I’ve often encountered a problem in previous few Final Cut Pro X versions – when launching the app it would often freeze at “Restoring the window layout”.
To solve this issue, Apple suggests the following:
1. In the Finder, hold down the Option key and then choose Library from the Go menu.
2. In the Library folder that opens, go to Application Support > Final Cut Pro.
3. Drag the Layouts folder from the Final Cut Pro folder to the Trash.
For me, however, this did not solve the problem. In one of the forums I finally found a suggestion that did it for me:
1. In the Finder, hold down the Option key and then choose Library from the Go menu.
2. Go to Preferences
3. Move com.apple.FinalCut.plist to trash and restart FCPX.
You are a legend! I’ve been looking all over for a solution to this very annoying problem and had tried everything everyone suggested with no success. Then I found your post and presto! Thank you so much!
Thanks!