While opening a session, do not perform a Search (for missing file) until...

While opening a session, do not perform a Search (for missing file) until the upper panel updates and lists all of the fileswithin the current folder.

This is only a problem if a folder contains hundreds of files.This is a known issue in Pro Tools 5.1.1 Mac.

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