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- Real Name: Steve Collyer
Summary:
1. I have lost one project from the Project Manager after moving it one level down in a new folder structure.
2. I have generated new copies of existing projects, and successfully edited them, but cannot now move them into the correct locations in the new folder structure.
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Software and System Details:
Resolve 16.2.8.005
Windows:
Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 21H2
Installed on 18/04/2021
OS build 19044.2251
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0
I am using a disk database i.e. with the .db sqlite files. The disk database is on the C: drive with about 30 GB free space, the Resolve installation and my video sources are on an SSD E: drive with about 850 GB free space.
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The Problem:
After creating new folders using the Project Manager, and moving existing projects into them, I have run into several problems. Here are the details:
1. My folder structure was originally similar to this:
Home > A > B
There were 17 projects in Folder B. I created new folders so that it looks like this:
Home > A > B > C1
Home > A > B > C2
I moved 16 projects into C1 and 1 into C2.
2. I had to make edits and perform relinking on each project due to related Windows folder changes, and I started with the projects in C1.
This proceeded fine, until I started to find projects which would not save, giving me a "DaVinci Resolve failed to save project" message. I managed to overcome these non-saving problems by exporting the project, and restarting Resolve by opening the saved .drp file. This, however, had the side-effect of creating a new project of the same name under the Home folder.
I repeated this exporting/reopening process for the five troublesome projects, giving me five duplicate projects in Home (that I really wanted in folder C1).
After completing the required edits, I used the Project Manager to delete the five unmodified projects in C1, and then tried to Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V the duplicate projects from Home into C1. This failed with a "DaVinci Resolve failed to import project" message (if I recall correctly - it may have initially been a "please delete project with the same name" or something like that).
3. After having edited the projects, I noticed that one project had disappeared from folder C1, leaving 15 in it. The contents of C2 seemed fine, however.
4. I have taken a look at the various Windows folders and .db files in the "Resolve Disk Database" folder, and I see that I have managed to generated (Copy) folders for some of the projects that I tried to move using the Project Manager. In addition, I note that the .db files associated with the projects that failed to save are 0 bytes long (that's probably bad...)
I also note that the one project that has disappeared completely from the Project Manager still has an extant Windows folder in the "Resolve Disk Database" tree, with a non-empty .db file (which I have been able to open with DB Browser (that looks promising...)
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So my questions:
1. Does this look like a DB corruption issue of some kind? (If so, that's a problem as I have no backup)
2. If so, is there any way to fix such a problem using the tools that I am likely to have to hand (I can poke around in the DB files using DB Browser if necessary).
3. If not, given that I am currently running a Resolve 16 version, is it sensible/possible to upgrade to Resolve 18 (maybe with a Postgres DB?) , and to export everything from the current Resolve 16 DB setup into a fresh Resolve 18 DB setup?
4. Any other ideas/suggestions/fixes?
1. I have lost one project from the Project Manager after moving it one level down in a new folder structure.
2. I have generated new copies of existing projects, and successfully edited them, but cannot now move them into the correct locations in the new folder structure.
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Software and System Details:
Resolve 16.2.8.005
Windows:
Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 21H2
Installed on 18/04/2021
OS build 19044.2251
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0
I am using a disk database i.e. with the .db sqlite files. The disk database is on the C: drive with about 30 GB free space, the Resolve installation and my video sources are on an SSD E: drive with about 850 GB free space.
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Problem:
After creating new folders using the Project Manager, and moving existing projects into them, I have run into several problems. Here are the details:
1. My folder structure was originally similar to this:
Home > A > B
There were 17 projects in Folder B. I created new folders so that it looks like this:
Home > A > B > C1
Home > A > B > C2
I moved 16 projects into C1 and 1 into C2.
2. I had to make edits and perform relinking on each project due to related Windows folder changes, and I started with the projects in C1.
This proceeded fine, until I started to find projects which would not save, giving me a "DaVinci Resolve failed to save project" message. I managed to overcome these non-saving problems by exporting the project, and restarting Resolve by opening the saved .drp file. This, however, had the side-effect of creating a new project of the same name under the Home folder.
I repeated this exporting/reopening process for the five troublesome projects, giving me five duplicate projects in Home (that I really wanted in folder C1).
After completing the required edits, I used the Project Manager to delete the five unmodified projects in C1, and then tried to Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V the duplicate projects from Home into C1. This failed with a "DaVinci Resolve failed to import project" message (if I recall correctly - it may have initially been a "please delete project with the same name" or something like that).
3. After having edited the projects, I noticed that one project had disappeared from folder C1, leaving 15 in it. The contents of C2 seemed fine, however.
4. I have taken a look at the various Windows folders and .db files in the "Resolve Disk Database" folder, and I see that I have managed to generated (Copy) folders for some of the projects that I tried to move using the Project Manager. In addition, I note that the .db files associated with the projects that failed to save are 0 bytes long (that's probably bad...)
I also note that the one project that has disappeared completely from the Project Manager still has an extant Windows folder in the "Resolve Disk Database" tree, with a non-empty .db file (which I have been able to open with DB Browser (that looks promising...)
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So my questions:
1. Does this look like a DB corruption issue of some kind? (If so, that's a problem as I have no backup)
2. If so, is there any way to fix such a problem using the tools that I am likely to have to hand (I can poke around in the DB files using DB Browser if necessary).
3. If not, given that I am currently running a Resolve 16 version, is it sensible/possible to upgrade to Resolve 18 (maybe with a Postgres DB?) , and to export everything from the current Resolve 16 DB setup into a fresh Resolve 18 DB setup?
4. Any other ideas/suggestions/fixes?