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why I can`t import media file to my second disk?

I install ssd on my mbp as startup disk,when I try to import media,I can`t select my HDD as save path? What should I do?

Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 5:31 PM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2013 7:19 PM

To get the easy stuff out of the way, your drive must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (journaled). I would assume it already is since this used to be your boot drive.


Now on to more complicated stuff.


The Final Cut Events and Projects must go in the Movies/Final Cut Projects and Movies/Final Cut Events folders in your Home folder. Or they can go in the Final Cut Projects and Final Cut Events folders at the top level of a non-boot drive. Moves should be made inside Final Cut Pro X to preseve the links.


What I did was to put my OSX and Apps on the SSD, and then I put the rest of my Home Folder onto the Hard Drive. This includes FCP, iMovie, iPhoto, Aperture, Garageband, and all my documents. When you split your home folder like this, it takes some special considerations. I found a website by frequent Apple Discussions Contributor James Ponds (Pondini) to be very helpful in setting up my Home Folder.


Here is a link to his website.

http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html


Here is a link to the specific post for setting up a home folder on a secondary drive.

http://pondini.org/OSX/SetupOther.html

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Jan 29, 2013 7:19 PM in response to coalight

To get the easy stuff out of the way, your drive must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (journaled). I would assume it already is since this used to be your boot drive.


Now on to more complicated stuff.


The Final Cut Events and Projects must go in the Movies/Final Cut Projects and Movies/Final Cut Events folders in your Home folder. Or they can go in the Final Cut Projects and Final Cut Events folders at the top level of a non-boot drive. Moves should be made inside Final Cut Pro X to preseve the links.


What I did was to put my OSX and Apps on the SSD, and then I put the rest of my Home Folder onto the Hard Drive. This includes FCP, iMovie, iPhoto, Aperture, Garageband, and all my documents. When you split your home folder like this, it takes some special considerations. I found a website by frequent Apple Discussions Contributor James Ponds (Pondini) to be very helpful in setting up my Home Folder.


Here is a link to his website.

http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html


Here is a link to the specific post for setting up a home folder on a secondary drive.

http://pondini.org/OSX/SetupOther.html

Jan 30, 2013 5:51 AM in response to AppleMan1958

“Or they can go in the Final Cut Projects and Final Cut Events folders at the top level of a non-boot drive. Moves should be made inside Final Cut Pro X to preseve the links.” as you said,I move the Final Cut Projects and Final Cut Events folders from my old movie folder to the top level in my HDD(non-boot drive),but in the Final cut I still can`t find it.


then I changed my home path to my old home path in my HDD,all my old event and project was back.but Final cut pro can`t import file to ssd drive or other drive.Is that ture that Final Cut Pro only can reganize one drive to import files?

why I can`t import media file to my second disk?

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