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anyone know the cure to this problem. Im running osx on an ibook clamshell. imovie.3 is incompatible with ibook because of the lower resolution screen therefore im running Imovie 2.1 the PROBLEM.. every now and then it crashes, and then i open it and get error.."your project is unreadable"...and then im f'd. and have to start again. Im running with about 500mb to 1 gig or more free space. Any sujestions as to what causes this error?

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A few practical things to try and some habits to avoid losing work again.

described a crash that left a project unusable, and is right that there isn’t always an “official” patch for every corruption case. That said, there are reliable recovery steps and preventive habits that often save hours of work.

Immediate recovery (do these first, before more tinkering)

  • Stop opening the broken project repeatedly. Make a straight copy of the project and the folder where iMovie stores captured media to an external drive so you have a preserved snapshot to work from.
  • If the app will open at all, export whatever you can immediately as a self-contained movie so you don’t lose rendered sections.
  • Locate the original captured clips on disk (search for movie file types) and import them into a brand-new project; rebuilding the timeline from the originals is often the safest way to recover most of the edit.
  • Save the crash report (Console/Crash Reporter). It’s useful if reporting the problem to Apple or troubleshooting further.

Prevention and maintenance

  • Keep plenty of free disk space (several GB, not just a few hundred MB) so temporary render and capture files can be written reliably.
  • Make incremental backups: duplicate the project file or copy the project folder to another drive at logical milestones. Export an intermediate QuickTime movie occasionally as an incremental backup.
  • Test under a clean user account to rule out corrupt preferences or third-party conflicts. Repair the disk and permissions with Disk Utility if crashes recur.
  • If crashes are frequent, reinstall the iMovie build that’s appropriate for the OS or move projects to a more recent/maintained editing app when possible.

’s linked resources may provide additional iMovie-specific tips. Collect system details and crash logs before reinstalling or contacting support — that information makes targeted troubleshooting possible.

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anyone know the cure to this problem. Im running osx on an ibook clamshell. imovie.3 is incompatible with ibook because of the lower resolution screen therefore im running Imovie 2.1 the PROBLEM.. every now and then it crashes, and then i open it and get error.."your project is unreadable"...and then im f'd. and have to start again. Im running with about 500mb to 1 gig or more free space. Any sujestions as to what causes this error?

there is no known fix for this problem and apple says that it is a user problem...however in a course i took in highschool while using them it was a known problem and many students lost hours of work each week....sorry bud no fix as i am aware of

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