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Adobe Common Media Cache
I am not moving my copy of CS3 to a new computer, but will have a new copy of CS4 on a new 64bit machine. What I AM moving are most of my previous projects to an external HDD as an archive, but in all likelihood will not need to work with them, as the projects are complete.
I’ve been cleaning up the old machine with CS3 and will give it to a friend for his use. In searching for file remnants etc to clean up the second HDD, I discovered that a Media Cache was maintained by PP in C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Adobe\Common\Media Cache\. These files have the extension *.MCDB. I’m told on investigation that
MCDB file is a Media Cache Database. MCDB file records the location of cache files and related media files. This media cache database is shared with Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Encore, and Adobe Soundbooth.
But my question is this. Is it useful or possible to transfer this database for all my old projects to my new system – just in case I need to reopen any of my earlier projects?
Thanks so much,
Bill in Toronto
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Hey Bill,
The database will rebuild when you open the projects and reconnect the files. CS4 with latest updates will only need to find a couple of files to know where the others are. I doubt the CS3 database for CS4 work is really worth the effort. I have never copied over those files the entire CS range of my updated software. Don’t know if anyone recommends it… 😉
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