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Dragging to Final Cut Pro Creates Duplicate Files

Issue: Samples dragged into Final Cut are duplicated into its library, despite “Leave files in place” being enabled.
 

Explanation: This is Final Cut behavior, not Sample Manager. FCP treats dragged audio files as media to be copied.
 

Workaround:

  • Use “Show in Finder” then drag from Finder to FCP instead.