Deleted everything in library, now when I open a project...

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Deleted everything in library, now when I open a project...

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When I open a project, none of the clips are working? Is there a way to reverse this? My program kept lagging so I thought clearing the library would fix it, didn't realize it would delete all the video clips I used in my project. HELP

Edit: Okay I actually moved the files to a different folder on my computer, which is why the clips aren't working. I moved them back to the original folder they were in, and they are back in the project. So there is no way to move the clips in a different location if I'm still working on it without having to re-import them? I did a lot of edits on the clip so re-importing them would make me lose those edits.
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Re: Deleted everything in library, now when I open a project

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The images in the library are just small thumbnails they are not the real videos so there is not much benefit to be gained by deleting them

Yes you can move the videos to a different location and when you open Videostudio you should get a message which says the videos no longer exist and the error box should contain a "Relink" button - clicking on that will open a 'browse' window with the name of one of your videos displayed at the top - use the window to navigate to the named video and select it - clicking open should then relink all the videos in your project - you may have to do it once for the timeline files and gain for the library files.

If for any reason that does not work then try going to "File >> Relink" and follow the same procedure
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