IMOVIE FIX! How to delete videos in iMovie... or PROJECT VIDEO CANT BE MOVED TO TRASH ERROR MESSAGE
Channel: Neil Mossey
Date: 2019-09-02

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HERES HOW TO FIX A VERY SPECIFIC PROBLEM...  I couldn't delete a project in iMovie - kept getting this error message: 
"(video file) couldn't be moved to the trash because you don't have permission to access it."
I found the original file and unlocked it (by unchecking "Locked"), which didn't work.
The reason the file can't be moved to trash is because iMovie keeps its own copy.

In the video, I show you where to find the actual file in Finder "To view or change permissions" by using "Get Info"
(It's in your users/movies/iMovie Library -- but you have to right click on that folder and choose "Show Package Contents".)

There, you'll see all the actual video files used in your iMovie project.
Once you right click on these, and select "Get Info", you'll be able to uncheck (or untick, if you're from the UK!) the checkbox (tick box).

Now you can go back into iMovie, and delete the project to free up the memory the video files are taking.

0:00 How to delete a project in iMovie 2020: click on the 3 dots to bring up a menu, click on "delete project"
0:43 Error message: (filename).mov couldn't be moved to the trash because you don't have permission to access it. To view or change permissions, select the item in the Finder and choose File - Get Info
1:33 How to delete the video file in iMovie that can't be moved to trash
1:54 Go to finder, select Users folder, select "Movies" folder, right click to bring up menu, select Show Package Contents
2:50 Select folder of the project you can't delete, select folder called "Original Media"
3:35 Right click on the video file you can't delete. Select "Get Info".  Untick the box marked "Locked"
4:20 Go back to project you can't delete in iMovie, click on the 3 dots in a circle, next to the project name. Select "Delete Project".
4:30 How to free up memory in iMovie: Go to the project you want to delete in the left hand side "Libraries" pane. Right click on the project title you want to delete, select "Delete Event"

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