imovie theater

hello

I found some old iMovies of mine in the archives and media folders ini iMovie theatre package contents and would like to move/use them again but I can't seem to access the files when I try to move them it creates a shortcut any suggestions?

Posted on Jun 9, 2019 6:22 AM

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Rich839

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Jun 9, 2019 8:19 AM in response to applesauce420

Hold down the Option key as you drag out the movie from the Theater archives to your desktop. That will create a copy, not a shortcut.

-- Rich

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