Will Render Files Become a Nightmare After Upgrade to FCS 2?

Hi gang
Looks like I finally have to upgrade to FCP Studio 2. I already have FCP 5.1.4 Studio 1. And I have the upgrade package, (just haven't loaded it in yet).
Question;
I have TONS of Render Files in several external Hard Drives. Wondering how things go with the new application? The older Render Files were Rendered under FCP 5.1.4. Does any of this matter?
I do realize once the older project is opened and Saved in the New version of FC Studio 2, you can never go back.
I also realize it's best to reformat and re-install everything from scratch.
But my main concern is connection to Media AFTER I've upgraded to FC Studio 2.
Thanx

I do realize once the older project is opened and Saved in the New version of FC Studio 2, you can never go back.
Duplicate the project and update that. Or you can always make a FCP 5.1.4 compatible XML of your project in FCP 6.
But my main concern is connection to Media AFTER I've upgraded to FC Studio 2.
So long as you do not move/rename/delete the media, FCP 5 projects opened in FCP 6 will reconnect without issues.
If you do decide to install from scratch, make sure that there are no stray files on your system disk that belong to a project -they will be lost forever. Back them up or move them to another drive first.

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