How to Quickly Locate a File in Premiere Pro

Last Updated: February 22, 2021

If you move a linked file in your Adobe Premiere Pro project, you'll see an error where the media should be. This wikiHow will teach you how to locate a missing media file in Adobe Premiere Pro on your PC or Mac.

Steps

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Open your project in Premiere Pro. You can open Premiere Pro from the Start menu in Windows or your Application folder in Mac then click File > Open or you can right-click your project file from your file manager and select Open with > Premiere Pro.
2
Right-click the "Media Offline" error. It's in the timeline of your movie where your media should be.

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Click Link Media. A window will open that shows the name and file path of the original media.^{[1]
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Click Locate. It's in the bottom right corner.
- To make the search easier, you can click the box next to Display Only Exact Name Matches.
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Click Search. It's in the bottom right corner of the window and will begin a search for that file on your computer.
- If you know where the file is, you can navigate to your file and double-click it.^{[2]
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- Use the folders on the right side of the screen to narrow Premiere Pro's search to a specific location. This might make the search faster or prove more successful.
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Click OK. It's in the bottom right corner and will replace the offline media with the one you selected.