Final Cut Studio uninstall

I just received my Final Cut Studio cross-grade from Motion2. I really want to get it installed, but I'm in the middle of a large 3d project using Lightwave, so I'm a little nervous about installing Final Cut Studio. Is there an easy way to uninstall it should it cause a problem with Lightwave?

Yes, you can uninstall it, but I would realllllly recommend waiting until you're finished with your large project before you make any drastic changes on your system. To me, it's just asking for trouble.
If you absolutely need to install it and then discover you have to uninstall, there are several files you need to get rid of, in various places on your system drive. You can find a list of them in the Apple support section of their site, and I do believe another kind poster listed them out a couple of weeks back here in the forum. You can probably find it in a search.
It's a simple process, but I've found sometimes that when I run into conflicts from installing something new, the fix isn't always as simple as uninstalling the culprit. Sometimes files are overwritten and things are changed that really need to be researched in order to get everything up and running smoothly again. So that's why I'd say wait until your big project is finished if you can. Blah blah yadda blah, hope this helps.
Joni

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