what did I do?

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what did I do?

PostFri Jul 01, 2022 9:36 pm

I had about 12 projects. I got a new computer, so I transferred 1 of them over by export and importing it. When I went back the next day to transfer the next one, I had no projects. What could I have done? ANy ideas how to get them back?
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Re: what did I do?

PostSat Jul 02, 2022 1:56 pm

Make sure you're in the right database.
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Re: what did I do?

PostSun Jul 03, 2022 10:34 pm

I don't even know how to select a database. How do I do that? I didn't knowingly change any Project folder locations.
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Re: what did I do?

PostSun Jul 03, 2022 10:50 pm

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Re: what did I do?

PostMon Jul 04, 2022 2:52 am

derohanes wrote:I had about 12 projects. I got a new computer, so I transferred 1 of them over by export and importing it. When I went back the next day to transfer the next one, I had no projects. What could I have done? ANy ideas how to get them back?

If you can still open your old computer: Export each individual project as a DRP session file to another drive. Once you have those files, then launch Resolve on your new computer and import each of these exported files to your new Project Database. This actually works pretty well. In fact, it's always a good idea to have backups of your current projects just in case of a crash or another system problem.
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Re: what did I do?

PostMon Jul 04, 2022 3:22 am

+1 to Marc’s suggestion. Nice to have a plain old project file just in case.


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Re: what did I do?

PostTue Jul 05, 2022 7:21 pm

Marc Wielage wrote:If you can still open your old computer: Export each individual project as a DRP session file to another drive. Once you have those files, then launch Resolve on your new computer and import each of these exported files to your new Project Database. This actually works pretty well. In fact, it's always a good idea to have backups of your current projects just in case of a crash or another system problem.

That's the problem. I even did a search on the C: drive for .DRP extensions, even in the recycle bin and nothing shows up. Is that the extension I should be looking for, ext:.drp, because nothing was found. Is that the extension that is given to a project before it is "Exported"? Because, I made a test project on the old system, and although it shows up in the Project list in Open window, a search for .drp shows nothing on the system.
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Re: what did I do?

PostTue Jul 05, 2022 7:36 pm

On your old computer, start resolve and when your Project Manager opens, click the button to the left of where it says Projects, that is the Show/Hide Databases button. See if you have any databases selected there.
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Re: what did I do?

PostTue Jul 05, 2022 9:52 pm

Yeah, I think I'm screwed. I do have the clips I used for the projects though. Lesson learned. Backup projects as well. Thanks guys.

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