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

[@ThinkMediaTV]

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[@ryanfox6134]

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[@stylemebynancy]

imovies

[@aviationpear2147]

Final cut pro or sony vegas pro

[@MaxwellChan0]

I now use final cut pro! I'm using the free trial right now, but thank you so much for this video! It helped a ton!

[@mackenziemill]

I was doing editing on my 1TB Mac until I filled it TODAY! Now going to get the T5 SSD and keeping it clean for sure. Thanks for your advice Nolan

[@MyMathsAdventure]

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

[@AureeOfficial]

Cannot agree more!

[@zhincic]

@@Riseforth So, is it any different with other softwares?

[@latishalovely2632]

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

[@kyledizzo-fitness]

LoL 😂

[@joymae]

Yes this was so helpful! Did you just start your channel Latisha?

[@latishalovely2632]

Joy Mae hey girl 💁🏾‍♀️ I started about 6 or 7 months ago

[@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?

[@ArabianDork]

Joy Mae of course ahah

[@joymae]

@@ArabianDork YAYYYY xoxoxo

[@Unders]

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

[@witnessproductions1989]

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!

[@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!

[@InvestorCenter]

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

[@bonbondotkom]

How?

[@DiegoBoquer]

I am! :-) Take a look at my channel. LOL LOL LOL

[@LegoVlogger]

I'm trying for 3 years and I still have 105 subs. :(

[@createdbyriks]

absolutely me right here!

[@danielayoub6890]

Just started today!

[@ToddDuvall]

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

[@BrioniFaith]

This video has literally changed my life forever. Thank you so much!

[@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!

[@loverscorpio123]

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 🙏🏼

[@asphaltandtacos]

Tips: 1. Turn off background rendering. 2. Choose an external storage location for the cache. In other words choose a storage location outside of the Library. 3. Generate optimized media or proxy media only when necessary. As with cache choose an external location.

[@sagekaleke]

Does proxy files also add to file size?

[@asphaltandtacos]

@@sagekaleke Yes

[@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

[@munaabellamohamad1124]

THE BEST VIDEO ON STORAGE EVER! tried the 'delete render files' and save a lot on my mac. I even cried lol cause i was just happy it worked! from 75gb to 8gb only. Think Media, you guys are the best! ❤️ Love from Malaysia!🇲🇾 💕

[@the4waysplitpodcast]

Thank you so much. We had 15 GB left on our computer and didn’t know why. Now we’re back to 500 GB of storage. 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!

[@StephenLyonsMusic]

I have both a Samsung T5 (Music Production) and a Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD (Film / Video) however I believe I will be switching completely to Samsung for Video as well bc of the issues Scandisk customers have been having lately. Eventually will scale up but for right now this is my 'beginner' External HD set up. This is a phenomenal tutorial, thank you.

[@venetiarawunfiltered1824]

This was a game changer!! I am computer illiterate or as my sister named me a "Technological Cavewoman". And even though I try very hard to create content etc.., I sometimes have to move away from my computer before I throw a brick at it 🤭 This was the video that made everything seem so simple and easy that even I can do it! You saved me $$$ on purchasing 10 TB external hard drives for all my videos as I am also creating online video training programs, my memory was completely depleted from my computer. Thank you so so so MUCH! Really appreciate your videos they are the best lessons that actually work and make sense! 👍🏼

[@meetrichardreyes]

I almost returned my Mac because of the storage issue but after watching this video, I'm back to editing. Thank you so much for this video.

[@DeadBrokeBBQ]

Crazy!! I just ran into this issue last night on my first HLG rec.709 footage and had to juggle all kinds of files around just to be able to finish the render and output a MP4 file!! This one is saved!!

[@iQueeneth]

Who else loves his videos??

[@ReynaldoVelasquez]

This video is a LIFE SAVER! imagine my shock when I bought a 1TB Samsung T5 and only 5 videos into editing… I only had 23MB left on the storage. This freed up 868GB. I was about to fork out another $250 for a 2 TB external SSD

[@BrendanRoss]

Hi! Why not delete the proxy media (and optimized media) while you're at it? Is that a bad idea?

