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X has lost it’s mind
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As mentioned, a reinstall is sounding like it might be in order.
Is this a Mavericks system? Was it a ground up rebuild or just an update?
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No audio units. I have a couple templates/plugins an sliceX.
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[Bret Williams] “So I make a new admin acct, and merge over all my iPhoto and iTunes libraries, etc. (all externally linked anyway) and I’m good to go? “
Depends. You might want to read through this.
https://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57437548-263/how-to-rebuild-a-user-account-in-os-x/
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
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Well I did just what the article suggested. Deleted my admin acct and left the user folder. Then recreated the admin acct and reused the user folder. The problem still existed. But none of the problems exist in the new acct I had to create just to delete the old acct. Nor do they occur in the guest acct. So the problem exists in the acct. And it exists in my home folder since out of the 3 users, that is the only part of the system, minus the OS, that is old. And the other 2 acts are accessing the system as well so by scientific method, I need to create a new user and migrate stuff over until the problem pops up again.
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[Bret Williams] “I need to create a new user and migrate stuff over until the problem pops up again.”
At this point it may be more efficient to wipe the drive and do a clean install. I know that’s a huge PITA, especially if you have to deactivate and then reactivate/re-authorize various apps and plug-ins. Unfortunately you may do the migration thing and still be right back in the same position. The “good news” is that a clean install gives you time to evaluate the apps you really need. Buy a new SATA or SSD, do a clean install to that and save to current boot drive as a back-up.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
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you might try disk warrior on system drive. i’ve had user accounts get corrupted before. on fcp 7 systems.
Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Camcorders: Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV30/40, Sony Z7U, VX2000, PD170; FCP 6 certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.
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Well I don’t have a solution, or even any real input regarding your specific problem. But, as they say, “An once of prevention…”
Over the last few years of reading posts here on the COW, I’ve developed a nice method to maintain a “clean” editing system. Yup, it involves doing a clean install.
I keep two SSDs for my system drive, one sits on the shelf and one is in use. When ever it’s time for a major OS or NLE update, I’ll format the drive from the shelf and do a clean install WITHOUT transferring any data from a previous user. Then what was my current system drive, which is usually working just fine, goes on the shelf and is available in case there was something I needed on it that I forgot about or something gets screwed up because of the new software update. This drive cycling doesn’t replace the need to keep an up-to-date backup, but it’s nice to have a frozen in time “last known working” system drive ready to go if it’s ever needed.
Obviously this means I do a fair amount of complete clean installs. To simplify the process I keep all my installer disc images (like all of Final Cut Studio 3 which installs in 40 minutes with one click, opposed to 4 hrs of of waiting to insert next disc seven times), downloaded apps, drivers, plugins, custom templates, user presets etc. organized in one master “All Install Files” folder and all the license keys in a text document. This folder lives on my current media drive, always there to install from or add new purchases to, regardless of what system drive is in use. Some things like Firefox or Event Manager X, I’ll still download and install the newest version instead of installing an old version that will just need an update right away. Other things like my custom presets for FCPXs audio Compressor filter, the location is hidden way deep in some place I can’t remember and the location doesn’t even exist unless you’ve created at least one custom preset. So you have to go make a temporary preset, then open the preset location, then place your backed up setting in there.
As Oliver said, this is a great opportunity to re-evaluate what you really need on your system. Also, keeping your old system drive is great in case you didn’t deactivate something like Event Manager X or iTunes “authorize this computer”. When I do a clean install I’ll only install the necessities and absolute favorites, then any little extras can easily be installed on the fly as needed. For me, a clean install is now a freakishly simple mindless task, of essentially: double-click, enter, enter, type password, copy/paste license key, repeat, repeat. Actually the worst part might be the Mac App Store, because I have to download to install. I wish they’d let me save the installer for the pro apps, like OS X allows.
Of course none of this happens until I’ve tested my workflow with the new software version and critical drivers, on a second partition of my secondary Mac and there is a general approval of the update on the forums. I’m currently on 10.8.4 and 10.0.9, been testing Mavericks since Dev preview and probably won’t have it on my main system until I have a new Mac Pro Tube and FCPX 10.1, so very soon.
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You know the user acct is pretty much what I carry over even after a clean install. Not completely, but I backup my user acct and copy over things like fonts and other things. So, I just made a new user acct, and am going through the tiresome deal of rebuilding preferences for system and apps all from scratch. Nice clean new user acct. I think I’m going to make this my standard practice. But if the problem is a font, or a plugin, or any number of things that are carried in the user library, then this fixes it. I’ll just install plug-ins, templates, fonts, etc. when needed. Everything is running great now. For now.
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Are we effectively saying stay away from Mavericks for the time being? Instinctively so far I have resisted the temptation.
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[James Ewart] “Are we effectively saying stay away from Mavericks for the time being? Instinctively so far I have resisted the temptation.”
It’s certainly safer to wait until the first couple of bug fix releases are released, but every time you switch OS you run the risk of something from your previous system causing a conflict and these problems aren’t always fixed.
My install of Mavericks is working very well, but I upgraded from a recently reinstalled system
Steve Connor
There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum
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