• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  fcp moving render files to trash ?!!?

  Posted by Sophie Carapet on October 4, 2008 at 4:10 pm

  Hi Cows,

  FCP is behaving really strangely, a couple of days ago i moved some stuff to my trash to make space.

  I noticed the last couple of time i opened fcp everything ive worked on needs re rendering.

  I then noticed that there is a render folder in my trash. So I moved this into where i keep my fcp documents, replacing the old render file.

  I then cleared my trash, and re opened fcp.

  Sure enough, all my footage still needs re rendering and, on checking my trash the render folder has magically re appeared again. i cant seem to get rid of it from my trash. i assume this is why i am having to re render all the time.

  can any one help with this?

  thanks,
  Sophie.

  Sophie Carapet replied 17 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Shane Ross

  October 4, 2008 at 4:30 pm

  FCP will trash render files that the sequence no longer references. But yours is acting different. And when FCP acts like it shouldn’t, it is time to trash preferences…

  #44: FCP acting weird – Trash Prefs

  Shane’s Stock Answer #44: FCP acting weird or unusual. Just not like is normally should

  If the program was working fine, and now isn’t, or just isn’t working the way it should, the first things to do are:

  1) Trash your FCP preferences. Download the appropriate version of FCP Rescue at https://www.fcprescue.com and run it.

  https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html

  2) Open the Disk Utility and Repair Permissions.

  3) Shut down for 10 min. Go for a quick walk around the block and get SOME exercise today. Come back, turn on the computer and see how things are.

  4) (optional) Do the Hokey Pokey and turn your self about. Results may vary.

  

  Shane

  

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  Jaap Verdenius

  October 4, 2008 at 5:08 pm

  Apparently FCP Rescue has moved:

  https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/

  Jaap
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  David Roth weiss

  October 4, 2008 at 6:03 pm

  In addition to what Shane said, you aren’t supposed to manually delete render files and directories. FCP has a Render Manager for this very thing.

  David Roth Weiss
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  David Weiss Productions, Inc.
  Los Angeles

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  Sophie Carapet

  October 4, 2008 at 11:40 pm

  Thank you all for the comments and help.
  Trashing my preferences seems to have fixed it for now.
  That and …., (obviously), the hokey pokey. 🙂

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