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Somehow my most important Final Cut Pro file has become corrupted and doesn't seem to be 'openable'...I have all updated software. I've tried everything I can think of...is there a way to force a library open once it's been compromised for reasons unknown and seemingly unknowable...
What's the name of the library that opened?
Look inside Movies/Final Cut Backups. Are there backups of your library in there? If there's a backup, don't do anything in that folder, just see what's there. Maybe post a screenshot.
In FCP use File>Open>Open from Backup and select the backup. Post a screenshot of what you see in the library.
What's the name of the library that opened?
Look inside Movies/Final Cut Backups. Are there backups of your library in there? If there's a backup, don't do anything in that folder, just see what's there. Maybe post a screenshot.
In FCP use File>Open>Open from Backup and select the backup. Post a screenshot of what you see in the library.
Dear Tom Wolsky -
Thank you sooo much for responding so quickly...I just tried opening the Library while holding keystrokes you suggested...I am on Mac Monterey...after I double clicked on file with those keys held down, Final Cut Pro popped up a dialog box asking if I wanted to delete preferences...I agreed to that and then waited a bit as the library opened...it opens but there are no files within...the library in my hard drive has a 40GB size but somehow the library is not seeing the files within...any further thoughts? And FCP is FCP X...
Thank you.
Johnnie Hawkins
TOM! You are my hero...bless you...I was able to open version that contained most of what I had created up to that point...and now I have renamed and recopied to my hard drive...BLESS YOU...do you have any thoughts as to what happened and what should I do with the original Library?
THANK YOU!
Johnnie
What OS and FCP versions are you using? Hold ⌥ ⌘ as you double click the library. Please give details of what exactly happens.
I can’t tell what happened from what I read. Without screenshots or step by steps its very difficult to know what’s happening on another computer.
Of course. I understand that...regardless, thank you for your assistance as All the hair I have left, I was starting to pull out...and now I don't need to...
Thank you again,
Johnnie
My most important Final Cut Pro file aka Library has become corrupted
