Final Cut Pro crashing and I/O errors

[arlohemphill]

Hi All, I'm trying to export a 49min HD sequence in Final Cut Pro 7.0.2. but am having continuing problems with crashes and I/O messages. The export generally gets to about 20% before FCP unexpectedly shuts down or I receive the I/O error message, after which the sequence is not viewable and I have to shut down and reboot FCP.

I've tried using Quicktime conversion to adjust the size and have re-rendered the entire sequence, but with no luck. What is going on and how do I fix this?

 

[Erendiox]

Do you have your media stored on an external HD? An I/O error would suggest that maybe something is wrong with your media drive. Try moving your media to another location. Make sure it's backed up as well.

 

[arlohemphill]

External Drive

Yes, all of the files (including all source files) are on a 2TB external hard drive. The drive is pretty new so has a lot of space on it. I am having no other problems with the drive itself. I did just try to export to my desktop and this still resulted in a crash (but not an I/O error).