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imovie isnt working

hi whenever I want to export an iMovie project it immediately tells me that the share has failed, what do I do?

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Posted on Sep 10, 2020 6:07 AM

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Posted on Sep 10, 2020 7:20 AM

I have no idea why the share is failing but for a start you could try deleting the preferences as detailed below.


It only takes seconds and may cure your problem.


If it doesn't, I'm sure you will be given other suggestions.


Deleting the Preferences in FCP X or iMovie


If FCP X or iMovie start behaving unexpectedly in any way for no apparent reason, the problem could be caused by corrupt preference files. 


The cure for this is to delete the preferences. 


 Hold down the  Cmd and Option keys as you launch FCP X or iMovie and a window will appear asking if you wish to delete the preferences. 


Click “Delete Preferences” and FCP X or iMovie will open in the default (as-new) mode with no projects etc. on the interface. 


You will have to navigate to any project you were working on and reopen it. 


Deleting preferences is completely safe and because of its simplicity it should be the first thing you do when troubleshooting.



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Sep 10, 2020 7:20 AM in response to inbalw18

I have no idea why the share is failing but for a start you could try deleting the preferences as detailed below.


It only takes seconds and may cure your problem.


If it doesn't, I'm sure you will be given other suggestions.


Deleting the Preferences in FCP X or iMovie


If FCP X or iMovie start behaving unexpectedly in any way for no apparent reason, the problem could be caused by corrupt preference files. 


The cure for this is to delete the preferences. 


 Hold down the  Cmd and Option keys as you launch FCP X or iMovie and a window will appear asking if you wish to delete the preferences. 


Click “Delete Preferences” and FCP X or iMovie will open in the default (as-new) mode with no projects etc. on the interface. 


You will have to navigate to any project you were working on and reopen it. 


Deleting preferences is completely safe and because of its simplicity it should be the first thing you do when troubleshooting.



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