FCPX 10.0.9 is slow

Just updated to 10.0.9 and my edit is now interrupted continuously by the 'spinning wait cursor' the rainbow ball
Even (I just did this) opening the about this version window creates a lengthy pause - closing it creates another lengthy pause followed by FCPX (not responding) error
Moving the playback cursor on the timeline takes forever - playback otherwise seems fine
This version seems unusable
My system is otherwise unchanged from previous FCPX version when everything ran well
Mac Pro 10.8.4 3.2Ghz Quad core 24GB DDR3
FCPX 10.0.9 Transcoding create optimised and proxy media both ticked
External HD for edit material
Any thoughts?

Sometimes the error message will indicate a frame number.
If not, take a look at Digital Rebellion's Pro Maintenace Tools. It can do a lot of things including identifying and repairing problem media files. They offer a short trial.
Often the problem is a render file which is why you see the advice to clear out the render files and turn off BG rendering.
Russ

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I have 2 iMacs of different generations, both up-to-spec and up-to-date on OS, FCP, and Motion.
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Yay it's Luis and Russ! Hello colleagues!
Luis: I tink I posted a link to one of the troublesome assets for you, but I limped through the completion of that project by keeping the inspector closed. I still suffered lots o click-lag, spinny balls, and, at the end, an overnight render, but I got through. This was on a 90minute show choir concert that had about 12x 8 second lower 3rds, and about 3 minutes of full screen titles, rolls, and credits. All of the FCP generator assets were made by me from scratch in Motion5. The current post relates to a similar problem, but on a different machine with different assets. The current complaint is from my slightly older iMac (lower power than the new one but still quite capable when using the former versions of this software), and the generators came from Motion projects which were originally created in Motion4. So unless there is something wrong with my practice in using FCPX generators, something in common across the 4 or 5 projects where I have experienced similar problems, I think that a corrupt template is an unlikely explanation.
Russ: I run my systems stock - that is to say that the only 3rd party plugins I have installed are the Canon EOS and XF plugins I use for ingesting media. I don't have any plugins related to MoGraph, editing, rendering, or memory management. These are custom generators that I am creating, chasing the "template" functionality I used to enjoy between Motion and FCP7. So yes, user generated custom generators - and I have had similar problems with several batches of varying complexity and varying origin.
For now I will just have to adapt, observe, and troubleshoot. I have a sneaky feeling that I am doing something wrong in the way I am setting up the motion projects for publication, but I will surely announce it loudly if I learn anything new.
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http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs/
Check the spec of your graphics card. If it's listed here, it's not suitable:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4664
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http://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/EventManagerX/
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question:
Any help would be appreciated,
I have 32 gig of ram - 1 Tb hardrive- used about 700 gigs already-
FCPX is now soooo slow to load- I am using 2 external harddrives for media - they ar pretty loaded but now all of
a sudden it takes 30 minutes to open FCPX.
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DF

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How full is "pretty loaded"? What percentage is free on those two external drives?
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