FCPX Crash while loading content

bD

first thing to try is deleting the application preferences,

(try using the Digital Rebellion product, http://www.digitalrebellion.com/)

Second, run Disk First Aid over your system and external drive.

(how much free space is on the external drive?)

Let us know how you go.

T

You likely have a corrupt event or project in that drive.

Hide your events and projects in that drive from FCP X by putting them in a different folder. You can do this manually in the Finder or more easily using Event Manager X (it costs $5).

To do it in the Finder, create folders called "Final Cut Events - Hidden" and "Final Cut Projects - Hidden", beside the regular "Final Cut Events" and "Final Cut Projects". Move your events and projects to the "hidden" folders and then start FCP X again. If it starts, you have determined that the problem is in one the events or projects.

Now quit FCP X and start the process of elimination by bringing in some of the events and projects and seeing if it crashes. In a few tests you should be able to figure out what may have become corrupt.

Bryan Denman wrote:

ALSO.

I was reading through the forums and it mentioned to keep

things on the 23.9 frame rate or some number like that

and I had set the file to 24 FPS.

Could this be causing it?

No, That's not causing your crashes. But if you're working in video, as opposed to film, 23.98 (23.976) is a standard frame rate and should be your choice.

Trashing preferences is a good first step.

But I think Luis is on the right track in suspecting a corrupt file…as well as his suggestion for trouble-shooting it.

Russ

My prefrence files don't seem to be where they should be.

Like.. I can't find them on my system. I have tried the default

path as well as the finder. no dice.

The preference files are in ~/Library/Preferences (where ~ denotes your home folder).

Since Lion, this Library folder is hidden (and with good reason), but it is easy to access it: just hold the Option key and open the Go menu in the Finder to access it. If you find you need to access it often, just drag the icon in the title of the window to the sidebar and it will remain there, always accessible.

If you need to delete preferences (and mostly likely, you will eventually, since they sometimes get corrupted and cause problems), the easy and free way is to download Preference Manager. Since you liked the simplicity and effectiveness of Event Manager, you'll appreciate Preference Manager - and did I say it's free?