I have just tried to open a project housed on an external USB 3.0 hard drive and FCP X 10.4.8 launches with an empty interface and this ominous message!
I have trashed the preferences but still cannot open any existing projects.
What have I done and what do I need to do?
Prroblem solved . . . I simply shut down and restarted my iMac.
Now everything is back to normal and I can open any Library in any way I wish but I don't know what caused the problem in the first place.
Was it a computer glitch or something I did?
Prroblem solved . . . I simply shut down and restarted my iMac.
Now everything is back to normal and I can open any Library in any way I wish but I don't know what caused the problem in the first place.
Was it a computer glitch or something I did?
As I was writing the instructions below, I saw that the problem was solved by restarting your mac - Great!
FCP X uses "lock files" to prevent a library being accidentally used by different users simultaneously, and these sometimes can prevent one from accessing a library. The solution I was about to offer deletes lock files, in case they have become corrupted and prevent legitimate access to your libraries. Offered "as is", and should never be done without a BACKUP in place.
------- No longer necessary, but just in case it may help someone, I leave those here anyway ---
0) Backup your library (always!)
1) Quit FCP X if it is running (just in case)
2) Control-click on a library in the Finder and choose Show Package Contents
3) Press Command-Shift-period to make Finder show hidden files
4) Delete one or more of the following: .lock, .lock-info, .lock-dir
Does FCP X have Full Disk Access in System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy ?
It didn't have so I gave it full access but I still cannot open any existing Libraries.
Yesterday FCP X was working normally and I can't think of anything I have done that could account for this message.
I have tried opening the Libraries from inside FCP X and also double-clicking the Libraries to make FCP X open but nothing works.
I can create new Libraries with no problem.
Could it be possible that a corrupted lock file was "cured" by restarting the computer?
Or could it be that the coronavirus has jumped from humans to Macs and become a computer virus!
Incidentally, on a lighter note regarding the present pandemic, this video link was sent to me by a friend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMBh-eo3tvE&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
I do't know whether FCP X was used to edit it but the opening title style is vaguely familiar.
Unfortunately the aspect ratio is slightly squashed and the lip-sync is not perfect.
Nice video, solid advice! Thanks.
I asked the creator of the video what she had used . . . iMovie and GarageBand!
With FCP X she might have been able to correct the slightly squashed aspect ratio but I am very impressed.
"Permission Denied" . . . What have I done!
