FCPX constantly backuping

Hi guys

I'm experiencing an annoying issue: FCPX is constantly backuping a library: when it reaches 100%, it starts again.

I've tried deleting all render files, no luck.

Any idea what to do ?

Thank you!

I have seen this before but only on Libraries that are located on a XSAN.
Where is it located on your side?

On an USB drive.

Let me guess: the USB drive is formatted as FAT or ExFAT, is that correct?

- Ronny

No, a regular EXT3 MacOs partition.

OK well the bug just diseappeared without any reason. It only lasted 24h.

Murphy's law being what it is, when I decided to ask for your help then it decided to go away.

......

Thank you anyway ))

False positive. Just like the Terminator, the problem is back.

Hmm.

manoucho wrote: No, a regular EXT3 MacOs partition.

There is no such thing as a "regular EXT3 MacOS partition". The standard format for the Mac is HFS+, a.k.a. "Mac OS Extended". EXT3 is a format used by Linux, and does not have much support, if at all, on the Mac.

You're right.

I'm sorry it's just old memories that mixed up. The partition is "a regular" HFS+.

I have all my libraries on this drive and I'm working on this project for long time so it just started just like that, I'm afraid I can't say more.

That's where the libraries are, but where are the backups? Surely not in the same place.

The backups are in my Movies folder on the main hardrive (the default location).

Try selecting a different backup location. Select your library, and in the Inspector click "Modify Settings". Choose a different folder than the default.

Thanks a lot for your help.

I'm just leaving now for 2 days but I'll try asap when I'm back. I think you're probably right to advise that.

Great forum with great people.

Hi Lichinho,

Your tip worked out. Huge thanks!

It's supposed to have been fixed in 10.1.4.

I had the issue this morning though.

I have this issue also.

All me libraries and media are on external t-bolt drives. My backups are on in Movies folder on internal drive (running 10.1.3 on nMP).

FCPX is supposed to only create 1 backup per library, and then updates that one file every 15 mins, correct? But I have many backups libraries (separate files, spaced about an hour apart). That is the bug, yes?

I am currently cutting two projects for delivery next week so don't want to update to 10.1.4 just yet. Any thoughts/solutions?

It doesn't really affect my workflow other than periodically I need to go and throw away older backups or they start chewing up precious SSD hard drive space (only have 250 GB on the tube).

Thanks as always.

"then updates that one file every 15 mins, correct?"

No. It creates a new backup about once every 15 minutes depending on what happens in the application.

So it's supposed to generate multiple backups of the same library? I thought it was a single backup file than gets update/refreshed every 15 minutes. Otherwise, you will have dozens of gigs of backups of the same library—which is in fact the "problem" i'm experiencing. Ultimately they were filling up my hard drive.

These are only backing up the library structure, not your media, so they take up very little space. You are still responsible for backing up your media separately.