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importing another library in Aperture

I'm compiling libraries and have one Aplibrary that is 43 G in size and am trying to add/mer/import one the is 7G in size - I do think there may be similar pics but not all - I've just imported without any issue 3 other libraries to this one but now when I try I get this message ==


Error Importing Library

The library could not be imported because it is a duplicate of the library currently running.


I have tried to import the 7G initothe 43G and vice versa, same message - Aperture otherwise works fine on Mojave, just am cleaning up libraries before I try to migrate

iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 19, 2020 8:41 AM

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User profile for user: léonie
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Posted on Feb 19, 2020 9:14 AM

This can happen, Victoria, if one of the libraries has been created from the other Library. I had a similar problem when I exported a partial library from my main library to a different Mac to take with me on a photo shooting trip. When I wanted to import the exported library back, I got the same error message as you are reporting.

For me, this work-around helped:

  • I created a new, empty Aperture Library.
  • Then I imported a new photo into this empty library.
  • Then I merged the smaller Aperture Library into this new library to turn it into a new library.
  • Now I imported the new library into the larger Aperture Library.


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léonie
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Feb 19, 2020 9:14 AM in response to Victoria Herring

This can happen, Victoria, if one of the libraries has been created from the other Library. I had a similar problem when I exported a partial library from my main library to a different Mac to take with me on a photo shooting trip. When I wanted to import the exported library back, I got the same error message as you are reporting.

For me, this work-around helped:

  • I created a new, empty Aperture Library.
  • Then I imported a new photo into this empty library.
  • Then I merged the smaller Aperture Library into this new library to turn it into a new library.
  • Now I imported the new library into the larger Aperture Library.


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