AFter Effects error: Can’t overwrite file

[Roland R. kahlenberg]

No idea what the issue is but you can find the Prefs File via AE’s Preferences dialog window. In this window, at the bottom left, is a button that sends you to the OS and selects the Prefs file.

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[Walter Soyka]

Mac OS now hides your Library folder. Here are 19 different ways to get to that folder on Lion and up:
https://www.macworld.com/article/1161156/view_library_folder_in_lion.html

Easiest way: go to Finder, press Cmd+Shift+G (for Go to Folder) and enter:
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/

Select the 11.0 folder and press Cmd+I (for Get Info). You may need to click the lock button in the lower right corner and enter your password to allow yourself to make changes. Make sure that the folder is set “Read & write” and also click the gear button and choose “Apply to enclosed items.”

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[Todd Kopriva]

For details about what’s going wrong here, see the last section of this article:
https://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2014/01/known-issues-workarounds-after-effects-cc-12-2.html

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[Daniel Ziegler]

Walter – Thanks so much. You just saved my A. BTW, it works for AE 10.0 as well.

[Henry Lee]

Yes! Your read/write issue solved mine too! Thanks.

[Ot Crozz]

WOW! Thank you for your post. I had the same issue(s).

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