reseting scratch disks AARRRGH !

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reseting scratch disks AARRRGH !

I have been trying to figure this out for months and months-I am sure it is simple but...
All I want to do is copy on Final Cut Project from Xtrnl Hard Drive A to Xtrnl Hard Drive B.
So:drag entire contents of copy from A to B.
Unless A is still connected to computer,B does not work.
So the reset scratch appears,and one or more of disks does not appear...so...reconnect drive A...and hit "SET" on drive B which appears in menu below A.
Choose Folder,Ok,then sorry non-writeable.
I am confused.
Is there a way to make the second drive self contained so drive A doesn't need to be plugged in as well?

Mac

Posted on Nov 16, 2010 7:09 PM

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Alchroma

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Nov 16, 2010 10:07 PM in response to David Oliver

To copy from external A to B you do not need to have to re-set the Scratch Disc in FCE.

Sounds more like a drive issue:

You should first check that the drive you are copying to is formatted to Mac OS Extended.
Then drag the files/folders from one drive to the other.

Al

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David Oliver Author

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Nov 17, 2010 10:03 AM in response to Alchroma

Yes,I can copy from A to B no problem.And can use the material on B.
Its when A is later ejected,that B will issue all the scratch disk messages,and B is unusable.
So there not much sense in using B if it can only be used when A is still connected to computer,as B is referencing A and getting files from it.

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Tom Wolsky

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Nov 17, 2010 10:11 AM in response to David Oliver

Once you copy to B and unmount A you simply have to tell FCE that B is the new scratch disk. You will also have to reconnect the media if it is now on B. You only have to go through this procedure once.

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David Oliver Author

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Nov 17, 2010 2:02 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Do you reconnect media to drive B with drive A unmounted ?
Or you reconnect Media BEFORE A is unmounted ?

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David Oliver Author

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Nov 17, 2010 2:17 PM in response to David Oliver

so this is what I have done so far.Copied from xtrnl A to B.With A still connected to computer,I went to project on B,brought up scratch disk preferences,drive A is referenced,I then added drive B by checkmarking audio/video/render/boxes,and hitting set.A folder window appears of drive B's FCE project.I select it. So now I have TWO scratches logged ,A and B.I now disconnect A.Lets see what happens when I go to bring up B as an isolated,fully workable project...
OK so,RESET SCRATCH DISKS...ONE OR MORE of your chosen scratch disks cannot be found.
So,maybe A still needs to be connected,I will start over.

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Tom Wolsky

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Nov 17, 2010 2:26 PM in response to David Oliver

No, no, no. Copy the media. Unmount A. Connect B. Launch FCE. It will bring up a dialog asking you to reset the scratch disk. Do it. Reset drive to B, your one and only connected drive. The project opens, if it needs to find the media that it thinks is on drive A it will ask to reconnect it. Reconnect to the media that's on drive B. It's really not that hard. You're making it way more complicated than it is.

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