Dave_Apple
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Q: Trying to migrate my old FCE my new iMac and OS

I'm trying to remove my Final Cut and serial from my old iMac and onto my new one. I drug the application to a drive from the application folder and went to drag it to my new application folder but receive a message claiming the version might not work with the new OS.  Is there a way around this?  An update/newdownload etc.

Final Cut Studio '09, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 24, 2014 11:26 AM

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Q: Trying to migrate my old FCE my new iMac and OS

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  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Apr 24, 2014 12:27 PM in response to Dave_Apple
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    Apr 24, 2014 12:27 PM in response to Dave_Apple

    What version of FCE is this?

    Pro apps need to be installed from the original disc (preferred), or migrated using the Migration Assistant app in order to get all the associated files necessary installed.

    If your version of FCE is very old, it may be a hardware issue as well.

     

    MtD

  • by MartinR,

    MartinR MartinR Apr 25, 2014 9:10 AM in response to Dave_Apple
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    Apr 25, 2014 9:10 AM in response to Dave_Apple

    Both Final Cut Express and Final Cut Studio were discontinued in 2011 (even before Lion was released) and are no longer supported.   Mavericks is 2 generations past Lion.   No guarantees that either FCE or FCP will run, or run properly, on Mavericks.

     

    With pro apps like Final Cut, you cannot just copy the application file from one Mac to another - it won't work.   While it is possible to use Migration Assistant, that also does not work consistently well when you are migrating pro apps.  With all the pro apps it is far better to install from scratch.