Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 406)

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Edit your project on a different computer
If you find yourself in a situation where you need to work on your project and media files on a
different computer, you have a variety of options:
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Move the project: You can delete the project from its current location and put it in a new
location. When you move a project, you can move all of the events used in the project, all of
the clips used in the project, or just the project.
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Copy the project: You can duplicate the project and put the copy in a new location. When you
copy a project, you can copy all of the events used in the project, all of the clips used in the
project, or just the project.
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Store projects and events on a SAN location: You can store files on a storage area network (SAN)
location and then access them from the other computer over the network.
Note: If you have customized any Final Cut Pro effects, transitions, titles, generators or themes,
you must manually back up and move the Motion Templates folder located in ~/Movies/
Motion Templates.
Move a project and its referenced events to another computer
1 Connect your external storage device to the computer where your Final Cut Pro project file is
located, and verify that the device appears in the Finder.
2 Verify that Final Cut Pro is installed on the computer to which you’re moving the files.
3 On the computer where your Final Cut Pro project file is located, select your project in the
Project Library.
4 Choose File > Move Project.
5 In the window that appears, do the following:
a Choose your external storage device from the Location pop-up menu.
b Select “Move Project and Referenced Events.”
Selecting this option moves the project file and any events (and all the clips in the event)
referenced by the project file to the disk you chose in the Location pop-up menu.
For more information about the options in this window, see
Organize projects in the Project
Library on page 86.
c Click OK.
The project icon and events disappear from their current location in the Project Library
and Event Library and appear under the storage device icon (indicating that they have
been moved).