Edit C300 footage natively (NO duplicate media) in 10.1.4?

Can I edit C300 footage natively (NO duplicate media) in FCPX 10.1.4? If so, how? When I import it automatically creates new files. This takes up too much hard drive space for me. It looks like from the current update description that you can edit from the C300 source files but in practice that is not happening.

Sorry Al, no that's not my question. I am not trying to edit off my media card, I always backup that card to an external drive. I didn't realize how unclear I'm being, so let me try again.
Here is my workflow:
After I shoot on the C300 and fill up a CF media card I will dump the contents of that card on an External Hard Drive.
When I open up FCPX and select import and choose that folder (the backup I just created on my external hard drive), the program will start creating MOV files of all that media (essentially duplicating what is already on the external hard drive).
If (INSTEAD OF IMPORTING) I drag the contents from that folder (the backup I created on my external hard drive) straight into FCPX, the program will let me edit all that media WITHOUT creating new MOV files. This is possible because I have the MXF4Mac pluggin.
My ultimate question is if the new FCPX update allows you to edit footage in the same way, that is, use the original backup of the media from my external hard drive and edit those MXF files WITHOUT having the program create duplicate MOV files.
I'm guessing this is not an option.

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