How to update older FCP X projects and Events in files attached to a AirPortExtreme USB connected drive?
Hi
I have a one generation Air Port Extreme with a 250GB USB drive attached.
I copied some older FCP X projects and events to that drive as a backup.
FCP X 10.1.4 has now been released and these older files need to be updated.
However when I click on the update command in FCPX none of these older files are recognized (greyed out)
but there is a note about selecting "SAN" drives.
A little searching seemed to indicate that I need to declare this file a Network Attached File for this to work.
The basic question in this forum is can i set up the USB disk on my APEx as a NAS?
If not, what are your suggestions?
Thanks
Barry
PS apologies but I also posted this on the APEx support site.
You don't update projects and events, you update the volume that contains the projects and events, which must be stored in the correct location.
Start here
http://www.fcpxbook.com/updates/101/
and then go on to the other updates.
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