[@evanknappmusic]

Skip to 8:34 for quick fix... thanks for the video, my man!

[@GaryCantrell]

MORE FCPX vids on the channel please. I'll take all of them. Still learning.

[@joymae]

Yesss!! I just got Final Cut Pro x and I’ve been learning it on Skillshare. A lot of iMovie overlaps with final cut through just different short cuts

[@nolanmolt]

@@joymae Will do!!

[@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.

[@davidenglund]

Thanks much for this video! I just moved a bunch of my FC libraries over to a new NAS and I was totally bummed at how much space I lost. Your method got me back a good portion of that space. Bravo!! 🙌 👏

[@mr.creation4056]

As a small youtuber, this video is so helpful. I’ve been having a lot of trouble growing my channel but I’m going to keep at it because I know everyone has to start somewhere. Thanks

[@RenzyStyle]

I now have 150 subs after 3 weeks because of think media.You guys teach me everyday.Thank you

[@noidea7134]

wow congrats!

[@KamleshMallick]

Thank you friend. My FCP library file was 1.1 TB and now it is 100 GB. Very useful tip. Much appreciated.

[@cadybrave]

Another tip is to delete the render files. Go to the package contents and then select the video you're working on and go to render files and go to the "High Quality Media" When I delete all those files I have another 20 gigabytes to work with. Its so helpful just make sure your project is backed up before doing that.

[@anthonybryantmedia]

Awesome thanks for showing. I have a library that has a set timeline with titles etc. Each podcast for work I just delete the video element and plreace with a new video which helps editing time. The Library was up to 800GB and I couldnt understand why when ideleted the video content. This has saved so much space. Thanks!

[@MissThompson]

This video just saved me lots of headaches and disk space! Thank you!!

[@heykimsong]

Excellent video! I come back to watch it every now and then to refresh my memory. It's the best way to edit with an SSD that I've found out

[@BillyPalmerMusic]

The delete generated files bit literally saved me 300gb. THANK YOU!

[@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!!!!

[@ejc2664]

You just saved me from waiting 10 hours for a 700 GB - 1 hour podcast video to upload. 🔥🔥

[@SightsofCy]

Perfect! And I always love watching tutorials from a cutie like this guy! Haha

[@Arkdisplaygraphics]

Well, is this one of the best tutorials, I think so! Really really good, no drama just good. I don’t like shouty “Was uuuup” videos or I’m super super excited videos.

[@ReitzSteuerberater]

I am currently switching from Adobe Premiere Pro to FCP X. Also for me: perfect timing. Great help!

[@nolanmolt]

Awesome, glad this helped you!

[@ButchFagan]

Do you feel a need to get a copy of the raw footage and put it on an external hard drive so incase something happens you still have the original footage? And if you did would you put it on your 8GB drive?

[@TreyDewitt]

I typically edit from my hard drive because it saves me tons of space :)

[@halooaleckzzz8567]

Omg it really did work! My library was around 300+ gb but after doing this tip it became 1.5gb huhu thank you so muchh!! what a savior!

[@RevTrevNFL]

Thank you so much. The guys on Apple Support Final Cut Pro have helped me before but I couldn't remember how to drop the render files. I knew it was simple and easy. After doing what you suggested my Library went from 735GB down to 200GB. THANK YOU

[@LoveLynetteTan]

Thank God for Think Media! I just switched over to FCPX. This is exactly the video I've been looking for, this is a lifesaver! Game changer!

[@1.5Koreans0.5American]

When I make money from KZbin, I'm going to purchase the Final Cut Pro because this Filmora keeps giving me some weird display errors every time I edit. And it's super annoying.

[@joymae]

Hey Jade you can get it for a 90 day free trial right now

[@itsjosephhenry]

get the trial and keep making new accounts to keep it for free

[@RobertWitham]

I switched over to FCPX from Premiere Pro when I bought a MacBook Pro a couple of years ago. It has been so much faster and more reliable than Premiere.

[@curiousregina7480]

Omg! Thank you times 100! This was exactly what I needed! I could have cried seeing a 376GB video go down to just 9GB!

