David, thanks for your attempt to help, but I don’t understand the negativity. I told you what system I was running. I don’t know why you thought it was an issue of emotion vs. science. I wasn’t asking if I could cut natively. I was asking for an offline/online workflow, which I can definitely handle. Apologies for not clueing in about drive configuration (I’m working off a portable 2TB USB 3). Obviously buying a new system is not the answer. I would like to know what to do with the footage I have on the system I’ve got.
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