Upgrading from FCX to FCP

Question

Sorry for such a novice question...I recently got my full FCS2 suite and am getting ready to install. I currently have FCX and wanted to know if I will just be prompted to upgrade the existing apps or if I should go about removing them first.
Any thoughts?

Answer 1

The simplest way to get a clean install is to erase the system drive and install a fresh copy of the OS, upgrade that to the current version, then install your applications and bring them up to current versions.
Otherwise, the following is how to get every file an application installs off of your machine.
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Instructions for deleting EVERY file a program installs.
There are two ways to do this. The first requires that you insert the install discs for each app and go through the following procedure to identify the installed files.
1) Insert the disc and double click the install icon.
2) Click to let the installer check your system
3) After the installer opens, click File > Show Files (Command-T)
4) Click the disclosure triange next the the app's name to show all the files installed, then select all of them
5) Choose Edit > Copy (Command-C)
6) Open a text editor & paste the list
7) If you have a printer connected, print
8) Make sure you delete the file/folder in the exact location indicated in the list
9) Insert the next app's install disc and repeat
Using Terminal to delete everything
1) In Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder (Shift-Command-G)
2) Enter the location /Library/Receipts/FinalCurPro.pkg/Contents
3) Click Go to open the Contents folder
4) Launch Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal)
5) Enter the command lsbom -s (that's a lower case L, not an upper case i)
lsbom lists each of the files inside the bill of materials. To list only the folders, the command would be lsbom -d.
6) Type a space, then drag the Archive.bom file from the Finder window to the Terminal window.
7) Press Return to view the list
8) Drag to select the list in the Terminal window and choose File > Copy (Command-C)
9) Open a text editor and paste the list into it. Print if you have a printer attached.
10) Guided by the list, delete all the files and folders, being extremely careful to delete from the exact locations shown in the list.
NOTE: These instructions come from the Peachpit book 'Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System'.
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