FCPx doesn't see external device

[fricodam]

Hello everyone,

I am following Steve Martin advice and want to keep all my files on the dedicated media device. For some reason FCP x doesn't see my external hard drive, although it is on the desktop. It is formatted for both PC and Mac. Any idea why I can't see my external hard drive? Thank you very much in advance

 

[mBox]

Hello everyone,

I am following Steve Martin advice and want to keep all my files on the dedicated media device. For some reason FCP x doesn't see my external hard drive, although it is on the desktop. It is formatted for both PC and Mac. Any idea why I can't see my external hard drive? Thank you very much in advance

Is it formatted as HFS +? I dont think it will work with anything else.

 

[fricodam]

It was formatted in the Apple store by an instructor so would I be able to use it in both PC and Mac. Honestly I have no idea how it was formatted, I am new to Mac. How should I check it? Thank you

 

[mBox]

It was formatted in the Apple store by an instructor so would I be able to use it in both PC and Mac. Honestly I have no idea how it was formatted, I am new to Mac. How should I check it? Thank you

you can check Applications>Utility>Disk Utility or get info and see what format settings are. Get Info is select drive then Command+I.

 

[cgbier]

If it is formatted for Mac and Windows, it is not HFS +. You'll have to erase the drive in Disk Utilities (back up files you have on the drive already).
Does the drive show in the Finder?

 

[fricodam]

It is formatted MS-DOC (FAT32). Does it mean that FCP will never able to read it?

 

[cgbier]

It should be, but FAT32 is a very bad choice - especially with video due to its file size limit.

 

[CaptainChunk]

Right. FAT32 has a 4GB file size limit. Horrible for modern video editing, where clip sizes can be larger than that pretty easily.

I would suggest reformatting for Mac OS X Extended (HFS+). If you really need to be able to use the drive in Windows as well, there's an application called MacDrive that lets you mount Mac-formatted volumes on Windows machines with read/write capabilities.

 

[fricodam]

Thank you everyone for your help! You all are great!

 

[cgbier]

Did you get it fixed?