[G4] Final Cut Pro loss of "Favorites"

[James Asherman]

If the stuff is trashed and deleted it's gone and you have to  
reconstruct it manually.
Reloading your projects shouldn't be too hard.
Sequences should still be in there somewhere.
  But favorites got me a couple of times too.
The trick is to save the favorites folder in the effects tab to  
somewhere else BEFORE you delete and then replace it later.
  Worked for me last time.
As far as saving your new stuff...
create a "default" project of your own.
As you recreate your favorites and window arrangements and such do  
"SAve All" frequently.
Losing the window arrangement is a sign that there is something wrong.
Watch out for any overlapping windows, those will kill you.
Jim



On Feb 12, 2006, at 7:32 PM, Fozard wrote:

> Couldn't get a response on a Final Pro Users' Group.  perhaps  
> someone here can assist me:
>
> Because of various problems I've trashed FCP 4.0 & 4.5 prefs, POA  
> cache, FCP Plist, thumbnail cache & data. Now when I open FCP the  
> option of opening "recent projects" is gone.
>
> I've also lost my "Favorites" and the ability to select "open last  
> project" in Preferences setup.
>
> When I set up new Favorites, close FCP, then reopen, the Favorites  
> are no longer there and the windodw arrangement looks like it  
> reverts to a default.
>
> What have I done & how can I get FCP back to "normal" operation?
>
> Thanks.
>
> SHALOM