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Is there a way to repair a corrupted Final Cut Pro X library database file?

I was working on a project today and for some reason Final Cut Pro X crashed. When I reopened Final Cut Pro X, my library reopened, but it reopened without any events or media, and no projects. Where there is usually an "Event icon" (the purple Icon with a white star) on the Library Browser, now it shows an expandable folder (with an arrow you can click on) with no contents inside. Upon closer inspection of the Library File ('Show Package Contents"), it shows all of the correct folders and files to make up all of the Events and Projects, but it will not open in FCPX correctly. I have an old backup of my library, but it does not have any of the numerous changes I have made over the past week to the project, so I still have all of my media secure, I just done want to lose my work. I also turned off auto-library backups when I noticed that backups of all of the media was filling up my boot drive.

Any ideas on how to repair the database files that seem to be corrupted?

FYI, I am using Final Cut Pro X 10.1.1 on an OS X Mavericks Mac Pro.

Thanks for any help.

Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on May 8, 2014 3:30 PM

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Russ H

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Posted on May 8, 2014 3:40 PM

What works for some users in similar circumstances is to trash the flexolibrary file (the database you ask about) – with FCP X closed, of course. When the app is relaunched, it rebuilds the file.

Best of luck.

Russ

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 28, 2016 6:11 PM in response to foxdenfilms

is it safe to go ahead and delete them from both external drives? --and just work from the most recent library that was uncorrupted?

Yes. Rename the backup and start a new backup series.

And then, should I just work from the new drive or is it safe to continue working from the original?

If the drives are correctly formatted and working OK, then it shouldn't matter.

I'm in Boquete. Your UPSs should protect you My system and WiFi is on the UPS so I still have about two hours of comms and a working system before I have to shut down. Power down and detach components if you're leaving the system for any length of time.

Sinhueso

Level 1

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Mar 13, 2017 7:17 PM in response to Russ H

This worked fine for me, thank you very much.

Is there a way to repair a corrupted Final Cut Pro X library database file?