Fcp vs 4 scratch disk to 2nd internal hd

I've designated an added 400 gig internal hd as my scratch disk/render location but final cut is bloating this hd at initial capture with hidden bloated files and after capturing 2 short (50 min each) dv tapes the storage is almost totally consumed. i've verified the disk and everything is normal and the data is not corrupt because i've successfully captured to my origianl 160 gig hd without problems...

don't use capture now.
if you really insist on it, set capture limit to no more than the length of a tape - 60 minutes.
Without a 'capture now' limit, FCP will allocate the entire disk for capture since it does not know how much of the disk you REALLY intend to use.
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