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119Final Cut Pro User Guide
Copy or move collections between events, libraries, and folders
In Final Cut Pro, do any of the following:
• Copy a Smart Collection or Keyword Collection to another event, library, or folder: Drag
the collection to the new location.
A copy of the collection appears in the destination event, library, or folder, and the
collection’s search criteria are applied to the items at that location.
• Move a Smart Collection or Keyword Collection to another event, library, or folder:
Drag the collection to the new location to create a copy there. To delete the original
collection, select it and choose File > Delete Keyword Collection (or press Command-
Delete).
The collection appears in the destination event, library, or folder, and the collection’s
search criteria are applied to the items in the new location.
Restore a Final Cut Pro library
Final Cut Pro makes automatic library backups at regular intervals. Backups include the
database portion of libraries only, not the media files. Backups are saved with the time and
date in the filename.
By default, Final Cut Pro saves backups to the Final Cut Pro Backups folder in the Movies
folder, but you can change the backup location. See Set storage locations in Final Cut Pro.
Final Cut Pro automatically deletes library backups that are more than several days old.
1. In the Libraries sidebar in Final Cut Pro, select the library you want to restore.
2. Choose File > Open Library > From Backup.
3. Click the “Restore from” pop-up menu and choose a backup from a specific time and
date, or click Other and navigate to a different backup file to open.
4. Click Open.
The backup is added as a library in the Libraries sidebar.
Note: The backups are standard Final Cut Pro library files, so you can also open them by
double-clicking them in the Finder. See Intro to managing libraries in Final Cut Pro.