SOLVED: Final Cut Pro X Library Too Big! (FCPX File Managment)

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In this Final Cut Pro X Tutorial Nolan from Think Media teaches you how to reduce the size of your library in final cut pro. It's very easy to make sure your library isn't too large

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[MyMathsAdventure]

Storage is a big issue that content creators don't talk about much. Thanks for the tips!

[GetBusyLiving]

Honestly, this has made my workflow SO MUCH better, and saved me heaps of disc space too. Also, recently I needed to go back and reopen a library to change an edit and re-export, and everything was there as I needed it and I was able to complete it no problems - the way I used to archive and store things meant I would have really struggled to do that. Thanks Nolan!

[latishalovely]

I was literally JUST thinking about how I’m going to make space on my laptop! Talk about perfect timing 😅

[iXplainIT]

Excellent video mate. So many times I’ve ran out of space on my drive while editing and this is the most clearest way of solving my problem

[RobertWitham]

Very helpful! I quit saving my FCPX project files because they were so massive that I couldn’t justify the storage costs. Definitely going to give this a try!

[hectorgduran]

This is such a great tutorial. My frustration level was reaching boiling point, thank you for the tips. FCPX much, much faster now!

[gregoirepainchaud]

Thanks for the tips, it's a huge help! Quick note: for long term storage, you don't want those projects on a single drive: drives fail all the time. You can run a little Nas unit which write automatically to two drives simultaneously in Raid 1... You don't need speed, just safety 😉

[InvestorCenter]

Who else here is working on building their channel from scratch? I want to support fellow small creators.

[witnessproductions]

I just switched to FCPX and finished my 1st Rough Cut of a 90+min project... 169GB! I thought I am screwed, if this is just the beginning. Thank you so much! You helped put the air back in my lungs and excitement about FCPX!

[joymae]

I just got FCPX and am learning as a new creator after using iMovie and I was shocked how much space it took! These are great tips and hopefully it makes the process easier moving forward!


Any other small creators here want to support each other?

[ofthewayministries]

This is so helpful! Thank you for these great tips and tutorial. For the ministry, we wrack up media quite quickly, and this structure is immensely helpful. Question (just needing clarification): Do you create a new "Library" for each new project you're working on?

[theothertonyg]

Thank you for the concise explanation. This is extremely helpful. I have been using T5 and T7 drives to edit with, and wasn’t sure what was safe enough to delete. Going to try these tips!

[loverscorpio]

Literally saved my life. I kept buying Samsung T5, T7 hard drives and still had these issues. Thanks a lot. You are a life saver 🙏🏼

[Levilambson]

This is probably the 10th video I have watched on managing FCPX files and this is the first one that has made sense to me! Thanks so much! Very helpful!

[photographybydash]

This video was so helpful! I was editing one project at a time to save space and speed but this definitely helped. Much appreciated 🙏🏽💪🏾

[cicixfit]

This is amazing ! I’ve been needing this video forever !! 🤩

[avatardrones]

Legendary video! Our colleague told us about deleting those rendered files but we didn't realise we had to click the event to do this! (we had just a singular project rather than the event clicked-on). Thanks for getting us past those last steps! Great video.

[ToddDuvall]

Two years later and this video is still teaching things! Thanks!

[Unders]

Sean has been looking into my search history again...

[bkdasa]

You simply made my day! This is the same problem I was living with for many years with so much of hard drives! This is a great technique.. Thank you!!!!