FCP Projects turned into NO DATA compound clips

I was using "move project to library" my desktop library to my NAS library and FCP crashed. When I reopened FCP the projects were nowhere to be found in either library and the FCP backups are months out of date for some reason. The only indication that they ever existed is on the desktop library in the NO DATA section and appear as compound clips.


Before:


After:


Hindsight I wish I used the "copy library" instead of "move library".


16" M2 Max

32gb ram

1 TB SSD

FCP Build Version 406338

Ventura 13.2.1


I googled for an hour and found 0 examples of this before.

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Mar 28, 2024 1:22 PM

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Mar 28, 2024 3:32 PM in response to triflixfilms

Sorry to hear that. You should check the other FCP backups to make sure they have reasonable backup dates. If you find anomalies, I'd reset FCP settings in case that's what causing backups not to work. Hold command and option while launching FCP. It will open the default Untitled library. Reopen the library you were working on and set your preferences back to the way you like them (turn off background rendering, etc.)


In fact, I'd reset FCP settings anyway since it crashed during the library move. After the Settings reset, try to reopen the desktop library.


As a last ditch effort with nothing to lose, you could duplicate the desktop library as a backup, then step inside this backup (control- or right-click and choose Show Package Contents). Then move CurrentVersion.flexolibrary and Settings.plist files to the trash. Launch FCP, open this backup library and see if anything is better. I'm not optimistic but it's worth a shot. Maybe others will have other things to try.

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FCP Projects turned into NO DATA compound clips

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