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File Error: Unknown File.
Hey Gang,
This is a weird one and has happened quite a few times, but I’m just now getting around to posting it for some help.
Every now and then when I go to save my FCP Project I get this error that says, “File Error: Unknown file.” In order to save the project I have to do a “Save Project As…” Not only will it not allow me to save over the current project, but I can’t even save the project on the same hard drive as the original regardless of what I name it. So I save the project on different drive, delete the original and then move the newly saved/created project back over and continue working.
So I’m not sunk or anything, but this is obviously annoying. Any ideas as to why this would be happening?
Appreciate the input!
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Timothy D. Allen
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6 Replies
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Try saving the project file in your documents folder exclusively. Shouldn’t be kept on a drive other than your startup disk.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO, CD’s
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Really? So my FCP Project shouldn’t be on the same drive as the media? (I have a secondary SATA Raid drive I keep all my footage on). Interesting. Is there a reason for that?
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Timothy D. Allen
https://www.timdan.com -
Yes. It’s a small file which needs to be saved often, and read all the time from a drive, so putting it away from the media drive keeps that drive running faster.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO, CD’s
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Are you having a laugh?
this is just an annoying bug in FCP.
I suspect it may be permissions related but it has nothing to do with the frequency of access.
Rupert Watson
ROOT6 Ltd
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Can I urge everyone this happens to hit the provide feedback in the FCP menu and provide feedback about this annoying bug.
Rupert Watson
ROOT6 Ltd
44 7787 554801 -
We have several FCP machines set up working on the same projects from a storage server. All of our machines get this error occasionally, and it is almost always around 5:30pm. The time thing really throws me for a loop. All the drives are still up and can be read and written to by any other application any time. Not cool FCP. Not cool.
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