Cannot reduce size of a 900GB fcpbundle file

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Cat Songs Author

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Cannot reduce size of a 900GB fcpbundle file

Aloha All,

I have an almost empty FCP template that generates a 900GB fcpbundle file.

I've followed all the online advice:

All generated files deleted
All original media that formed basis of template deleted in the project
All original mediate on my hard drive deleted

Now matter what I do, the template fcpbundle file remains at about 900 GB.

I don't want to delete the new Library as the template has taken weeks to build.

Can anyone suggest something that I might delete to wrangle this beast?

Mahalo!

Cat

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.0

Posted on Oct 25, 2024 8:03 PM

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Answer 1

Cat Songs Author

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Oct 25, 2024 9:22 PM in response to LocaAlicia

Aloha from O'ahu,

Thanks for your response.

I think this is what you want:

The Nov 14 and Oct 14 files are SFX from the Apple library.

The only video left in the project are my "Ninja Nancy" files the longest of which is 16 seconds.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

Cat

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Answer 2

Oct 25, 2024 9:12 PM in response to Cat Songs

I have an almost empty FCP template that generates a 900GB fcpbundle file.

What is the basis for saying that it is almost empty despite the huge amount of data? Please right-click to take a screenshot of the contents of the library.

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Answer 3

Cat Songs Author

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Oct 25, 2024 10:11 PM in response to LocaAlicia

Aloha,

Thanks again.

Problem solved on another discussion board.

Solution:

"Show contents" for fcpbundle file that's causing problems.

Find the problematic files: I found 900GB worth!

To prevent future problems:

When Deleting Generated Clip Files, the LIBRARY must be selected.

I've been doing it from the Project.

And as I only scream for help when my hard drive gets overwhelmed, that means that many past, ostensibly deleted projects, still have a ton of (unseen) files in the bundle.

My template is down to about 5GB.

Thanks again,

Cheers,

Cat

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Answer 4

Cat Songs Author

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Oct 25, 2024 9:40 PM in response to LocaAlicia

Weird, my reply went above your comment. Must have hit reply to my own post!

Sumimassen.

Reply above!

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