Uninstall Reinstall FCP X Missing Projects, Events, Libraries

My situation is a mess. Once I updated FCP X to Mavericks, it went bad. FCP would not export. It would not stop rendering. I had no option but to uninstall and reinstall it. Prior to doing so, I went to "movies" and copied "FCP Events" and "FCP Projects" and pasted them to an external. Well, as you all know, the updated FCP so brilliantly (heavy emphasis on sarcascm) created this library crap that I don't quite comprehend yet. I reinstalled FCP and I pasted projects and events into movies. I cannot access events and projects that I previously had. I know that I must still have them (right?) because I copied and pasted everything. But FCP is not reading them for some reason. I don't know how or where to properly paste the prior projects and events into the framework of the new version in order to make them accessible.
Secondly, how do I go about storing my FCP media on an external so that FCP reads from the external. I am editing on a Mac Air (I know I am an idiot for buying an air for editing) and my hardrive is almost full.
I know this is no where near to being as clear as need be to illuminate my host of problems. You patience, further inquiries and answers are more than appreciated.
Thanks!

You have to use the update function to update the old projects and events to libraries.
Copy your current projects and events folders to the external drive into folders called Final Cut Projects and Final Cut Events. Run the update function and select the external drive to be update.
There is a great deal of information available online about this update. You might start
http://www.fcpxbook.com/updates/101/

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Further to my original post below; I have done further analysis and it seams that if you have events tied to a project (mine are all finalised) you can not move events between Libraries. However, events that are not tied to a project can be moved. Either by Shift CMD or by using File- Move event.
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@rem Author: Jim Michaels
@rem Created: 9/27/2014
@rem Version: 1.0
@rem Abstract: removes cs5 and commonly-used adobe products from windows
@rem if I could get the uninstaller location, I would do the uninstall automatically.
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if /i @%1@ equ @--help@ goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-help@ goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/help@ goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--h@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-h@     goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/h@     goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--?@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-?@     goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/?@     goto help
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if /i @%1@ equ @-acrobat-root-dir@ (
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if /i @%1@ equ @/acrobat-root-dir@ (
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rd /s /q "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%ProgramData%\Adobe"
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del "adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
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@echo usage: adobe-cs5-removal-tool [options]
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@echo   [-[-]^acrobat-root-dir|/acrobat-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra Acrobat dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
@echo   [-[-]^cs5-root-dir|/cs5-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra CS5 dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
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@echo adobe creative suite 5 master collection
@echo adobe community help
@echo adobe media player
@echo adobe reader
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I noticed the backup section is missing the file. I could really use that. I noticed an uninstall+deactivate leaves the plugins behind, and that the dirs can be copied to a safe place if you know where they are. thanks for the tip.
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Please enter (y) for Yes or (n) for No. ... >>
so... what's "Gen_WWCombined-en_US-20121017_1230" mean? is this webkit or something? do I want to remove this?
ah - I got it, you just say y, that's just the product code.
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I would like to see an antry where it removes everything but the adobe ID (is that a bad thing? what exactly does that do? does it remove my adobe account?) .
until then, this latest revision of my tool may or may not be of use.
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@rem Created: 9/27/2014
@rem Version: 1.1
@rem Abstract: removes cs5 and commonly-used adobe products from windows
@rem if I could get the uninstaller location, I would do the uninstall automatically.
@rem handle help switches
if @%SESSIONNAME%@ neq @@ goto admerr
if /i @%1@ equ @@         goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--help@   goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-help@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/help@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--h@      goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-h@       goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/h@       goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--?@      goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-?@       goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/?@       goto help
rem handle dir switches
if /i @%1@ equ @--acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @-acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @/acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @--cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @-cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @/cs5-root-dir@ (
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    shift
    shift
rem processing
@echo A good uninstallation order (because of dependencies) is:
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@echo Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection
@echo Adobe Community Help
@echo Adobe Media player
@echo Adobe Reader
@echo Adobe Air
@echo Adobe Flash Player Activex
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@ECHO CTRL-C TO QUIT NOW
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echo.>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
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rd /s /q "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%ProgramData%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%windrive%\Users\All Users\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%temp%\adobe"
rd /s /q "%tmp%\adobe"
if @%adobeRoot%@ neq @@ rd /s /q %adobeRoot%
if @%cs5Root%@   neq @@ rd /s /q %cs5Root%
"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
@echo waiting until you are finished with entering the registry stuff (a deletion of adobe keys)
@echo then press a key.
@pause
del "adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
goto end
:help
@echo adobe-cs5-removal-tool - remove adobe cs5 and any adobe products (after uninstall and deactivate of all adobe products)
@echo usage: adobe-cs5-removal-tool [options]
@echo options:
@echo   [-[-]h[elp]^|/h[elp]^|-[-]?^|/?] this help
@echo   [-[-]^acrobat-root-dir^|/acrobat-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra Acrobat dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
@echo   [-[-]^cs5-root-dir^|/cs5-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra CS5 dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
@echo if I could get the uninstaller locations, I would do the uninstall automatically.
@echo A good uninstallation order is:
@echo Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro    (depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection    (installs and depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Community Help    (Depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Media Player    (depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Reader    (I think depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Air
@echo Adobe Flash Player Activex
@echo Adobe Flash Player Plugin
goto end
:admerr
@echo you need to right click and run your cmd shell or this script as Administrator first before running this script, or create a shortcut to this script with Administrator rights (advanced).
@echo nothing done, exiting
pause
goto end
:end

UNABLE TO OPEN FCP 6.02 PROJECT FILES AFTER INSTALLING LEOPARD!

