Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 175)

174 Part III Setting Up Your Editing System
To remove a scratch disk:
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > System Settings, then click the Scratch Disks tab.
2 Click Clear next to the scratch disk you no longer want to use.
When Scratch Disks Become Unavailable
Scratch disks you’ve set might become unavailable. This can happen for a number of
reasons. They might be turned off, disconnected, or temporarily unmounted. If the
scratch disk folder you selected has been moved, deleted, or renamed, Final Cut Pro
might not be able to find the scratch disk.
The next time you open Final Cut Pro, if the scratch disk can’t be found, a dialog
appears with three options:
 Quit: Lets you quit without changing the scratch disk preferences.
 Set Scratch Disks: Opens the Scratch Disks tab in the System Settings window so that
you can change the current set of scratch disks. Any disks that are missing are
removed from this list. You must choose at least one scratch disk to continue.
 Check Again: Allows you to reconnect or start up your scratch disk, wait for it to
amount, and then proceed as usual.
Assigning Search Folders for Reconnecting Media Files
After you selected which volumes and folders you want to use to capture media, you
may want to assign these same locations as search folders for the Reconnect Files
dialog. This allows Final Cut Pro to limit its search for media files if they become offline.
For more information about assigning search folders, see Volume IV, Chapter 22,
“Choosing Settings and Preferences.” For more information about the Reconnect Files
dialog, see Volume IV, Chapter 6, “Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media.”
Using a Storage Area Network for Media Storage
You can use a storage area network (SAN) to store your media files. Final Cut Pro
respects Mac OS X file privileges, so you are not allowed to access media in folders that
your user does not have access to.
Final Cut Pro is compatible with Xsan, storage area network administration software used to
set up networked media storage accessible from multiple editing stations simultaneously.