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Update File Links

Your movies in Movie Collector uses filepaths to show and open actual (image and digital movie) files from

their original location on your computer. It can only show/open these files if they are in the location that the
filepath is telling Movie Collector they are.

If you…

• Have switched computers

• Moved certain files and folders from one place to another
• Changed locations manually in your Tools > Edit List screen

….then it could be that the filepath Movie Collector has stored for that image/file is now wrong, and that the
image/file does not exist in that location anymore.

If you wish to move your images or digital files to a new location (or have indeed done so already), you can
tell Movie Collector where to find them using the built in “Update File Links” screen.

Fixing broken links

Here’s how to fix your broken links:

• In Movie Collector, click Tools > Maintenance > Update File Links
• Use the dropdown menu to filter on specific files, or leave it at “All Types” and then click “Next Step”.
• Missing links will now show in the top panel.

• You then have two options, Automatic or Manual.

Option 1: Automatically fix broken links (search your HDD for new file

locations)

The automatic feature makes relinking easier if you don’t know the base folder for your files, but the
downside is that it can take a while longer, depending on how automatic you’d like it to be. Automatic is
useful if you have a very long list of broken links, if you’ve moved multiple types of data (images, digital
music etc) or if your images/files have been moved, but you aren’t sure where you moved them to.

• Click the Automatic radio button and click “Next Step”.

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