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Missing files "Unavailable master files cannot be relocated."

Please help

I have missing masters -

I had 25,000 referenced masters in a directory next to the aperture library and ran consolidate (thought it was successful) but now I see 1012 "Missing" Masters. When I do "Locate Referenced Files" Aperture says I do not have any referenced files. But if I go do a Finder search for files in the old referenced location they are all still out there - (and not in the Aperture Library Masters) (They all have the "Arrow/Triangle/exclamation mark" badge)

So my question is - can I connect the "Missing" to the existing file? Or do I have to delete all the "missing masters" and loose all the aperture metadata I have on them?

I have read all the treads I can find and have not seen the same issue -

"Locate Referenced Files" is not an option.

and if I run relocate on the files I get this error:

"Unavailable master files cannot be relocated.

The selected master image is either offline or not found. Please reconnect it and try again."

Any advice or help from the community would be very appreciated - this is my first post - hope it was intelligible

(living in a cave like you do)

John P.

Multiple, Mac OS X (10.7.2), iMac, MacBook Pro, PowerBook.

Posted on Dec 1, 2011 7:22 AM

16 replies

Nov 17, 2012 11:49 AM in response to nikon is

Consolidate Master and Offline Solved!

I have had the same problem as you. Cant merge my iPhoto Masters into Aperture. Cant find the Master files ant they are Offline.

When i go to "Locate recerenced files" i couls se that my referensed files were Offline.

Then i understand why.

I had changed computer, and on my previous Mac i had a different Account name, also was the iPhoto library in another location.

So when i looked carefully at the File Path i realised that this is the problem.

THE PROBLEM WAS.

Aperture dont regognice the correct pathway to your iPhoto library. By some reason, Aperture can locate the pictures when you locking at them offline, but when you try to Consolidate Masters, Aperture only remember the location you used maybe 10 years ago when you imported your iPhoto library for the first time.

Solution

Go to your photo and select the photos that is offline.

Select File menu and choose "Locate referenced files"

Click at the file path, is it correct, look carefully?

At the bottom left site you se your HD, Desktop....

Klick all the way down to the selected picture.

Now the same picture shows up and the grey button "Reconnect All" becomes active.

Press the button and now the pictures you have selected is Online and can be Consolidatet.

Ole

Missing files "Unavailable master files cannot be relocated."