Import a copy of a clip

Hello everyone,
We are working on Imovie HD since a long time. We lately have used the copies of existing clips (in another edit)
It works for one of us, but not for the other. How come?
That is we copied the needed clips from one film into a specific file, and then we tried to import those clips into a new edit (whether through the "import" function or by "drag and drop").
As I said, one succeeded and the edit is totally ok. But today for the other it is not possible: the timeline works until we close the file. When we reopen it, the timeline only kept the transitions and the titles, while the clips went to the bin.
Does someone can explain that? Many thanks in advance for your help

Hi dederj78:
Welcome to discussions!
Sure glad you came back...I was totally lost there for a while!
Sue

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