The library is damaged in Final Cut Pro why did this happen out of no where I can't even get my footage back up and running

Damaged library in Final Cut happened out of nowhere one minute im editing I come back to load up and I get this message

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.2

Posted on Feb 13, 2024 5:53 AM

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Feb 13, 2024 6:01 AM in response to kamKillz1990

Please show us the exact message that you got.

Also, we are going to need more information - what OS, FCP version, where is the library stored, how is the drive formatted, how much free space on the media and system drives...

Tom Wolsky

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Feb 13, 2024 6:01 AM in response to kamKillz1990

Why do you say the library is damaged? What exactly happened? Did you trash your FCP settings?

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The library is damaged in Final Cut Pro why did this happen out of no where I can't even get my footage back up and running

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