Best location for Project.fcp

Just getting started and testing. I am using a FW external drive for my media (the Scratch drive assigned via System Prefs). All is going well (so far).
Is there a best location for the Project.fcp file? I think that I read that it best reside on my startup drive.
But, I also read (I think) that the media files and project files should be kept in the same folder (I don't understand why). I would suspect that the Project.fcp file can be anywhere, just like any other document file. Correct?
Thanks,
Sonny

I asked the same question over three years ago!
Here was Tom's reply to me that has an added bit of info that might be useful:-
"+Putting the project file on the system drive is generally considered good practice. I'm not sure how much actual performance improvement you'll see, but the media might be less likely to have dropped frames. It also means, if your autosave vault is on the media drive, that you have project file backups on a second hardware device in case one fails."+

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does the streaming video actually have to flow through (processed by) the host computer (Mac) that ‘owns’ the iTunes Library?
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Opening and looking at pictures in my current version of iPhoto on my current Macbook;
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Like: ...usernames/Pictures/iPhoto library/Masters/2006/Home/Kitchen.jpg
Others are in places like .../usernames/Documents/old macbook 867/Pictures/iPhoto library/Masters/2006/Home/Kitchen.jpg
Still others are in my current downloads folder
I have purchased iPhoto library manager and used the rebuild library feature. It did not resolve the problem.
I believe I will have to basically create a new iPhoto library by merging librarys and importing some pictures.
I would just like to keep as much of the organization, albums and organizing into events I have done as possible and not have to re do it all.
The location of photos iPhoto is NO longer referencing correctly and photos iPhoto IS still referencing correctly appears to be in several different places.
These locations have many photos that show up in iPhoto and are referenced correctly and some that have icons that are not referenced correctly.
1.) The ...username/downloads folder/... Contains many image files, mainy .jpg's some are from old computer and some are from new computer via iphone
2.) The ...username/documents/old macbook 867/pictures/iPhoto Library/... with appropriate folder and file names
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4.) The ...username/Pictures/iPhoto Library/...
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Sorry but I have no idea what your problem is
However it is cealr tha tyou do not understand how to use iPhoto
what exactly do the following mean?
- IPhoto has developed many picture icons that are no longer pointing to the photo they once were,
If you click on a thumbnail and a different photo opens tehn Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your thumbnails - this may take seversl tries
If you click on a thumbnail and you get a ! then Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library daabase - this will not work if you have moved or deleted those photos using the finder or cleanup or tidy up software
In the preferences/advanced tab I have selected "Importing: Copy items to the Iphoto Library"
Was it ever unchecked? that is stongly not recommended
Understanding where photo files are located when brought into iPhoto. I have moved to importing all my photos via photostream, which I believe is supposed to download all photos into the iPhoto library, but appears to be downloading some into the downloads folder.
Assuming that you have a default managed library then all photos are in your iPHoto library - any that are not were not done by iPhoto but you the user or other sofware
So
I believe it would be good to place all my image files in one location, that is visible to all applications and finder.
By default and very strongly recommended all Photos in iPhoto are in the iPhoto library and are accessaboe to all other programs using the supported methods as described in the user tip on accessing your iPhoto files - https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto?view=documents
However they are not accessable via the finer - Why? Because i{Photo replaces the finder for you photos and you NEVER access them using the finder - - this statement was one clue that you do not understand how iPhoto works and how to use it
And this also indicates that you do not understand - this is NOT how you access photos - see above
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A location like ...username/pictures/iPhoto Library/master/2013/car pictures/front.jpg
So you either need to learn how to use iPhoto or switch to a different product - iPhoto does not work like you want - with iPhoto you do not directly access your photos and you can not control or change where they are stored
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Season greetings my fellow JDevelopers!
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