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Moving Project files to a new folder

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December 8, 2017
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I'm having a problem where after I'm done with a project I move everything from the project folders where they are all organized the way I like them. And I move them from the working folder into a "Completed" folder, this folder is on the same drive. Now when I go to the completed folder and try to open the edit up, it does not open. It says The project could not be loaded, it may be damaged or contain outdated elements. Every time... Unfortunately I'm on to my 5th project and all the projects before this one are displaying the same thing...

I have tried using the Project Manager to move the files over to a new location but it does not keep all the files organized like I had them previously.

I have also tried opening a new project and then importing the selected sequence into the new project. That does not work.

Its crazy because I LITERALLY just had this edit open and working but as soon as I copy it or move it to the new location it will no longer open the project and says its corrupted....

Why isn't it simple to just move the entire project folder from one location to another, and then when opening it, specifying the new location to the media when it goes to look for it... Isn't that how it is supposed to work?

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Correct answer Ann Bens

My mistake. Thank you.

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Continue here: Moving Project files to a new folder = Damaged .prproj

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Steve Grisetti

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Or you could take my advice.

The Project Archiver is under the Premiere Elements File menu.

Not the Project Manager. The Project Archiver.

Ann Bens

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Project Manager is a Premiere Pro thing....

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Steve Grisetti

Legend

You can use the Project Archiver, which does exactly that.

It doesn't move your files but makes a copy of them all and moves them to any location on your computer -- after which you can delete your originals.

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SuperSamCAuthor

Inspiring

I will have to try that out but I still don’t understand why I can’t just move files and then open them back up... why would it say they are corrupt? This is happening on my work computer. My computer at home does not have this problem at all because like I said I use an SSD to edit on and store the files when I’m done on a HDD. No problems getting back into the edits after the move has been made.

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Bill Sprague

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samuelc46426623 wrote
.... I still don’t understand why I can’t just move files and then open them back up... .

Complete file names include the drive\folder path\name\extension. Moving to a new folder upsets the relational structure of the project.

I use a SSD for editing. Everything goes into that folder. When done, I move the folder somewhere to save SSD space. If I want to edit more, I have to move the entire folder back where it came from.

But, as Steve said, there is an archive system in Premiere Elements under the File menu. Look for "Project Archive... ". It can work better than my method if your assets are from scattered location across drives. One option is to make and keep copies of the scattered assets with the project.

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Steve Grisetti

Legend

Project files and media files are all linked together via their location on your hard drive. Once you start moving things around, you start breaking those links.

I'd highly recommend against moving your files around once your project is completed. Doing so has a number of liabilities and almost no advantages.

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SuperSamCAuthor

Inspiring

Well that doesn’t make any sense at all, most editors will work from an SSD drive because it is faster and once they are done they will move everything over to their high capacity HDD drives.

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