How to find specific sequence/timeline?

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How to find specific sequence/timeline?

Posted by Tad Newberry on January 21, 2019 at 11:01 pm

I’m guessing this isn’t possible, but do any of you know if there is a way to search your computer looking for a specifically-named sequence that is otherwise not showing up in the project that it SHOULD be in? I’m in need of that option if it exists. I had a project going that i did a “save as” to and then kept working in that new project (or so i thought), then sent the client a preview from the timeline that had the name of that current sequence…but now i can’t find that sequence in EITHER of those two projects, so somehow i either deleted it or renamed it something else. Oy vey.

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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Greg Janza replied 7 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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Tad Newberry
January 21, 2019 at 11:17 pm

p.s. and yes, of course, i’ve opened the two projects in question, searched every folder for that sequence, and no dice. Everything is pointing to me deleting it for some reason…OR, it is possible i was inadvertently in another project when i saved it, but i don’t know which one it could be. Ugh. At the worst, it’s probably only about 6 hours of lost time, but i’ll wait a bit to hear from any of you in case you can save me those hours. 🙂

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
__________________________

FCS3 / Adobe CC
3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon Mac Pro
24GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5870
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)
John Pale
January 21, 2019 at 11:46 pm

Check the time you exported it (creation date/time)
Compare everything in your auto save folder and find the saved project closest to that time.
Tad Newberry
January 21, 2019 at 11:48 pm

Ya, i did that, and unless i’m missing something else on dates and times, etc…i think somehow this sequence got deleted! But i just don’t want to accept that yet as true! ☹ But so far i’m not finding a better explanation.

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
__________________________

FCS3 / Adobe CC
3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon Mac Pro
24GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5870
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)
Greg Janza
January 22, 2019 at 12:59 am

For future proofing, I’d recommend that you create a folder called “old” inside your sequence folder and whenever you duplicate your sequence put the previous one in that folder. This habit prevents you from deleting any sequences. However, it doesn’t take care of your problem of not knowing which project it lives in.

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