Why does final cut pro say my external hard drive is out of space when there are 200GB free?
This doesn’t happen because of a USB hard drive, though I’d agree with the post above that FireWire is a more effective connection when it comes to non-linear editing. This happens because of your hard drive’s format. Your external hard drive is formatted FAT32, which has a filesize limit (usually 4 GB, but I also run into the 2GB (9min dv video) limit when capturing. There are three main hard drive formats: NTFS-Windows only [No filesize limit] Mac OS-Mac only [No filesize limit] FAT32 (MS-DOS File System)-Windows & Mac Compatible [4GB/2GB limit] Most externals come formatted FAT32, so nobody need reformat for functionality, but when you’re editing video, this isn’t the best way to go. I have two external drives formatted FAT32 for storage and transfer among operating systems. I have two others formatted Mac OS Extended for when I edit. In order to change the format, go to: ‘Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility’ Be sure your drive is plugged in when you’re ready to format. *NOTE: Forma
