Missing Smooth Cam Render Files?

I was editing my project on a Mac Book Pro, and it now has a charging problem that I will need to take it in to be fixed. So what I did is transfer my project to my Mac Pro. I had some files that I applied the smooth cam filter to, and the analysis was complete before moving my project.
When I went to render those files (on the mac pro) it started to re-analyze the clip. I would really not like to go through this process again. As it takes so long. Any ideas?

The analysis/render file did not get moved over. At this point you'll need to do the process again.
One way to keep the process under control is cut the clip into just the segment you need smoothcam. Otherwise, the process will want to look at the whole clip, not just the segment you are using.
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