I was exporting a project from external drive in FCP, drive disconnected mid-export, library won't reopen. How can I get library to reopen?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.2
Try deleting the settings (aka preferences).
Hold down the command and option keys as you launch FCP until a window appears asking if you want to delete the settings.
Click the Delete button and FCP should open with an empty project/library.
You can then navigate to the library you were working on and double-click it.
I was trying that, and the reopen box would reappear.
I rebooted the computer, opened Final Cut, went to the drive library and double clicked...Final Cut shut down.
Thanks for taking the time to try and help me.
Thank you
I did that and it did export.
It looks as though you had a corrupt file or files in your project which is what I suspected.
This can happen occasionally.
Final Cut Pro exporting issue
