Configuring Render Files

How do I set up Final Cut to save all of my Render Files to my external hard drives? I have my capture scratch set to save to both of them, but when I render anything the render files are still saved to my Mac hard drive. I'm trying to finish a large project that requires a lot of rendering, but I keep getting an error message that I have insufficient space to complete the final render of my timeline. I have 3 TB's on each of these externals, I just need to know how to map Final Cut to save my render files in both those locations. Any help or suggestions are greatly apprecited.
Thanks!'
Nicole

Go to the menu Final Cut Pro > System Settings and in the Scratch Disk Pane, set the targets for the Capture Scratch and Render files to the drives you want. Then click OK at the bottom of the window.
In the example below, render files are being target to drive "Rendy" and the Capture Scratch files to "Array 1".
If you have set your disks correctly, and are still not getting the expected results, the next step would be to trash your preferences.
MtD

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Media Drive
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---------------->Grass Valley Music Video (sample project name)
---------------->Jen's Wedding (sample project name)
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---------------->Grass Valley Music Video (sample project name)
---------------->Jen's Wedding (sample project name)
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