Having Problems Importing XML

The problem is there are two places in the XML where it refers to a media file on iCloud. That evidently does not exist on the new machine loading the project XML. This can happen automatically if the user enables the "Optimize Mac Storage" option for iCloud Drive.

In theory the file should not have to exist on the machine loading the XML. FCP should just show a red "Missing File" thumbnail.

However for some reason it is causing the XML import to fail. You can work around it by editing the XML file with TextEdit or preferably an XML-aware editor like BBEdit, search for 'iCloud', and change the pathname to reference a local but non-existing file.

Original pathname reference, line 56:

src="file:///Users/jonathanregondolajr/Desktop/Wedding%20Music/.01%20Ikaw%20At%20Ako.m4a.icloud"

Change to:

src="file:///Users/jonathanregondolajr/Desktop/Wedding%20Music/.01%20NonExistentFile.m4a">

Original reference, line 7041:

src="file:///Users/jonathanregondolajr/Desktop/Music%20For%20Laptop/emotional/groom/.Four_Trees_I_Once_Was_Lost_instrumental_3_12.mp3.icloud"

Change to:

src="file:///Users/jonathanregondolajr/Desktop/Wedding%20Music/.01%20NonExistentFile.mp3"

It should be fine if the OP just eliminates the .icloud suffix.

If the file happens to exist at the same location, fine; if not, he will just have to relink.

I have asked for permission to see the file, as it is currently not accessible.

I have seen this recently and in that case there was a problem with the file extension. By seeing what file is mentioned in the xml as asset with id r8, it may well be fixable by manually editing the content of the xml.

First, access is denied to your FCPXML file.

Second, there may be assets that file is referencing that no longer exist, or their location has changed.

Thanks, Luis. I confirm that works, which is more straightforward.