--- a/src/bin/projectclip.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/projectclip.cpp
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ const QString ProjectClip::getProxyFromOriginal(QString originalPath)

 std::unique_ptr<Mlt::Producer> ProjectClip::getThumbProducer(const QUuid &)
 {
-    if (m_clipType == ClipType::Unknown || m_masterProducer == nullptr || m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusWaiting) {
+    if (m_clipType == ClipType::Unknown || m_masterProducer == nullptr || m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusWaiting  || m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusMissing) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     if (!m_thumbMutex.tryLock()) {
@@ -1939,6 +1939,7 @@ void ProjectClip::refreshTracksState(int tracksCount)
         setProducerProperty(QStringLiteral("kdenlive:sequenceproperties.tracksCount"), tracksCount);
     }
     if (m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusReady) {
+        qDebug()<<"77777777777777777777777777777777777\n\nREFRESH TK STATE\n\n777777777777777777777777";
         checkAudioVideo();
         Q_EMIT refreshPropertiesPanel();
     }
diff --git a/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp b/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp
index 25eb96d2e..37e422460 100644
--- a/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-KDE-Accepted-GPL
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QProgressDialog>
 #include <QTemporaryFile>
+#include <QStorageInfo>

 #include <mlt++/Mlt.h>
 #include <queue>
@@ -1866,7 +1867,16 @@ void ProjectItemModel::updateWatcher(const std::shared_ptr<ProjectClip> &clipIte
         QFileInfo check_file(clipItem->clipUrl());
         // check if file exists and if yes: Is it really a file and no directory?
         if ((check_file.exists() && check_file.isFile()) || clipItem->clipStatus() == FileStatus::StatusMissing) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            // On Windows, monitoring a file on a non existing drive crashes.
+            QStorageInfo storage(check_file.absoluteDir());
+            if (storage.isValid() && storage.isReady()) {
+                qDebug()<<"=== WATCHING FILE: "<<clipItem->clipUrl();
+                m_fileWatcher->addFile(clipItem->clipId(), clipItem->clipUrl());
+            }
+#else
             m_fileWatcher->addFile(clipItem->clipId(), clipItem->clipUrl());
+#endif
         }
     }
 }

``` --- a/src/bin/projectclip.cpp +++ b/src/bin/projectclip.cpp @@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ const QString ProjectClip::getProxyFromOriginal(QString originalPath) std::unique_ptr<Mlt::Producer> ProjectClip::getThumbProducer(const QUuid &) { - if (m_clipType == ClipType::Unknown || m_masterProducer == nullptr || m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusWaiting) { + if (m_clipType == ClipType::Unknown || m_masterProducer == nullptr || m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusWaiting || m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusMissing) { return nullptr; } if (!m_thumbMutex.tryLock()) { @@ -1939,6 +1939,7 @@ void ProjectClip::refreshTracksState(int tracksCount) setProducerProperty(QStringLiteral("kdenlive:sequenceproperties.tracksCount"), tracksCount); } if (m_clipStatus == FileStatus::StatusReady) { + qDebug()<<"77777777777777777777777777777777777\n\nREFRESH TK STATE\n\n777777777777777777777777"; checkAudioVideo(); Q_EMIT refreshPropertiesPanel(); } diff --git a/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp b/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp index 25eb96d2e..37e422460 100644 --- a/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp +++ b/src/bin/projectitemmodel.cpp @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-KDE-Accepted-GPL #include <QMimeData> #include <QProgressDialog> #include <QTemporaryFile> +#include <QStorageInfo> #include <mlt++/Mlt.h> #include <queue> @@ -1866,7 +1867,16 @@ void ProjectItemModel::updateWatcher(const std::shared_ptr<ProjectClip> &clipIte QFileInfo check_file(clipItem->clipUrl()); // check if file exists and if yes: Is it really a file and no directory? if ((check_file.exists() && check_file.isFile()) || clipItem->clipStatus() == FileStatus::StatusMissing) { +#ifdef Q_OS_WIN + // On Windows, monitoring a file on a non existing drive crashes. + QStorageInfo storage(check_file.absoluteDir()); + if (storage.isValid() && storage.isReady()) { + qDebug()<<"=== WATCHING FILE: "<<clipItem->clipUrl(); + m_fileWatcher->addFile(clipItem->clipId(), clipItem->clipUrl()); + } +#else m_fileWatcher->addFile(clipItem->clipId(), clipItem->clipUrl()); +#endif } } } ```