How do I move Final Cut Projects from internal to external?

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How do I move Final Cut Projects from internal to external?

When moving a Project from my internal drive to an external I find that in User > Movies > Final Cut Projects the files still exist despite being moved in Final Cut Pro X.

Again, all I'm looking to do is move ALL files from my internal SSD to an external RAID volume. Any ideas on how I can successfully do this?

I've read the FCPX User Manual and the forum questions, but none address why project and event files unsuccessfully transfer. : (

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Graham

Posted on Dec 17, 2013 12:22 PM

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 17, 2013 12:39 PM in response to Psilocybe

Look at the contents of those folders. What's in there? Where are the associated events?

FCP maintains some files in the Movies folder. These are not strictly needed by the project but are specific to the machine that's using the project, They are rebuilt in whatever system is accessing the events and projects.

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Psilocybe Author

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Dec 17, 2013 1:41 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hello Tom,

Thanks a ton for your fast response. There are quite a few files inside, including render files etc. Here is a screenshot:

Even though I have moved the project to the external hard drive this folder still exists locally. How can I transfer 100% of everything to the external?

Graham

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 17, 2013 1:51 PM in response to Psilocybe

Definitely dump the render files. Leave the rest. They shouldn't be very large.

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Psilocybe Author

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Dec 17, 2013 1:57 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Okay, but before I do is it possible to move the render files to the external drive?

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 17, 2013 2:03 PM in response to Psilocybe

How did you move the project files?

It depends on what's in the Render Files folder. If it's High Quality files you might be able to.

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Psilocybe Author

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Dec 17, 2013 2:08 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hello Tom,

I moved the Project Files by command dragging inside of final cut pro X to the RAID volume.

That didn't move any of the project files however, so I then manually moved them into the RAID volume and then relinked them.

Now I'm left with this 65GB render files folder, which I assume loads the project data faster than if i did not have the render files. That's great but I'd like to be able to move them to the RAID volume without (needlessly) regenerating the files... what do you think?

Graham