<p>After installing SetFile (instructions below), go to terminal and execute this command:</p>
<pre><code>setfile -c &quot;KeyG&quot; -t &quot;FCPF&quot; INSERT_FILENAME_HERE
</code></pre>
<p>According to SetFile's man page, &quot;-c&quot; sets the creator and &quot;-t&quot; sets the type.</p>
<p>I found what the type and creator should be set to in Peppy's second post on this thread: <a href="http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-16983.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-16983.html</a></p>
<p>SetFile can be installed as part of the Xcode Command Line Tools by opening Terminal and typing:</p>
<pre><code>xcode-select --install
</code></pre>
<p>But if I recall that sometimes fails so you might also try downloading it from the <a href="https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Apple Developer</a> site.</p>

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<p>When I try to open this project, Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 running on Mavericks pops up an error box that says "File Error: Wrong Type."</p>

<p>I've fixed this in the past using the Project Repair tool in Digital Rebellion's great <a href="http://www.digitalrebellion.com/promaintenance/" rel="nofollow">Pro Maintenance</a> set of tools but I'd like to find a free option if possible.</p>

<p>I've seen people discuss setting the file type and creator, possibly using a command line tool, SetFile, that is part of the OS X developer tools but none of them seemed to have complete instructions and there were a number of claims of it not working anyway.</p>

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How do I rescue a Final Cut 7 project that elicits "File Error: Wrong Type" when I try to open it in FCP?
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# How do I rescue a Final Cut 7 project that elicits "File Error: Wrong Type" when I try to open it in FCP?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-04)

When I try to open this project, Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 running on Mavericks pops up an error box that says "File Error: Wrong Type."

I've fixed this in the past using the Project Repair tool in Digital Rebellion's great [Pro Maintenance](http://www.digitalrebellion.com/promaintenance/) set of tools but I'd like to find a free option if possible.

I've seen people discuss setting the file type and creator, possibly using a command line tool, SetFile, that is part of the OS X developer tools but none of them seemed to have complete instructions and there were a number of claims of it not working anyway.

**Tags:** final-cut-pro


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2014-04-07. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

After installing SetFile (instructions below), go to terminal and execute this command:
setfile -c "KeyG" -t "FCPF" INSERT_FILENAME_HERE

According to SetFile's man page, "-c" sets the creator and "-t" sets the type.
I found what the type and creator should be set to in Peppy's second post on this thread: http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-16983.html
SetFile can be installed as part of the Xcode Command Line Tools by opening Terminal and typing:
xcode-select --install

But if I recall that sometimes fails so you might also try downloading it from the Apple Developer site.


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