        Participant
        May 31, 2017

        I was hoping for something more constructive.

          CR Studio
          CR Studio
          Participant
          October 9, 2020

          It happened to me too. I exported a project I worked on for 3 days and it's totally gone. I looked everywhere. So angry and frustrated. THis never happened to me before.

           


          Me too. Have a video clip that after exporting, all is there, including audio, except the video portion of the girl speaking.  Wish someone could help!

            Peru Bob
            Community Expert
            Peru BobCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            May 31, 2017

            I can't see how Premiere Pro could have done that.

            Check your backups and autosaves.

            Are you sure you are looking at the right sequence?

            mirellac
            mirellacAuthor
            Participant
            May 31, 2017

            I am 100% sure I have the right sequence and Premier Pro did in fact do it.

            Luckily I have an autosave, but it hasn't recovered the changes that I made subsequently.

            Mostly I want to know how to prevent this from happening again and if there's any way to recover what I had.

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