Switching from HD to SD in project

I'm trying to switch from HD to SD mode for a project so that FCE can see my Sony HDR. If I remember I have to delete the cache files but can't remember which ones. Can someone refresh my memory?
Thanks in advance.

Nevermind. Found it. Thanks anyway.

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