**Unable to open FCP 6.02 project files after installing Leopard**. Tested and found that the files can be opened on another computer with OS 10.4.10, but not OS 10.5. Spoke to apple support many times, and have tried reinstalling FCP, but it didn't work.
Apple is now saying to erase my HD and reinstall from scratch. This presents a problem since i have software installed but no disc due to a move, (they are deep in offsite storage).
Anyone have this problem? Anyone know a fix?

Lynne,
There is a section in the manual on the migration tool... I don't have my machine fired up right now so can't direct you to the exact page. I think a search for migration or migrate should do it.
Two other things to try:
1. There have been numerous reports that Quicktime 7.3 is what is killing older projects. According to one of the third party program makers Apple re-wrote Quicktime changing the null value to Zero from minus-one. I'm not a code junkie so can't vouch for this but the upshot would be, go back to Quicktime 7.1 or 7.2 not 7.3
2. There is a Quicktime plugin called "Perian". For lots of people it has caused numerous problems.
Look for Perian on your machine and if you find it, drag the app to the trash... re boot and try again.
Of course the ultimate solution would be to reinstall Tiger, Final Cut Studio 2 and Quicktime 7.2. So far the most stable combined setup for me and lots of others on G5 machines.
36 degrees and thunderstorms with sleet here this afternoon. The door on my storage unit is staying closed.
Message was edited by: John Criswell

Missing Projects in Aperture 2.1.4 after database rebuild?

Had issues when editing a recent import in Aperture 2.1.4. I looked for help and followed this: I repaired permissions on my HD, then rebooted. I still had the same behaviors when working on the images so I tried the Aperture "Consistancy check". It said it was running a "Vacuum of Database" and then reopened Aperture. I decided to "rebuild the database" and finished my editing on that Project. Before I did the rebuild I did a Time Machine back up to an external HD. After I did the rebuild I did a Vault update. (My Library is Managed.) Later when searching for some photos that I had imported last year from my iPhone, I discovered that several iphone projects were missing. I searched the Library with Keywords, dates, etc and the files do not show up. I looked in deleted files from my last Vault. The only iphone files were ones that I had deleted back in Sept 2012. I did a spotlight search on my harddrive but could not locate files by names. I am talking about hundreds of photos in these projects. I know that I did some keywording and some have Instagram tag. Also, when I open Aperture it says that 466 Projects have not been backed up to the Vault and 19 files. (There has been one Project with those 19 files imported since the last Vault update.) In Aperture it says that I have 465 Projects and 27,578 images. The size of the Library is 180.28GB. The last Vault update is 154.7 GB. I think that the missing projects were imported at times from Sept 2012 through Dec. 2012.
How do I see if they are in a previous Time Machine backup and restore only those missing projects to Aperture? Is there a way to check the contents of my lst Vault back up? (I also do not want to lose my two recent imported and editted projects.)
I did just look at the contents (Show Package Contents) of my Aperture Library in the Finder and I can see the Library Folder in the my organization where they reside in Aperture and the icons with the named missing projects. I know that I should not mess with the package, but does this indicate that they are still on my harddrive? I also see some Albums that I remember making in the Dec 2012 Folder. They no longer show up in Aperture. It seems that somehow I ended up with an earlier version of my Aperture Library after my troubleshooting. I would love to get back to the earlier version of the Library and then add in the last two projects and edits that I added in Feb 2013. Those two projects, including the one that I was working on when all this began are still there, but I am at the very least missing many hundreds of photos of my family and travels that did reside in those Projects. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (I need to upgrade to Aperture 3 asap, but need to solve this first.)

Evans Brasfield wrote:
Anyone recovered from a similar issue?
Yes, I have inadvertently discovered I have the same problem with TIFFs I created by scanning in some very old photographs as TIFFs three years ago. I did extensive work on the old photos to restore their quality. Three years ago, everything seemed to work fine including printing the TIFFs. I just discovered Aperture 2.1.4 and Aperture 3 can't find the managed masters even though I verified they are in the libraries!
Like you I don't need to salvage the masters since I can drag them out of the library; I want to export the versions so I have my retouching work saved. At least I can see the final work in Aperture 2 but in Aperture 3, all is white or black previews with its managed masters not found.
Message was edited by: Rick Lang

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