After Effects Error Asked To Create Unknown Property Of Type Fix -

Through extensive testing and community reporting (Adobe Forums, Reddit’s r/AfterEffects, Creative COW), the following five causes account for over 95% of "fix" property errors:

: Corrupted background settings can prevent AE from loading properties correctly. : Reset preferences by holding Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Cmd+Opt+Shift (Mac) while launching After Effects. Extension Boot Issues Adobe frequently releases updates that fix known bugs

Ensure that your After Effects software is up to date. Adobe frequently releases updates that fix known bugs and improve performance. Import into New Project : Create a brand

folder, then add them back one by one to identify the one causing the error. General Troubleshooting Steps Purge Cache Edit > Purge > All Memory & Disk Cache to clear potentially corrupt temporary files. Import into New Project : Create a brand new project file and then go to File > Import > File Adobe frequently releases updates that fix known bugs

: Go to File > Scripts > Update Legacy Expressions.jsx to fix older expression syntax that might be confusing the newer engine .

There are several reasons why you might encounter the "Asked to Create Unknown Property of Type" error in After Effects: