Trashing prefs?

This is something I rarely do and definately never in CS5! But ID is feeling querky, the windows some times don't redraw fully and I have nothing to click 'n drag, to move my Paragraph Styles for eg
Where do I find the prefs etc In Lion
Thanks,
Lou

I'm with you on that, Lou.
You'll find path information in Replace Your Preferences but I'm not sure how hard it is to actually find the folders, which are hidden, in Lion.

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Can't open project unless trash prefs or eject ext hd... ???

I want to start off by apologizing ahead of time if I miss a detail or seem like I am rambling but I am going on 48 hours no sleep, half of which trying to figure out my problem, and my doc's air date is quickly quickly approaching. I will try to make this brief yet detailed...
I am working on a two hour documentary and I am having to hop between two machines.. one is at work and the other is at my home..
Home System:
MacBook Pro 10.5.8
2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
FCP 6.0.6
Work System:
2.5 GHz PowerPC Still on Tiger
FCP 6.0.6
(I apologize I don't know more details but I am at my home system right now and weary to drive up there on no sleep..)
I am editing XDCAM footage which I digitized in low res DV and then highres at the end to DVCPRO HD (since my system at work can't handle anything higher)
I have completed that entire process for the first hour of the doc with no issues.. having two copies of the SD version.. one at home and one at work and I would just throw my project file on a thumb drive and relink..
Ok.. so now I am trying to finish hour 2 and I've worked the exact same process as I did for hour 1.. This past Tuesday, it was at the end of the day and I just restarted my machine and tried to open my project and it would get stuck on the loading page... it did pass all the plugins loading... and would stop while it said ...6.0.6. Honestly I didn't think too much of it (panic wise) cause it's always something... lol.. I just did some quick googling... found that I should run permissions and trash my prefs.. Which I did.. and it opened just fine after that.
Rest of the week went fine until yesterday. At work again... it did the exact same thing. Now I am getting a bit concerned since I've never had to trash prefs before and now it's happening twice in one week...? hmmm.. Since works computer is still on Tiger, I can't download Digital Rebellion FCS Maintenance Pack.. (BUT I do have it on my home system..) So.. I went through the above process once again... and it opened just fine again.
brought my project file home last night and it was working just fine until around 2am and I couldn't open the darn project.. 'application not responding' force quit by control clicking on the dock...
Now that I am on my MPB, I decided to run the digital rebellion package (except the trashing of prefs..) Im trying to see if it's something else. I booted in Safe Mode and ran permissions there... restarted..... still can't open. So I ejected the media and it opened.. so now I have two ways to open it but it's the only way??? I even created a new project and copied my assets over to the new project (offline still)... and it still won't open.
I have to highres Monday and I am terrified to see what will happen ...
Others I tried:
-pulled all the plugins out of the plugin folder and it still wouldn't open..
-Ran Disk Warrior on both machines.. nothing major happened there.
Here is part of the report that is generated after the force quit to send to Apple:
Date/Time: 2010-02-20 10:56:55 -0700
OS Version: 10.5.8 (Build 9L30)
Architecture: i386
Report Version: 4
Command: Final Cut Pro
Path: /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
Version: 6.0.6 (6.0.6)
Build Version: 12
Project Name: FCPApp
Source Version: 905291121
Parent: launchd [96]
PID: 381
Event: hang
Time: 5.08s
Steps: 27
Process: Final Cut Pro [381]
Path: /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
ADDRESS BINARY
00001000 /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
00b23000 /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/KGCore.framework/Versions/A/KGCore
00b2d000 /System/Library/Frameworks/DVComponentGlue.framework/Versions/A/DVComponentGlue
00b32000 /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/AERegistration.framework/Versions/A/AERegi stration
00b53000 /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/AEProfiling.framework/Versions/A/AEProfili ng
00b62000 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/ProKit
00e23000 /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/AVCVideoServices.framework/Versions/A/AVCV ideoService
If anyone wants to see more of that report let me know...
Thank you so much for your patience and assistance.
Sincerely,
Tracy

First, I think your workflow is more complicated than it needs to be. If the media resides on both systems on drives with the same name and same folder structure, you shouldn't need to relink. FCP should find the media transparently.
If you have a corrupt piece of media, this might work. Try this, with the media drive disconnected, open the project and do a save as. Quit fcp and then reconnect the media drive and launch the project. You should get the reconnect window. Do not reconnect anything at this time. Then, gradually reconnect your media until you find the problem clip.
If the problem is corruption in your sequence, follow the initial steps above, but after cancelling the reconnect on startup, try creating a new sequence with the same settings as your existing sequence and copying the contents of the existing sequence to the new sequence. Then select the new sequence in the browser and control click and choose reconnect media.
Report back and if the problem still exists we can move on.

