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zzz333
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Imovie projects disappear after update

imovie projects disappeared after latest update. M1 macbook pro. Both imovie and macbook running latest updates. The imovie library is still on the hard drive but will not load into imovie. Imovie totally deleted all imovie projects after update.

Posted on Oct 14, 2026 3:20 PM

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Ian R. Brown
User level: Level 7 (25,870 points)

Oct 15, 2026 12:36 AM in response to zzz333

Double-click the iMovie Library and it should open in iMovie.

zzz333 Author
User level: Level 1 (0 points)

Oct 15, 2026 8:46 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

I tried that but the iMovie Library is grated-out. (Can't be selected or clicked)

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256376319