Final cut pro doubling files

final cut pro has been basically doubling all of my files. One was the original file straight from the camera and another was a final cut event. if i delete the one from the camera will it effect the final cut event?

Luis, not sure which browser screen you're requesting. The only place I can find the folders is as FC Events.
That folder is organized into sub folders:
Name of Project
Backups
Original Media
Render Files
Or were you asking about something else?
Again, thanks.
Yes, I was asking about something else; not looking for stuff in the Finder, but inside FCP X - see the image below, and note the red rectangles. My point was that either changing the pop-up menu in the left red rectangle to something other than "All clips", or entering some text in the text box (red rectangle on the right), even a space, filters the displayed content, and can make clips "disappear" - they are still there, but are not displayed in the "browser".

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VideoJunkie88 wrote:
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