Update 10.01 is not able to edit projects from 10.0, and won't let me create a new project or event?

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Update 10.01 is not able to edit projects from 10.0, and won't let me create a new project or event?

Hello,

I update to 10.01 yesterday evening. Today, I shot some footage and wanted to transfer it to my 2011 iMac. I've worked with several other projects in version 10.0, so you can imagine my surprise and panic when FCPX came up blank. No projects, no events, nothing. I soon realized that my project and event files were still on my Macintosh HD, under final cut pro events and projects, but the application itself wouldn't recognize them. Furthermore, I found out, whenever trying to create a new project or event, everything would work fine, until I closed the application, or logged out, when all my progress would be erased and I would start back at 'create a new project' and 'add a new event'.

I have an important school project coming up soon, and I don't have the original video files anymore. The events and projects on Final Cut X are the only video files I have and need for this school project, so switching to a different editing program is not an option.

Whenever I tried to drag projects and events from Macintosh HD to Final Cut X, it would come up with an error message, saying basically Final Cut can't play this project, etc.

Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Sep 22, 2011 7:12 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 22, 2011 9:40 PM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

On the bottom of your copy of FCPX to the far left is an icon that looks like a reel tape, clicking on this to send you back to your projects, does any of them appear here?

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Answer 2

Sep 23, 2011 10:46 AM in response to Anthony J Howe

I am having the very same issue and clicked at the reel tape, but nothing happened. This seems to be a bug.

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Answer 3

Sep 23, 2011 5:35 PM in response to Anthony J Howe

No, I am always in the project library when the program starts up, so clicking the reel tape does nothing.

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Answer 4

Sep 23, 2011 10:24 PM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

Also, it loads the names of events and projects when the loader screen comes up, it just doesn't display them. Maybe this has something to do with not updating the projects and events along with the application itself?

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Answer 5

Sep 24, 2011 2:56 AM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

If you are using two hard drives (like one SSD for boot and one for Data), it looks like 10.0.1 has some problem with simlinks

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3337372?answerId=16204879022#16204879022

Seb

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Answer 6

Sep 24, 2011 5:00 PM in response to Sebastien Stormacq

No, I am only using one hard drive, the Macintosh HD. The problem shouldn't have anything to do with simlinks.

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Answer 7

Sep 27, 2011 7:10 PM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

Ok, really? Nobody else has been suffering from this problem, or has a solution? 241 views, and only 6 replies? Surely somebody knows something about this issue.

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Answer 8

Oct 1, 2011 2:34 AM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

I have the same problem. All events and projects are gone. I see them getting 'loaded' in the splash window during startup, but bothe the event and project libraries are empty...

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Answer 9

Oct 1, 2011 3:44 AM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

Three general trouble-shooting suggestions.

Use this app to trash the preferences.

http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

It should be the first thing you try when any problems occur.

If it doesn't work, create a new User Account (Admin) in System Preferences and try running FCP X from that as it sometimes works miracles.

Open Disk Utility and Repair Permissions.

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Answer 10

Oct 1, 2011 3:58 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

I've recovered my 'Movies' folder from a TM backup from before the upgrade to force FCPX to re-convert the projects and events. To no avail. Removing the preferences from FCPX didn't help either.

Already did the Repair Permissions from Disk Utility too.

I don't use symbolic links or aliases. Everything is on my local disk (except RAW footage).

I don't see how a test user account would give me back projects and events that are still on my normal account. I agree a user account can help troubleshooting a lot of problems, but this is typically a situation where it can't.

Your effort is, of course, highly appreciated though!

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Answer 11

Oct 1, 2011 4:04 AM in response to McShamus_nl

You may not be able to see how a new User Account would work but give it a try.

Often in life we don't understand why a certain course of actions can work.

It will only take a minute, so it's worth trying.

Frequently I have had problems which ultimately have been cured by trashing prefs, but I have spent hours trying all sorts of other things because I have not been able to see how trashing prefs could possibly work in those cases.

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Answer 12

Oct 1, 2011 9:37 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

Creating a test user account and trashing FCPX preferences did nothing.

Adobe Premiere Elements 10 is looking pretty good right now...

Guess the only thing left to try is repair permissions for disk utility.

EDIT: Heard somebody say something about rebooting in safe mode. Also didn't work.

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Answer 13

Oct 1, 2011 10:03 AM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

As well as updating FCP X have you recently updated or added any new software etc. to your computer that might be causing a conflict?

Anything at all?

The fact that it works fine for thousands of people suggests that there is something specifically different about your setup.

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Answer 14

Andy Neil

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Oct 1, 2011 10:04 AM in response to BobTheMagicLizard

Is FCP 7 installed on the same system?

Andy

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Answer 15

Oct 1, 2011 10:41 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

Yeah, actually. I downloaded a program called FXfactory, uninstalled it, then updated FCPX to 10.0.1.

However, the program was uninstalled before I updated, so I don't see how there could be a conflict. I also reinstalled FCPX upon realizing that it didn't work anymore, which promptly changed nothing.

Andy-

No, I wish I did, though 😀.

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