iMovie Crash

My old version of iMovie crashed and is filled with a bunch of corrupt files. It opens, but as soon as you try to edit or make any changes it crashed the whole computer.


So - I deleted it and downloaded a new version...., but somehow the new download is filled with all the old corrupt files and it crashes again.


What am I doing wrong?


Posted on Aug 14, 2019 2:13 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2019 6:42 PM

Update.... Thank you guys for your responses...


I didn't realize the old library would automatically be installed with the new iMovie.


Outside of iMove, I found the libraries (I had two of them) and deleted al contents of both. (I have a seperate file for everything important).


Then I deleted iMove again, re-downloaded again and ***Boom*** like brand new.


So.... If anyone has this issue (a corrupt file that's causing everything to crash)....., you have to find the library (stored outside the iMovie app) delete that and you should be good to go.


Thanks again Luis and Old Toad.

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Aug 14, 2019 6:42 PM in response to johndisque

Update.... Thank you guys for your responses...


I didn't realize the old library would automatically be installed with the new iMovie.


Outside of iMove, I found the libraries (I had two of them) and deleted al contents of both. (I have a seperate file for everything important).


Then I deleted iMove again, re-downloaded again and ***Boom*** like brand new.


So.... If anyone has this issue (a corrupt file that's causing everything to crash)....., you have to find the library (stored outside the iMovie app) delete that and you should be good to go.


Thanks again Luis and Old Toad.

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