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128Final Cut Pro User Guide
3. To open the Library Properties inspector, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
• Click the Inspector button in the toolbar.
4. In the Storage Locations section, click Modify Settings if either Media or Motion Content
is set to In Library.
5. In the window that appears, click the Media pop-up menu and choose a folder outside
the library in which to store the media, then click Choose.
6. Click the Motion Content pop-up menu and choose “In Motion Templates folder,” then
click OK.
See
Set storage locations in Final Cut Pro.
7. In the Media section of the Library Properties inspector, click Consolidate.
Final Cut Pro moves the media files from the library file to the external storage location
you chose.
8. In the Motion Content section of the Library Properties inspector, click Consolidate.
Final Cut Pro moves the Motion Content files from the library file to the Motion
Templates folder located in your Movies folder.
9. Quit Final Cut Pro.
Important: Always make sure that Final Cut Pro is not open when you copy or move
libraries in the Finder.
10. In the Finder, drag the library file (which no longer contains any media files) to the icon
for the connected external storage device.
If you can’t find the library file in the Finder, open Final Cut Pro, select the library in the
Libraries sidebar, then choose File > Reveal in Finder (or press Shift-Command-R).
The library is copied to the external storage device.
11. When copying is complete, eject the external storage device and disconnect it from
your Mac.
12. Connect the external storage device to the new (destination) Mac.
13. Drag the library file to the folder on the new Mac where you want to store the file.
14. To open the library, double-click its icon.
Note: You may need to relink clips to media files or reset the library storage location on
the new Mac. See
Relink clips to media files in Final Cut Pro and Set storage locations in
Final Cut Pro. If a missing media alert icon appears in the Libraries sidebar, but you can’t
locate any offline clips, click the Filter pop-up menu at the top of the browser and choose
All Clips. All clips (including the offline ones) become visible in the browser. See Find clips
and projects in Final Cut Pro.
To move a project to another Mac rather than copying it, follow the instructions for copying
a project, then delete the project from the original Mac.