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I can't share my imovie video. What doI do?

My IMovie won't share. What do I do?



MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 2:00 PM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2020 7:33 PM

What happens when you try to share it?


Here are some diagnostic things that you can try:


Deleting Preferences


Try opening iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and selecting to

delete preferences in the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new library.

Reopen your old library to get back to your projects. Now see if your can share out.


New Project


Another thing you can try is to copy your media into a newly created project and see if

that cures the problem. To do that, do an Edit/Select All, Edit/Copy, of the

media in your project and then Edit/Paste it into the newly created project.


Safe Mode


You could also try booting up in Safe Mode (see Finder menu for instructions) and,

after everything loads, immediately shut down and reboot in normal mode. Then

see if iMovie works properly.


Updating iMovie


To update/redownload iMovie 10, drag your iMovie 10 app from the Applications

folder into the trash, but do not empty the trash. Sign in to the app

store and open your purchases folder by clicking on your name at the bottom of

the app store side bar. You will see your purchases displayed, including iMovie

10. Redownload/update iMovie from there. If not successful, drag your present

iMovie app out of the trash and return it to the Applications folder.


-- Rich


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Jun 3, 2020 7:33 PM in response to margosing

What happens when you try to share it?


Here are some diagnostic things that you can try:


Deleting Preferences


Try opening iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and selecting to

delete preferences in the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new library.

Reopen your old library to get back to your projects. Now see if your can share out.


New Project


Another thing you can try is to copy your media into a newly created project and see if

that cures the problem. To do that, do an Edit/Select All, Edit/Copy, of the

media in your project and then Edit/Paste it into the newly created project.


Safe Mode


You could also try booting up in Safe Mode (see Finder menu for instructions) and,

after everything loads, immediately shut down and reboot in normal mode. Then

see if iMovie works properly.


Updating iMovie


To update/redownload iMovie 10, drag your iMovie 10 app from the Applications

folder into the trash, but do not empty the trash. Sign in to the app

store and open your purchases folder by clicking on your name at the bottom of

the app store side bar. You will see your purchases displayed, including iMovie

10. Redownload/update iMovie from there. If not successful, drag your present

iMovie app out of the trash and return it to the Applications folder.


-- Rich


I can't share my imovie video. What doI do?

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