Final Cut Projects somewhere other than /users/username/movies

By the way I've set up my system, I really cannot afford to have excessive storage allocated to projects. 
I'd like my projects to live where FCP and iMovie currently live on my system...../volumes/WorkDrive/

Michad,
I created a new Event, and it asked where to put it. Then it listed all my internal and external hard drives. (All 7.)
If this doesn't work for you try importing from that drive and see what it does.
Then try iMovie and be sure you can create a new event and place it on your external hard drive.
I agree this is important.
David

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