Backing up Custom Settings and Window Layouts in Final Cut Pro 3
You can easily back up any Custom Settings and Window Layouts you've created by following these steps.
Products Affected
Final Cut Pro
You'll want to back up these items:
- Custom Settings (folder)
- Window Layouts (folder)
Tip: The Window Layouts folder is not created until you make a Custom Window Layout.
- Quit Final Cut Pro if it is open.
- Find the Custom Settings Folder and the Window Layouts folder. They are in your home directory:
~/Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User Data/Custom Settings
Tip: The tilde "~" refers to your home directory. - Once you've found the folder(s) make a copy of them. Press the Option key as you drag the folder(s) to the desktop.
- If you plan to erase your hard disk, be sure to copy these folders to another disk.
- To use the backup copies of the folder(s), drag them back to the Final Cut Pro User Data folder (~/Library/Preferences/Final Cut Pro User Data). Remember that the folders original names are Custom Settings and Window Layouts. If the folder names have been changed in any way, correct them using the right names.
When you drag the folders back to their original location a message will appear that says "An item named "Folder Name" already exists in this location. Do you want to replace it with the one that you're moving?" Click Replace.
- Open Final Cut Pro and use any custom settings to make sure they are available.