Hi all,
Just wondering why when I open a scene that I am working on, my textrures/materials are missing and I have to add them again.
I have the latest version of everything 
Thanks
George
Hi @gneocleous
There are several reasons this is happening; I’ll narrow it down to the most common cause.
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Texture paths changed or became inaccessible
Textures may have been moved, renamed, deleted, or stored on an external/network drive that is no longer accessible. -
Project stored on a cloud drive
Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc. can cause file locking or incomplete saves, potentially resulting in lost texture references. -
Workspace or path mismatch
Migrating the D5 workspace or reinstalling D5 can invalidate local texture paths, particularly for custom or imported textures. -
File was not zipped before transferring it to another device
If you moved or shared the project without zipping it, materials may revert to their default appearance or turn white. -
Material library corruption
If built-in D5 materials are also missing, the material library package files may be corrupted.
Generally,
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You might want to check where you are placing your D5 File; we highly suggest placing it in your Local C: or D: drive if you’re not using the Cloud Integration from D5 Teams
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It is also best to avoid long paths for your d5 file’s location; it is best to keep the path simple (e.g D:/D5 File/ instead of D:/D5 File/x/xxx/xxxx/xxxxx/xxxx)
Note: You may send us a screenshot of your path -
Ensure that you have Full Control over this location
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The same goes for your Workspace path
