Missing Final Cut Pro files and None of them are missing

When a person is exporting a video in Final Cut Pro, a window appeared and it said that some of the files maybe be missing, searched everywhere in the editing timeline and none of the files are missing.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Jan 25, 2026 3:26 PM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2026 11:53 AM

Here is an updated version converted to a web app. Just double-click on the .html to load it in your browser. It opens a *local* web page. There is no internet access. I've only tested Safari 26.2 and Firefox 147.0.2 on macOS 26.2.


To use: export an FCP project XML, then drag/drop to the local web page.


https://we.tl/t-I4Bz0VnbKj


Features:


  • Totally stand-alone -- no web access or internet access
  • Accesses nothing on your hard drive except the project XML file you drag/drop
  • Has "find problem" mode and "report everything" mode
  • Simple drag/drop from exported FCP project .fcpxmld or .fcpxml
  • Looks for problems or reports on all or *selected* clips, effects, titles, generators and transitions
  • Gives timeline offset for each one
  • Export to JSON, CSV, TSV and TXT available


Limitations: unlike the above-listed Python script which can cross-check the XML-indicated effects, templates, etc, to your local folders, the security of a web app means it can't read anything from your hard drive. However, it still detects some possible or suspected problems by analyzing the project XML.


The report feature might be useful from a support standpoint for rapidly determining which clips and effects are on a timeline.

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Missing Final Cut Pro files and None of them are missing

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