[@natnatwisdom]

You are great at explaining everything you are doing. I have been spending all year trying to learn my new computer and fcpx. I am very green and turtle paced. We are semi drivers so my time at home is very very limited. A problem I have is when I finally get on my computer I struggle to remember everything I’ve learned

[@joaquinaspillaga2412]

Literally changed my life with this video... THANK YOU

[@danielrickettsmusic]

Thanks for your help! I have so many libraries that just sit on the back burner wasting space until i need them....Just deleted some render files.. Love it.

[@BrokenGems]

I don’t think you really understand how much this video has helped Me! Thank you very much!

[@cicixfit]

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

[@looy._.]

Dude this saved my life. I just deleted the render files and 90% of my hard drive was cleared. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@KanwarAnand]

Thanks!

[@ThinkMediaTV]

Thank you for the super thanks!

[@KanwarAnand]

You saved me 100gb so a thanks well worth it.

[@telugutechbytes3685]

What is the perfect storage size to upload in KZbin for 5 min video

[@Proto62]

You also answered several other questions that were brewing in my mind. Well done!!

[@jillianandjeremy]

Super helpful, thank you!! We use the SanDisk 1TB SSD for editing, and a Seagate 5TB for backup / storage. We are newbies trying to get a file organization system for varies assets - camera, GoPro, Drone, iPhones, 360, etc, each with a variety of sub-categories. Argh!!

[@cakedbybabyk]

THANK YOU for showing us how to delete the render files! such an easy and amazing tip and it saved me!!

[@robust98]

Even after 2 years, this video is very helpful, thank you so much!

[@inigonavarro-rubio3367]

This video is awesome! Is there anything you've changed in the last 2 years? I would loooooove to see an update.

[@CharlieAshman]

I was really wanting a video like this.Just bought the 2 tb from the last video!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣❤👍🏼

[@caitlynjaay]

this is the video I have been searching for. thank you for saving me a mental breakdown

[@stephanievu]

I'm new literally anything involving the inside of a computer besides using it and this just saved me 200 gb!!

[@DiegoBoquer]

Dude, just wanted you to know you are awesome!!! I can see you are growing every day!!! Appreciate you big time! God bless!

[@josuebsanchez792]

Awesome, video. I was tripping out with how much space my projects were taking up on my Mac. This was so helpful.

[@JoeySuggs]

OK hear me out... I organize my libraries by month on my T7, and typically have about 5-8 videos per month. I copy all of my original files to the individual projects. When I'm done with the month I close the library in FCP, go into it in the finder, and delete all render, analysis etc.. files for each project. This keeps my library count low, my original video files with my projects, and results in the same size files if you are doing it the other way. it seems more simple to me this way so i wanted share👍

[@JamesMorganTWI]

Just reclaimed nearly 3TB of space on my HDDs, thank you!

[@MehmetAliKlc]

Hey, what about premiere pro! Waiting for your answer for premiere pro our computers are full of GB`s !!

[@jeremyburroughsnetwork5290]

Inshot movie editor has changed my life but I’m so glad y’all made this video💕

[@xiction]

Whoooot, perfect timing, I just woke up to edit and i've been requesting this video!

[@telugutechbytes3685]

Bro what is the perfect size storage to upload to KZbin for 5 min

[@PeterV]

DUDE!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOREVER NOW!!! Thank you for this!

[@AiBkomachi]

this is such a life saver for someone who was broke and cam only buy 256gb ssd for her macbook

[@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 😉

[@Dianafcampo]

This video is exactly what i needed. I ordered an 2T HD because my computer is slowing down and running out of space.

[@powerspeakernow]

You the best bro !!!!!!

[@czuchwicki]

Hey there, I tried to follow this tutorial but I think I am on a more recent version of FCPX. I am only given the option to 'Delete Generated Clip Files' as opposed to 'Delete Generated Library Files'. The pop up that follows only shows checkboxes for deleting optimized media and proxy media. There is no option to Delete Render files. Any suggestions?

[@TheBradLloyd]

Great video - following your advice step by step. Got my new T5 in the mail today! Question - I don't see the 'Delete Generated Library Files", I only have "Delete Generated Clip Files". I assure it's the same thing, but I don't have the option to delete render files. Is that ok? Maybe just a different version of FCP?

