Q: Final Cut Pro X won't let me save to my external hard drive.
I have been using Final Cut Pro X for 2 years. I use an external hard drive to save my projects and events. I recently bought a new Mac Book Pro and downloaded the newest version of Final Cut. Now my external hard drive shows up in the import window but it is not an option when I try to move my projects and events. The only option that comes up is move to trash. Also the drive does not show up in the list of events/projects. My external hard drive is a G-Drive mini. My name is under "Sharing & Permissions" and it says "read and write". It is formatted "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". Any idea how I can save my projects/events to this hard drive? Thanks!!
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
Posted on Oct 6, 2015 7:59 AM
Since version 10.1, FCP X uses libraries to store events and projects. If you were using older versions (10.0.*) of FCP X, there was a significant change.
You create libraries, which are FCP X's "documents". They can be stored anywhere. Libraries contain events, and events can contain clips *and* projects.
To use older projects and events, you need to "update". You do this from inside FCP X, by going to File->Update Projects and Events, and selecting the DRIVE where they are (they need to be in the old standard locations, in folders "Final Cut Projects" and "Final Cut Events" at the root of the hard drive or in the user Movies folder).
Before you proceed, read about the library model, for example
here: http://www.fcpxbook.com/
and here: Update and work with Final Cut Pro X libraries FAQ - Apple Support
Don't worry. It is a great improvement over the old scheme. Totally worth it.
Posted on Oct 6, 2015 8:47 AM