<p>With Adobe Creative Cloud it seems like every few months Premiere updates and then wants to resave my project in the new version with added numbers after it. It has really cluttered and complicated things. I'm sure if I was more experienced when starting out I could've avoided this but video isn't really my specialty.</p>

<p>I'm working on an all new promo video though which makes for a good opportunity to clean this mess up and avoid it going forward. How can I do this?</p>

<p>Here's a screenshot to show the .prproj mess:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EqNXt.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EqNXt.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2017-12-21T07:08:17.867Z
Use folders. Drag old versions into a folder, and keep only the current versions in the top level. Another organisational rule I have is to keep source material, renders, and project files in separate folders (if not separate drives).
stib
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@stib please leave that as an answer, comments aren't permanent.
Ryan
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How to manage Premiere Files to avoid versioning duplicates?
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# How to manage Premiere Files to avoid versioning duplicates?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-20)

With Adobe Creative Cloud it seems like every few months Premiere updates and then wants to resave my project in the new version with added numbers after it. It has really cluttered and complicated things. I'm sure if I was more experienced when starting out I could've avoided this but video isn't really my specialty.

I'm working on an all new promo video though which makes for a good opportunity to clean this mess up and avoid it going forward. How can I do this?

Here's a screenshot to show the .prproj mess:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/EqNXt.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/EqNXt.jpg)

**Tags:** premiere

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Use folders. Drag old versions into a folder, and keep only the current versions in the top level. Another organisational rule I have is to keep source material, renders, and project files in separate folders (if not separate drives).  
> **username_0**: @username_1 please leave that as an answer, comments aren't permanent.  

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