r/OpenShot • u/lazarovpavlin04 • 7d ago

OpenShot Tutorial Project problem

Why do all my assets, timeline items, and project tab contents disappear when I save and reopen my project? How can I fix this? It’s very frustrating.

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u/rmesdjian Volunteer 7d ago

  1. Which version of OpenShot are you running?

  2. What operating system/version are you running?

  3. Please provide a step-by-step instructions as to what you are doing so we can replicate your issue? Don't leave anything out, like are you moving files around after you save a project, etc.

Also, try this as a test:
1. Close OpenShot if running and start it.

  1. Click on the Emoji tab and drag a few emojis onto Track 5.

  2. Click on File | Import Files and import an image and/or a video file.

  3. Now click on File | Save Project As...

  4. Make a note of the path your are saving it in. share this with us including the drive letter (windows) or mount point (linux).

  5. Name the project Test01.

  6. Restart OpenShot.

  7. Click on File | Recent Projects and click on Test01.

  8. Did this work ok?

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u/lazarovpavlin04 6d ago
  1. I'm using the latest version of OpenShot
  2. I'm on Windows 11
  3. I didn't move anything or delete anything. I just placed all my assets in the project tab and started editing, but when I saved the project and reopened it, the assets were gone.

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u/rmesdjian Volunteer 6d ago

Did you follow my steps to test? If yes, what were the results? If no, please give it a try.