“Generating Peak Files” out of control

[Tim Kolb]

I typically let all the media cache files accumulate in one area so I can get rid of them efficiently.

They don’t need to be archived as the software can rebuild them if you bring the project out of archive anyway…and they are a pain to go into your media folders and rip out from every possible directory…

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Gary Huff]

Premiere CS5.5 is dumping the .PEK files in the root directory of my hard drive. Any one seen this behavior before? All the folders are correctly set in the options.

[Gary Huff]

To further clarify, it’s creating these files:

C/UsersGaryAppDataRoamingAdobeCommonMedia Cache Files

[Tim Kolb]

[Gary Huff] “C/UsersGaryAppDataRoamingAdobeCommonMedia Cache Files002JZ 48000_4.pek”

I’m not sure I understand…it looks like a path.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Gary Huff]

That’s the exact name of the file.

[Hampus Lager]

I got the same issue as you, Gary. And I’m on a Mac Pro and see peak files with this kind of name:

C/UsersÄgarenAppDataRoamingAdobeCommonMedia Cache FilesKnack01 _001.wav 48000.pek

[Paul Mcconnochie]

With regards this later issue with the path being part of the file name and being dumped in the root directory : It looks like Premiere is attempting to save the file to the correct location, but the Colon is missing from the directory structure.

Is it possible this is missing from the path in your settings where you set up the locations for your cache?

I’m also getting the constant “peak file” generation problem. I will attempt to uncheck the box in question, and see if that helps. If I don’t write back here again, about this, then my problem has been solved by unchecking the box in question.

[Charles Fasano]

I have that box unchecked yet PPro 6 “Generating Peak Fil” and then “Conforming” begins at every startup of the same project.

Is there further help on this please?

[Charles Cunliffe]

I am now having this happen again. When I go to look at my scratch disks there are media cashe files but they are empty.

BTW I think the program changed my cash file preferences when I updated the software.

I vaguely remember that when I turned off file indexing in services in Won 7 this helped my speed, but can;t recall if it was related to issues with Premier. There are so many problems I cant keep track.

[Nadia Horn]

Hi there – I had the same issue and the way it manifested was that it wouldn’t show my audio waveforms, making syncing a nightmare. what I did was gp to Preferences > Audio and then unticked “Automatic peak file generation” – so that helped. I hope it helps you.