Two capture scratch/render/audio render folders? Settings OK.

I know what you are going to say. But in system settings I have it correct ( I think ).
Media Drive: capture scratch. That is it. Why am I getting another set of capture scratch folders? Not a huge deal, but I am just trying to understand all elements of the program and this one has me stumped.
Shane. I followed your instructions to a T. But I still get those extra folders.
Best,
Tom

Why am I getting another set of capture scratch folders?
In your User/Documents folder? They were put there by FCP when you launched it the first time without setting up your scratch disk. Delete them.

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