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Can you install Final Cut Pro to run on external Firewire drive?
I was told this is possible but when I inserted my install disk….it recognizes the ext drive but will not allow me to select it as an installation destination…stating that i must install the program on the main operating system drive.
I was hoping to save space on my main drive in my powerbook by trying to run the program from the external drive….is this possible?
thanks
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Almost positive you can not on the newer version, I think on
version 1 and maybe 2 it was possible. -
Hi,
I will not suggest you to install it on an external drive only to save space. The flow of information between the external drive and the laptop will be great with the open application, I cannot imagine adding the flow of the clips to this. It will surely jam. And I am sure that Apple denied this type of installation for this particular reason… and others.Check for upgrading your hard drive, I heard that Seagate has a 160G drive for powerbook.
Have a nice day,
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FCP needs to be installed on a drive containing the Operating system. And will only work if you are booted from that drive.
Shane
Alokut Productions
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Before I upgraded all our suites from 4 to 5, I installed 5 on a firewire drive to test it first.
Here’s how:
I installed Tiger on the firewire drive – so it was bootable. Then I installed FCP on the boot drive – which was now the external firewire drive.This ran fine, but every time I moved the firewire drive to another machine and booted off it, I had to re-type the FCP serial number on the first run.
After installation, I could even run FCP 5 when booting off the internal drive – running os X.4.9 and Quicktime 7.
By now I have four systems on FC Studio 5, all on tiger as well.
Regards
FrancoisRegards
Francois
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