All of a sudden when trying to open one of my FCPX libraries, I get an error message saying file “__BackupInfo.plist” couldn’t be opened. I have no idea why this is happening. I haven't even opened that library in a while.

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All of a sudden when trying to open one of my FCPX libraries, I get an error message saying file “__BackupInfo.plist” couldn’t be opened. I have no idea why this is happening. I haven't even opened that library in a while.

All of a sudden when trying to open one of my FCPX libraries, I get an error message saying file “__BackupInfo.plist” couldn’t be opened. I have no idea why this is happening. I haven't even opened that library in a while. I have a ton of video footage in this library as well as working projects.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 3, 2021 7:29 PM

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Tom Wolsky

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Jan 3, 2021 10:17 PM in response to photomomof4

What happens after you get that message? Where is the library stored? Do you know where the backups are stored, in the default location? Start by resetting preferences holding Opt-Cid as you launch the application.

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photomomof4 Author

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Jan 4, 2021 4:13 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

I reset the preferences and that seems to have fixed it! Thank you so much!!

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All of a sudden when trying to open one of my FCPX libraries, I get an error message saying file “__BackupInfo.plist” couldn’t be opened. I have no idea why this is happening. I haven't even opened that library in a while.

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