Open the menu as described above ( File > Project Settings > Scratch Disks ). Click the Browse button next to "Project Auto Save".

: Look for the Project Auto Save section; it will list the current folder path.

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If your project file is on an external drive or you've customized your settings, use these steps within Premiere Pro to verify the exact path: Go to > Project Settings > Scratch Disks . Look for the row labeled Project Auto Save .

I’ve seen editors lose entire days of work because they assumed autosaves were in Documents/Adobe — they weren’t. The project file had been moved, but the autosave folder was still in the original location.

If you still cannot locate the folder, the software itself can tell you exactly where it is sending the files.