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 Copy Used Clips Only: Duplicates only those media les used in the project. This
option gives you only the media used in the project (and not all the clips in the
Events referenced by the project). This is a good option to use if you want to
conserve disk space.
 New Event Name eld: If you select Copy Used Clips Only, you can create a new Event
to hold the consolidated media. If you don’t specify a new Event name, the Event
will be given the project name.
4 Click OK.
Final Cut Pro consolidates the media using the method you selected. The Event or
Events appear on the same hard disk as the project.
Back up projects, your Project Library, and Events
Backing up your individual projects, your Project Library, and Events should be an
essential part of your workow. Some people back up daily or weekly; others back up
when a project is complete. It is suggested that you back up to an external storage
device (not to your local computer).
Note: Final Cut Pro maintains a single backup copy of each Event and each project.
These are copies of the current Event and project les only, not the associated source
media les. Final Cut Pro updates these backup copies every 15 minutes whenever it
detects a change in an Events or project. For more information, see “Where your media
and project les are located” on page 464.
Back up your project in Final Cut Pro
1 Connect an external storage device large enough to hold your project and media les
and verify that the device appears in the Finder.
2 Control-click your project in the Project Library, and choose Duplicate Project from the
shortcut menu.