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Final Cut Express wants video training

My final cut express HD is searching for video training or it will not open. How do I get it?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)

Posted on Nov 27, 2012 7:33 PM

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Nov 28, 2012 9:21 AM in response to Seames

You may have already tried this, but let me ask anyway: did you click "Reset Scratch Disks?" If so, what happens? Do you get a window to reset your scratch disk location, does FCE quit, or does something else happen?


You could try this: use the Finder to create an actual folder called video training at the top level of your HD (this is what I see in the image you posted). Then restart FCE, and it should find the "video training" folder and continue to open. Once FCE is running, then reset you scratch disk location to a more appropriate folder. In order to reset the scratch disk location you have to go to Final Cut Express > System Settings > Scratch Disk > Set. Then you can select a new scratch location on your hard drive.


If that doesn't work, then I suggest deleting the FCE preferences file:


Delete the User Preferences

You can resolve many issues by restoring Final Cut Express back to its original settings. This will not impact your project files, but you should verify your Scratch Disk location setting after doing this. To reset your Final Cut Express user preference settings to their original state, do the following:

  1. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Preferences (Note: The tilde (~) represents your Home folder, which is located in the /users folder on your hard drive. This is NOT the /Library folder at the top level of your hard drive
  2. Remove the "com.apple.finalcutexpress.plist" file from the Preferences folder.
  3. Remove the "Final Cut Express User Data" folder from the Preferences folder.

Final Cut Express wants video training

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