Final Cut Pro X: May stop responding at "Restoring the window layout" or open to a gray window

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Final Cut Pro X

Symptoms

In some cases, Final Cut Pro X may stop responding on launch while "Restoring the window layout," or may open to a completely gray window.

Resolution

To address this issue, remove the Final Cut Pro Layouts folder. Once this folder is removed, Final Cut Pro X will create a new Layouts folder on launch.

Follow the steps for the version of Mac OS X installed on your computer.

On OS X Lion

In the Finder, hold down the Option key and choose Library from the Go menu.
In the Library folder that opens, go to Application Support/Final Cut Pro. Drag the Layouts folder from the Final Cut Pro folder to the Trash.On Mac OS X Snow Leopard

In Finder, choose Home from the Go menu. In the Home folder that opens, go to /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro. Drag the Layouts folder from the Final Cut Pro folder to the Trash. $('articlecontent').select('img').each(function(element) { if(element.width > 640 ){ var imageDiv = document.createElement('div'); imageDiv.setStyle({ 'display':'block', 'width':'660px', 'overflow':'auto', 'border':'1px solid #dedede','margin-right': '15px'}); element.parentNode.replaceChild(imageDiv, element); imageDiv.appendChild(element); } }); Rate this article:Not helpfulSomewhat helpfulHelpfulVery helpfulSolved my problemOne Moment PleaseThanks for rating this article Not helpful Somewhat helpful Helpful Very helpful Solved my problem Share this article Twitter Facebook Last Modified: January 17, 2012 Article: TS4169 Views: 256 Rating: 3.0/5 Stars
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