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Q: I made a lot of smart folders but they seem to have disappeared, what to do?

I made a lot of smart folders but they seem to have disappeared, what to do?

Aperture 3, iOS 9.3.2

Posted on May 27, 2016 1:53 AM

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Q: I made a lot of smart folders but they seem to have disappeared, what to do?

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 27, 2016 2:05 AM in response to Samsuditana
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    May 27, 2016 2:05 AM in response to Samsuditana

    You may have hidden the albums accidentally.  The Library Inspector panel has hidden "Show" and "HIde" controls to the right of the titles "Albums", "Projects", etc.  Hover the cursor to the right of the the title "Albums" and look if the albums will appear, if you click "Show".

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  • by Samsuditana,

    Samsuditana Samsuditana May 27, 2016 2:17 AM in response to léonie
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    May 27, 2016 2:17 AM in response to léonie

    thanks a lot for a very speedy answer; unfortunately this worked but did not bring my smart folders back...I must have done something really un-smart!!!

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 27, 2016 2:33 AM in response to Samsuditana
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    May 27, 2016 2:33 AM in response to Samsuditana

    Could it be, that you have opened a different Aperture Library from the one, where you created the smart albums?

     

    Or is a filter set?  Check the search field below the word "Library".  Does it say "All Items" or something different, like "Favorites"?

    In that case clear the search field by clicking onto the looking glass and select "All Items".

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  • by Samsuditana,

    Samsuditana Samsuditana May 27, 2016 3:04 AM in response to léonie
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    May 27, 2016 3:04 AM in response to léonie

    thanks again, you really are most helpful but alas again, no success... following up on your suggestion I found a somewhat older version with many of the smart folders I made, so I guess I will have to start from there again. In the meantime I still wonder how I was abel to erase all these smart folders in one silly swoop...

  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie May 27, 2016 3:23 AM in response to Samsuditana
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    May 27, 2016 3:23 AM in response to Samsuditana

    What sometimes happens - at least to me -  that Aperture show a prompt to select a library, if the drive with the current library is not mounted for some reasons.  And sometimes I accidentally select the backup copy of the library on the backup drive, because it has the same name as the main library that I want to open.  And then all edits will be made in the backup copy and not in my library.  The next time I launch Aperture with the correct drive connected, it will look like all my edits had gone, but they are actually in the backup of my library.  It is risky to keep the backup drives connected all the time.