Cannot boot up Final Cut Express

When I try and launch the program, a pop up window opens called NON-WRITABLE SCRATCH DISKS
It instructs me that: 
One or more of the scratch disks you have specified does not have read/write access.
To preserve the integrity of the data used by Final Cut Express, it is necessary to ensure read/write access to the following paths:
DroidX Mini/Final Cut Express Documents
When I click on Reset scratch disks, the path cannot be found.  i have searched my macBook Pro (OS 10.8.3) and I cannot find it.
I then uninstalled and reinstalled Final Cut Express V 4.0. 
The same thing has happened. 
This is a bit too technical for my simple mind.
Can you advise?  Thank you

I'm not sure why FCE points to this file as a Scratch Disc, bit it does????
Trash the FCE Preferences and this will reset FCE to it's first installed state.
Use this tool if you do not not how to trash Preferences:
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/
Trashing the Prefs will not do any damage or remove existing clips.
Once done you should be able to re-set the Scratch Disc to your choice.
If you do nothing it will default to your system drive as the Scratch Disc.
Al

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