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fedeboraxx
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

I get a conflicted copy when exporting videos via a third-party app.

Hi there, Every time I export a video from Premiere - since the process takes a while - Dropbox creates a new copy (something about conflicted copy and a timestamp).  Do I need to pause Dropbox eve...
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Nancy
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3 months ago

Hmm, I see. So, is the issue resolved now, or does it only go away if you export your files twice each time, domw?

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domw
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

The conflicted copies are always working perfectly fine, so usually I delete the corrupted file and rename the conflicted copy

I wouldn't say it's resolved, the error occurs sporadically. I haven't been able to replicate it, so I don't know if there is anything specific that triggers it.

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