Fix Adobe Premiere Pro “We Were Unable to Open the File on Disk” (MOV Import Error)
If you get the File Import Failure, "We were unable to open the file on disk" error in Adobe Premiere Pro when trying to import .MOV files, this quick tutorial shows you how to fix it in seconds.
In this video I demonstrate a simple workaround that allows you to import the file by converting the extension from .MOV to .mts, making it readable in Premiere Pro without re-encoding or losing quality.
The code you need to run:
Get-ChildItem *.MOV | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.Name -replace '\.MOV$','.mts' }
This is a fast and easy solution if Premiere refuses to import your footage.
Perfect for creators, editors, and anyone working with video files that won't open in Premiere.
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