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Reconnecting items in the Media Library
FleetAngel-CVA43 [Avatar]
Newbie Location: Mandeville, Louisiana Joined: Jul 30, 2012 20:25 Messages: 4 Offline
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I seem to have made the mistake earlier today of launching my PowerDirector project prior to turning on my External HDD containing all the video clips. In doing so, I may not have followed all the prompts correctly - now it would appear that the clips on my time line (now blank) are no longer linked to the source clips on my Ext. HDD. In the process, it would appear that the clips were removed from my library. I have since reloaded them into the library expecting, since they have neither been moved or renamed, that the PowerDirector libarary would automatically detect and resync the contents of the library.

I can't seem to find instructions anywhere or a dialog box that tells me how to resync the video clips to my project media library and thus my video project. I am basically a new user to PowerDirector and am in the practice of creating a new library for each of my projects. Thus having a different library containing on the media assets needed for that project to avoid information overload.

I have spent many hours editing all the clips on the two hour timeline and would not be a happy camper if I had to start over because of a corrupted library (media file) module.

Any and all assistance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Vernon C. Ray
Carl312
Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline
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Connect your external drive.

Then find the hidden autosave folder and choose a previous pds file.

PowerDirector 11 Default location for Auto Save.
C:\Users\PCNAMEHERE\AppData\Roaming\CyberLink\PowerDirector\11.0\AutoSave


Be sure to Save As the project file after the project is restored.

This is why it is a good idea to have an internal hard drive for video editing. After you have finished the project, you can Pack the Project and store on an external hard drive.

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Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

FleetAngel-CVA43 [Avatar]
Newbie Location: Mandeville, Louisiana Joined: Jul 30, 2012 20:25 Messages: 4 Offline
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Borgus1, Carl312 - Thanks to both of you for your timely suggestions. Carl's information on the locations of the Auto Save files was invaluable. Using the Auto Save backup, I was able to quickly restore my project and get back to work.

I have since watched both of the "Project Mgmt" tutorials and will incorporate that advice into any of my future projects. Thanks again!!! Vernon C. Ray
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