Those are often given out for free when buying SATA SSDs and laptop upgrade kits. You or a friend might already have a SATA-to-USB 3.0 cable laying around. They are all apparently 5400, not so great for FCPX.what's the point - even if it works, I'd be running a drive so slow as to make editing difficult anyway.Ī 512GB SATA SSD is only $79. Problem is, there appears to be literally no budget external HD that is 7200rpm.
If I'm to spend around $80-100 on something external to work with and trial Mojave etc, I'd want bang for buck and to be able to use that drive for an FCPX library. I mean I will find a way of trialing this but these hurdles are worth noting.or not? research tells me 7200 vs 5400 does make a big difference.
So I wonder - what's the point - even if it works, I'd be running a drive so slow as to make editing difficult anyway. They are all apparently 5400, not so great for FCPX. Q2: If I'm to spend around $80-100 on something external to work with and trial Mojave etc, I'd want bang for buck and to be able to use that drive for an FCPX library. That botched library upgrade scared me a bit, backups or no. and have been wary of upgrading anything at all, really. I presumed since then that my current library is stuck with my current config.
Note - The last time I tried to upgrade FCPX from my current (I forget which version I tried), the new FCPX version opened just fine but it got stuck halfway through trying to update my library. Q1: "If you boot from the external Mojave drive, start FCPX 10.4.5, then access your older FCPX library, it will upgrade that." Ok, so this means that once I open a library via Mojave, that library can't be opened via my Sierra set up - ie I must have separate library versions for each OS? I figured but just checking. You should make a copy of it or back that up beforehand so your Sierra/FCPX 10.3x setup can access it afterward. Then you hold the OPT key when booting and select that drive.įor systems with USB-C a good choice is the Samsung T5: Your 2014 iMac doesn't have USB-C so you could use a fast USB 3.0 thumb drive like this one: Or you can use any SATA SSD drive by using this cable: A 512GB Samsung EVO 860 is only $79: If you boot from the external Mojave drive, start FCPX 10.4.5, then access your older FCPX library, it will upgrade that.
You only need an additional hard drive or bootable USB thumb drive to install Mojave and FCPX 10.4.5 on. Having good backups is always a good idea, but you don't need to clean anything up or change anything on your current computer or hard drive. I don’t welcome the major hassle associated with backing up, reformatting and repartitioning my hard disk just to test this theory out. Thanks for the suggestion, though, I will keep it in mind for next time I do a total clean-up!
That’s true, but I don’t welcome the major hassle associated with backing up, reformatting and repartitioning my hard disk just to test this theory out. > he *can* create a Mojave boot disk and test that with the latest FCPX version. I believe this is a case of - need to upgrade my mac. I have tried (see above) has made any difference at all, then This is one is feature length and given that nothing else It’s not as much of a problem with smaller projects. >Is it this way for ALL your FCPX projects or is just this one being stubborn? > uncheck “put drives to sleep when possible” >Turn off background rendering, and delete all render files.ĭone and done. > Be sure your system drive has at least 15-20 percent of its total capacity left as free space at all time. Yes, as per original post, I run an external via thunderbolt. > Libraries and media are on a secondary, very fast drive, not the system drive. If the problem still happens only then is deeper inspection needed. If the problem is fixed there's no need to waste time on disk drives, etc. Once booted into Mojave on that external drive, he can install FCPX 10.4.5 then try his scenario. He will need a bootable external drive, ideally a fast one. This does not interfere with his current Sierra and FCPX 10.3.4 version. However - he *can* create a Mojave boot disk and test that with the latest FCPX version. He can't upgrade to Mojave because of Pro Tools. The OP is on Sierra (not High Sierra) and FCPX 10.3.4 so it's easily possible this problem is already fixed.
If it's not doing many I/Os during that action, then a faster drive won't help. You can check for this by watching the I/O parameters in Activity Monitor when doing a slow drag operation. It's reasonable to check the hard drive but the previously-reported "drag lag" issues were not I/O-based.