Final Cut Pro X 10.5 stopped working this morning. I've already uninstalled Final Cut Pro and re installed the program. Still not responding. I'm on 2020 iMac. My hardware has over 920 GB available. What are my next steps?
Delete preferences.
To delete preferences, hold down command and option while starting FCP X and click Delete Preferences.
The application will start in a default state, and open an "Untitled" library. Reopen the library you were working on, set the preferences the way you like them, and try again.
If the application does not start, even after deleting preferences, we will need to know more.
Please download Etrecheck (free from the App Store), run it and post its full report here, using the "additional text" button
Delete preferences.
To delete preferences, hold down command and option while starting FCP X and click Delete Preferences.
The application will start in a default state, and open an "Untitled" library. Reopen the library you were working on, set the preferences the way you like them, and try again.
If the application does not start, even after deleting preferences, we will need to know more.
Please download Etrecheck (free from the App Store), run it and post its full report here, using the "additional text" button
Try this in your normal account:
Start Final Cut Pro while holding down the Option key.
Do you see a dialog asking you to choose a library? Choose to open a new library and see if that works.
I am thinking that maybe you were using an "Untitled" library all the time, it may have become corrupted, and that is maybe why FCP is failing. By the way, what exactly was happening when you tried to start FCP in your account? Any error message?
The report is squeaky clean... probably the cleanest I've seen, and I've seen plenty.
There is nothing in there that would explain FCP not starting.
Create a new user account with admin privileges. Does FCP start from this new account?
Thank you for the assistance. I started a new account. FCP is running under new account. What could explain this? Would I need to continue switching accounts should FCP not respond in the future?
Thank you so much. I opened a new library and it appears everything is running smooth again. Should I be creating a new library for each project?
I use different libraries for different productions. It helps keeping things organized and keep libraries small. Also naming them in a sensible manner is important. I take it you had been using a single library and it was named “Untitled”...
Thank you. I deleted preferences to no avail. Here is the report that was run
Yes. I thank you so much for the explanation.
Final Cut Pro X 10.5 is not responding
