In need of a script to backup FCP project files

I am in desperate need of something that will search through all of my network drives, find Final Cut Pro project files, and copy them to a folder on my desktop. From there I can burn that folder onto a DVD every week for backup purposes.
I really don’t know anything about Automator, Applescripts, or anything like that. Can something like this be done, and if so, will somebody help me set it up.
Much thanks

In Automator, you can start with Finder's "Find Finder Items" action. Just drag and drop or double-click the action in the list to have it added to the workflow.
Within that action, you can specify the Extension of the files you want to find, whatever the extension may be for Final Cut Pro files. You might also want to add another condition, too, such as modification date.
If you want to make sure it finds the files you want, add Automator's "View Results" action after it. Run that and see what shows up in the "View Results" action. If all of the files are what you expect, then you can continue to build the rest of the workflow to copy the files to another folder.
You can remove the "View Results" action anytime you want, or just disable it by clicking on the action's number in its upper left corner. It shouldn't affect the workflow any, but it's really just for debugging.

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An FCP project file I worked on this past Friday suddenly won't open. When I try it immediately gives the helpful "general error" message. I tried opening the autosave files as well, with no luck. I tried renaming the project file and manually adding the .fcp extension, but still nothing. I'm not sure why it's doing this, since nothing unusual happened in the last few days. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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I can't upgrade because of OS and processor restrictions on my old G5
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Trying to open a project for a Good guy
over a barrel, using FCStudio /FCP 5.1 FCP opens,
then says "General Error 41". All I need to
do is create an SD Version DVD, But first
I Gotta open it.
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Since this is your friend's FCP project file, check to see if he/she has version 5.1.1 or above.
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I experience the exact same issue, yesterday and thought that after Apple released the following update
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that things may work, but they still dont.
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