weird premiere/windows problem

[CHYO]

i have this sometimes, i download a video file, i try to move it to my project folder (windows explorer).

and windows says its not possible because the file is opened in premiere pro

but it was never moved to premiere pro

where can i switch off, that premiere adds files automatically from windows?

[Ann Bens]

Premiere does not automaticly add files to its project.

You need to close Premiere in order to move the file.

Even if the file was added to the project window and later on deleted.

[cvid01]

You can delete temporary files (%temp%), the reboot. Files can probably then be deleted.

[rodneyb56060189]

that's weird.

I don't know what you mean by 'downloaded' exactly.

normally someone shoots stuff, and then puts ext hard drive, ext SSD, SD card, CF card, thumb drive, etc. ) 'into' computer. Then in windows ( when it sees the new drive ) move stuff from ext (if you dig doing that instead of using ext stuff live ) to internal drive(s as your 'source' for shot materials.

I think that's xfer from one media to another, not a download. But nowadays I guess you can download stuff too and put into internal drives ??

A friend is sending me some 4k S Log stuff on a 64g thumb drive I sent him (usb 2 ) and it took 3 hours to put it on the drive that he is mailing me. So I don't see downloading material as a real fast way to do stuff ????

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when windows tells me a file is in use by another program ( open ) and doesn't let me move it or delete it, it never tells me what program is using the file. It's too stupid to tell me that.  Maybe I need to upgrade windows but I doubt it, since they shove it down your throat as a 'service' these days.

If you get your workflow figured out and do things step by step it should become faster and easier and not problematic. Good luck !

: )

[CHYO]

no i downloaded just a video from internet, then tried to move it from download folder to project folder

but windows says its allready opened in premiere (even if it was never moved to premiere)

[rodneyb56060189]

maybe you accidentally saved the new video file from internet with the same name as a file you had earlier.

Sometimes you can make sure filenames are discreet by adding a date in front of the name.

eg.

video from internet

12-25-18-video from internet

etc.

good luck