Final Cut Pro Trial Event and Project Folders

I've just started my Final Cut Pro X TRIAL for 30 days on my Mac OS X version 10.9.4. I've used Final Cut Pro in a class before, and normally, I save all of my events and projects on an external drive to save space on my computer's hard drive. BUT THERE ARE NO EVENT AND PROJECT FOLDERS under my 'movies' folder in the finder window. Not only do I want to finish up a few projects I've already started elsewhere with saved projects and events, I'd like to be able to save projects and events externally so I can work with them anywhere. I started a first project and event to see if the event and project files would be created in my "Movies" folder, but the only folders created (which was in movies) were "Final Cut Optimized Media" and "Final Cut Original Media". How can I create "Final Cut Events" and "Final Cut Projects" folders in my movie folder, so that when I drag events and projects into these folders, they'll show up in Final Cut? Is this just for the Trial?? Please help...

Hi Tom,
Thanks for your help. I've been trying to update my events and projects into the new libray system, but I'm failing. Maybe you can help. I've tried several ways, but mainly when I got to choose the old event and project files to be updated (either be going to File - -update libraries and events - -locate... or by File--open library--other..--locate...when I highlight my old event and project files (which are on an external harddrive), it either says 'Final cut can't find any events or projects to update' (in the case of updating) or (int eh case of opening) it just keeps making me choose a folder inside the project (with all the different kinds of media and changed files)...argh. Does that make sense? Any help? Thank you.

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I realise there are lots of different explanations about this topic but still, none of them make sense to me in that, no-one seems to eb able to properly explain the differences between these things and when I follow the guidelines I can never seem to find the video I was working on.
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When I start a completely new video from scratch I go file>new event> and title it 'whatever footage' for example. I then import all of my footage from that day.
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I can show you an example of a standard workflow.
Lets say I am booked to edit 3 Movies for a client. A Music Clip, an Interview, a behind the scenes clip.
Lets say worst case you get everything in a single folder.
First thing I do is creating a library in FCPX where all the footage (also future generated media, Logos, Photos) will go in.
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but much more powerful. For example you can add the same clip to several keywordcollections.
The internet should be full of examples by now. I won’t go further.
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There is much, much more to say about libraries e.g. that you can leave your files where there are, letting the library refer to them.
Its a great concept and you are able to manage your material in FCPX like in no other NLE.
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