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Final cut pro x doesn't load projects on external hard drive

I have installed Final Cut Pro x. I save all of my projects on my external hard drive, and suddenly it has stopped working.

I load FCP and it displays, in the project library all of my projects on my external hard drive, and then dissappears! 😕

I have lots of projects and am really annoyed that I can't use them any more. I would really appreciate all of your help 🙂

It starts loading, and displays this

My external hard drive is called Ralph docs. It is still loading the window.

Then the external hard drive disappears from the project library...

Then it disappears from the event library. 😠

I tried going into the external hard drive directly and opening the project from there... Nothing happens. I can play it if I do that, but not edit it in the magnetic timeline.

😢

Please help me! I have even reinstalled FCP twice but nothing.

Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7), External HD: Western Digital 1tb

Posted on Aug 22, 2011 6:57 AM

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BenB

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Posted on Aug 22, 2011 1:38 PM

FCP X does seem to have a problem when too many Events and media is in the Library. I reccommend one of three things.

First, you can get "Event Manager X" to take some of them "offline" temporarily when you're not using them.

http://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/EventManagerX/

Or you can cretae Disk Images to put stuff in for specific clients or whatever, and only mount the .dmg when you need access to those Events and Projects.

http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/fcp_x_managing_disk_image_martin.html

Finally, I recommend you create folders in the Project Library, and start putting projects in them, and closing them. That way, the Project Library won't try loading data from all the projects at once. If it's not in a folder, or if the folder is open, FCP X will load up all the data for all the Projects it can see and can be overwhelmed pretty easily.

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Tom Wolsky

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Mar 23, 2012 11:25 AM in response to nik75

There aren't any events. They will only be recognized by FCP if they are at the root level of the drive and in a folder called Final Cut Events. Similarly projects will only be recognized if they are at the root level in a folder called Final Cut Projects.

Mar 23, 2012 11:31 AM in response to nik75

These folders "Final Cut Projects" and "Final Cut Events" must be at the root level of an external drive.

nik75

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Mar 23, 2012 12:23 PM in response to Thomas Emmerich

Yes, yes yes! You are right. Thank you so much.

ilovemacs101 Author

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Mar 23, 2012 12:39 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for your amazing contributions, keep em coming! 😁

⚠This hasnt resolved the issue Tom Wolsky and Thomas Emmerich, I did have them at the top level in the first place! 😝 😢 Thanks though! xxx

Tom Wolsky

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Mar 23, 2012 1:06 PM in response to ilovemacs101

Can you please post a screen shot of the root level of your hard drive? Does the har drive appear in the camera import window? Is there another drive with identical projects and events?

May 19, 2012 2:19 AM in response to Studio X

thanks - renaming avchd folder did it for me...

stupid bug - great help. would have never found it otherwise..

kolbi

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Aug 11, 2012 1:27 AM in response to G Anderson

Thanks G Anderson, I had the folder DCIM on the G-Drive. I was about to call G-Drive after 2 months of not knowing what was wrong drive as I can access it but it doesn't show up on FCPX event library.

Dec 21, 2012 9:51 AM in response to ilovemacs101

I just wanted to add, i was having the same exact issue and as Guillaume - Trangoposted i removed/renamed some extranious files from the hard drive, but it did not work at first. However, I had an AVCHD video file from a canon camera at the root level of the drive that upon moving it into its own seperate folder, the drive returned to behaving as it always had in final cut x.

If you haven't yet experiment with files at the root level of the drive i highly reccomend it.

Worked like a charm for me. best of luck!

- Matt

Jan 10, 2013 1:41 PM in response to Rozzter

Rozzter wrote:

Do you know if this is true for folders named AVCHD and such aswell? 😕

Fatsmorte

Re: Final cut pro x doesn't load projects on external hard drive

Dec 21, 2012 9:51 AM ( in response to ilovemacs101)

I just wanted to add, i was having the same exact issue and as Guillaume - Trangoposted i removed/renamed some extranious files from the hard drive, but it did not work at first. However, I had an AVCHD video file from a canon camera at the root level of the drive that upon moving it into its own seperate folder, the drive returned to behaving as it always had in final cut x.

If you haven't yet experiment with files at the root level of the drive i highly reccomend it.

Worked like a charm for me. best of luck!

THIS SOLVED MY PROBLEM!!!! THANK YOU!!! 🙂

Jan 25, 2013 9:12 AM in response to G Anderson

thanks

tom1ish

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Mar 1, 2013 11:48 AM in response to ilovemacs101

Hello,

I'm not sure if my issue is the same problem. for day 1 FCPX has allways displayed my external hard drive in event and destinations like when you duplicate projects and tell FCPX where to go, not imac drive but external. however I pluged my external drive into another mac with FCPX and experienced some problems, but managed to duplicate the project onto my external.

now heres the problem, fire up FCPX with external pluged in from before computer started, it loads, screen appears, there is my exteral drive, then count to 5 and its gone. it then just shows the macs drive.

what is going on there???

Thanks

Tom Wolsky

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Mar 1, 2013 12:14 PM in response to tom1ish

Either the drive has a folder at the root level that FCP sees as a camera or the drive is a duplicate of another drive.

Mar 13, 2013 11:16 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hello Tom,

I am having a similar problem. I am not sure if they are related. I did post a question separately as well. I was not able to share my event (grayed out). Finally, I came across this thread in desperation. So, I renamed any files/folders that may be tricking FCP X into thinking my LaCie drive is a camera. Now, I have a number of clips in my timeline that say "Missing Camera." Am, I going to have to import, clip and edit them all again? Do you think that when I do get this resolved that I will be able to share again?

Thanks,

Meghan

manprit

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Mar 15, 2013 12:38 AM in response to gatormadel

Hi i had the same issue : Final cut projects now showing up in program from an internal drive but use to work before.... when i went to the hardrive it self i can see it shows up but through final cut it wouldnt.........

PROBLEM SOLVED AFTER 3-4 DAYS OF TRAIL & ERROR

it worked for me instantly

I had a folder named dcim in that specic hardrive..... which is how its videwd in dslr camera and etcs.... so it thought it was a camera or somting soon as i moved that and renamed it it worked right away

KarenMcC

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Mar 17, 2013 7:34 PM in response to ilovemacs101

Even if you have a folder called Private because you dumped an AVCHD file on the hard disc FCPX will recognize it as a camera. Change the name to #Private and it will stop. I learned this after pulling my hair out for about 2 weeks.

Final cut pro x doesn't load projects on external hard drive