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This happens with a number of files. I'm using Quicktme 7.0.2.
Any suggestions?
Many thanks,
Joe.

Deborah,
I'm really sorry you may have lost some files.
In the "old days" (when hard drive space was a premium) it was the default settings of most video editing software to create a "reference" file.
This file only "pointed" to the data used in the file's creation and didn't create a "new" file. It only "pointed" to the new files (like an alias only points to the original).
When you remove the original "source" (deleting the original) there is no way any software can reconstruct the file.
The default settings in most software now doesn't create a "reference". But you must pay attention to the save dialog window.

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