Fianl Cut Pro won't open! I trashed prefs and done a clean install severall times. Pls help

Fianl Cut Pro won't open! I trashed prefs and done a clean install severall times. when i open final cut it loads all the plugins then stops responding, i then have to force quit it.

FCP X has only been out for 7 months! Or are you using FCP 7 ?
Anyway it sounds as though you have probably done something recently.
What have you recently updated or what new apps and plugins have you installed?
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http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/
Before you reinstalled it did you completely uninstall it using
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/fcsremover/

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FCPX crashed and I reported it here. Tom Wolsky suggested I trash prefs, perform an fsck, reboot and redownload FCPX from the App store. The reboot was okay but Safari will not let me access the App Store to redownload FCP. I'm running 10.6.8 but the App Store icon is grayed out. I get a "Safari doesn't recognize addresses starting with macappstore."
How do I get to the App Store to get FCPX back? I'm using the Trial version now.

How are you linking to the App Store from Safari? From this page?
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Cmd+Option Start iMovie trash pref file - From what version ?

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Cmd+Option Start iMovie trash pref file - From what version ?
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FCP Rescue will certainly take all the pain out of this process, with the added bonus of managing backup prefs too, in case it goes screwy again...
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com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist
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So yesterday I upgraded to Logic 9 from 8, and I had two unusual problems.
First, when I would record a track, the waveform overview wouldn't draw. It would make the blue box, with a line down the middle, and I had audio, but no visible waveform. If I manually prompted Logic to redraw it, it would...
But then on subsequent tracks they wouldn't have a waveform either. Now it's pretty common for Logic to ignore rendering these while you're actually recording something. It's focused on getting your audio on the drive... but as soon as you stop, it will immediately display your waveform and that wasn't happening.
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Noctivagant wrote:
Started with Logic 7 three years ago...
Here's a question: How can we get Apple to give us a .pdf manual? Is there someplace we can put in the request?
Based on what I've seen, that's the biggest disappointment everyone has!
Yep.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9901976#9901976
http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/docs/survey/
regards, Erik.

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My equipment is iMac2011 version 10.6.8, with 2 HD – one for system and the other one is for scratch. I have 3 questions:
(1) I have some projects done and I already burn them to idvd. Now I wish to know how do I clear these projects at the same time to keep enought materials for future dvd burning.
(2) I understand some preferences folders should be trashed to refresh the FCE system that is including the com.apple.FinalCutExpress.plist Folder and the Final Cut Express User Data Folder. It’s easy to trash the .plist but when I open the User Data Folder, there are several items inside: i.e. Custom Settings folder (it is empty); Plugins folder containing: PieroF_AutoPanZoom_v1.1Rfxscrip (Simple Text Format); Final Cut Express Obj Cache.fcmch file (Final Cut Express File); Final Cut Express Prof Cache.fcpch (Final Cut Express configuration file); and Final Cut Express 4.0 Prefs fcset (Final Cut Express Configuration File). I appreciate some one would take time to explain these items and tell me which one should be trashed and why.
(3) Right now my Project File is sitting inside the Autosave vault (Scratch Disk>Final Cut Express Documents> Autosave Vault) which I think is not right and I think it should be in the System Disk>Documents>Final Cut Express Documents. If what I think is right, then I should relocate the Autosave Vault Folder from Scratch to System Disk and at the same time, the Project file in trhis folder shgould be removed from there and to store it in the Movie Folder, but I don't know
how.
There must be some one out there don’t mind to take time to explain the above and show me how to solve all these problems. P Sum
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(1) Make and save a disc image of the final DVD; you can burn future copies from the disc image ... or just keep a finalized DVD disc to use for making copies.
(2) Normally you would only trash preference files if they become corrupted, but when you do need to trash them, use this free app to trash do it the proper (and easy) way: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/ . It will also allow you to make backups of preferences so you don't lose all of your settings files in case of corruption.
(3) The project file will reside wherever you choose to save it in the first place. Normally, one would not choose the Autosave Vault since autosave files are simply backups of your project file. The Autosave Vault should be on another physical hard drive so if the drive your project file resides on crashes, the latest autosave file will keep you from losing all your work. I save project files in my User folder on the main hard drive and keep autosave files on the drive I use as the Capture/Scratch disc.
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