

When your system boots, go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.When the blue screen appears, let go of the Shift key (notice the words, “Safe Boot” that appear on the screen).This will take at least twice as long to boot as normal. Restart your computer holding the SHIFT key down.Once a week, or whenever you upgrade an application, or whenever you upgrade your operating system, or whenever you have a crash, or when your Mac takes longer than about 30 seconds to shut down, do the following: A good test as to whether you need to run this procedure is when your Mac takes longer than about 30 seconds to shut down. However, if a crash, or some other accident, occurs these directories may not get properly updated. Normally, directories get written to the disk when you shut down or restart.

The biggest consistent problem I’ve seen with OS X is confused disk directories. More advanced ways you can prevent problems.This article is divided into the following sections: Where possible, links are provided so you can read more about it. There isn’t enough space to provide the “why” behind all these recommendations. If you need to run FCP 7 or earlier, do NOT upgrade your system! This article focuses on tips to keep your hardware, operating system and project files up, running and optimized.īIG NOTE: Final Cut Pro 7 does not operate reliably on High Sierra (macOS 10.13.x) or later versions of the operating system. However, there are things you can do to both fix and prevent problems.
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If you are running FCP X, here is an article that explains how to improve the speed of your system and trouble-shoot problems: Improving FCP X Performance.Īpple Final Cut Pro 7 (and earlier) is a reliable, high-performance editing system.