[@TheBradLloyd]

Ok, I got it to work - thank you! My project is still 110GB, is that normal? Your project was less than 1 GB! Still made a big difference though, just wondering if I'm missing something. It's about a 24 min project if that helps. Thanks again!

[@ascensivelight-sharonlynn219]

So grateful for this help. Thank you. This happened to me last week and spend all day and night deleting. This is a great organization too. ❤️

[@ascensivelight-sharonlynn219]

I edit on the macpro

[@jasperr1822]

Thanks. Can you do a video on how to do a podcast/interview show over zoom as I need a way to record it

[@jasperr1822]

If anyone has any suggestions please tell me

[@joymae]

Oh this is a great question!! I agree!

[@jasperr1822]

@@joymae yeah

[@heytorches]

excellent tutorial. I find the Final Cut Pro file management pretty complicated and you cleared up all of the big questions I had. thanks :)

[@buildustronger4733]

Oh my Gosh! I ma so lucky I found you guy in the beginning of my channel, I was exactly doing right now, thanks for sharing your process. Love you guys!

[@electricianron_New_Jersey]

I went and bought a 400TB hard drive for FCP. I'm new at this. Im looking to make 2 KZbin shorts. Is 400TB enough room to make to short videos?

[@DarlaBaltazar]

This has been so helpful! Thank you!

[@tbmadeitt]

Omg you just saved my computer with that last tip!! From 38Go to 152Mo just like that! Thank youuuuuu

[@reel_images]

Great video, I used to use FCP when it was FCP4.5 LOL. Yeah back in the day, anyway I'm getting back into the game and haven't made the jump to buy FCP X I just downloaded the 3 month free trial. Your video of the T5 SSD bright me here.

[@ELTExperiences]

Thank you for sharing this. I started the free trial of FCP and I removed it as it was taking so much space on my MacBook Pro and then I returned to Premiere Pro. I may return to FCP if it doesn't replicate and take up so much space with videos and files.

[@psampaiobh]

Nice Sean! I was all ready doing something similar, but what do you do with the optimized media? It’s much bigger than the original one! I tend to generate both, optimized and proxy and it’s filling up my 500Gb ssd external drive. Do you edit without it? Does it loose quality for youtube? Tks, good work!

[@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?

[@JatinGarg]

Oh man, this is exactly the video i needed! Looking forward to saying bye to 200gb files haha Thanks man, left a like!

[@LizAndErikSeries]

This didn´t wotk for me, the file size didn´t go down and I dont understand why :/

[@austinevplab7167]

There's some danger in not copying your files into the library managed by FCPX. You have to be disciplined to never delete a file because it will show up missing in your project. When looking at your files with the finder there is no way to know if that file is being used by FCPX. I make a library on my actual computer drive for each project because I keep an external drive attached that is my Time Machine backup. My projects are completely backed up (not just FCPX's backup of pointers0 and when i finish with the project I move the library off the computer to an external archive and delete all the rendered media to shrink it down. This process works for me because I have a 1TB drive in my MacBook Pro and i only work on one project at a time, not like others that have to manage many customers at once.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Hi there great video and thanks for the tip! One thing I've noticed is that my exported finished files are still a big file size. What way is there to reduce the finalised exported file size? I am exporting using the master file default!

[@djMARKVIBES5]

I am pretty new to blogging. My niche is fitness. Get Fit 50+. Do you recommend a gimbal, joby or just a tripod

[@easylearning6536]

I would say joby + cheap tripod. Gimbals take a little bit of time to practice if you use mirrorless or dslr. But if you use gopro, buy a gimbal for gopro!

[@LamVisuals]

File importing, if I first select “Copy to library” for my first project, can I change the setting back to “Leave files in place” even not completing my current project?

[@TheTMax]

I'm editing off a t7 and I filled its 1TB up with one project! But, after deleting the render files, it was only 33GB!

[@MKamTech]

GREAT CONTENT 👍 How did you create your amazon universal urls, please advise?

[@StrangeHistoryX]

Jump to 2:19 if you actually want to hear what you are watching this video for.