Among other folders, don't forget to reset Adobe folder permissions after every major new version of either Premiere Pro or macOS as part of routine maintenance.

Make sure Adobe folder permissions are set or reset to R/W periodically, all Adobe folders (or anything Premiere Pro touches) might be subject to this anomaly, even folders containing media.

Reset preferences as a general troubleshooting step.

If your system is behaving in an unexpected manner, your preferences may be corrupt.

You can also follow the above FAQ to do a full deletion of Media Cache, which I like to do.

You can delete unused media cache from Preferences > Media Cache.

It's best to delete, then recreate a project's media cache after updating to new versions.

Trash media cache, as it can become corrupt-especially when used in an updated project.

Premiere Pro maintenance: trash media cache and prefs on a regular basis.

These routine maintenance steps can help prevent issues on macOS:

Run Disk Utility > First Aid on all drives?ĭetails of Troubleshooting and Maintaining a Premiere Pro NLE workstation on macOS.

Imported older project into blank new project?.

Reset R/W permissions for Adobe folders? Premiere Pro CC, CC 2014, or 2014.1 freezing on startup or crashing while working (Mac OS X 10.9, an.

Tried the same media in a brand new project?.

Trashed preferences? FAQ: How to reset (trash) preferences in Premiere Pro?.

2019: FAQ: How to clean (delete or trash) media cache files?.

2020: FAQ: How to clean (delete or trash) media cache files?.

Is your media on a high speed drive that is separate from your macOS drive?.

Executive Summary: Troubleshooting Premiere Pro Here are my personal recommendations to begin troubleshooting your Premiere Pro installation on macOS.

Routine maintenance for mac