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The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied
“iMovie Library” is already in use by “my name” on “another name”.
The above window opens when i try to access my imovie library in my WD external drive. I have over 90GB of media and its been really frustrating. Anyone encountered this situation? Any help would be appreciated
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
Hi, boto180,
Try Ian's suggestions first. If still no luck, you might take a look at this thread and see if there is anything in there that helps you:
As you can see from the above thread, lots of people have experienced this situation.
-- Rich
Hi, boto180,
Try Ian's suggestions first. If still no luck, you might take a look at this thread and see if there is anything in there that helps you:
As you can see from the above thread, lots of people have experienced this situation.
-- Rich
Managed to remember what I did . . . . it was simply to shut down and restart my computer though I believe I had to do it again later on.
In addition to my earlier troubleshooting suggestions you could check that your WD hard drive has the correct permissions.
Do a "Get Info" on the WD drive and check that the "Ignore ownership on this volume" is ticked.
SORRY! I encountered this about a year ago in Final Cut Pro but I can't remember how I resolved it.
For a start try shutting down iMovie and switching off your Mac.
Then delete the iMovie preference files as described below.
Hold down the Cmd and Option keys as you launch iMovie and a window will appear asking if you wish to delete the preferences.
Click “Delete Preferences” and iMovie will open in the default (as-new) mode with no projects etc. on the interface.
You will have to navigate to any project you were working on and reopen it.
Deleting preferences is completely safe and because of its simplicity it should be the first thing you do when troubleshooting.
THANK YOU so much for your prompt response and for taking the time to do so🙏🏾
It’s my first post so I’m feeling the lobe of the community :)
I’ll try your suggestions and get back. Hope we can help future pilgrims who encounter the same problem
I can't open my iMovie library saved in my WD external drive
