Q: How do I set up a startup disk in Aperture & move my entire library there?
I have recently bought a new (larger) backup disk and want to move my entire Aperture library there (and use it as my startup disk for Aperture as well). What are the (detailed) steps I need to take in order to do this?
Thank you in advance
17" MacBook Pro i7, Mac OS X (10.6.4), iPhone 4
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 8:37 AM
Now I am wondering if I have successfully copied the files across to my new Time Machine drive, can I delete them from my laptop drive or will Time Machine delete them from it's backup drive next time it runs? Based on your foinal sentence in your response, I am assuming that it would be safe to do so.
Have you tested, if the Aperture library is working on your new drive? Compared the sizes? Then you can delete original, once you are sure. But I would wait and really, really test thoroughly. Your pictures are probably too precious, to risk anything.
I see one problem with your setup. From your initial post I did not see that you are using the same drive with TimeMachine. Time Machine will not delete anything, that it did not write, but you are risking Aperture and TimeMachine fighting for space. Time Machine will fill the drive, till it is full. And this way you will quickly run out of space for Aperture. At least, partition the drive, so that Time Machine cannot eat all space. Use one partition for Aperture, one for TimeMachine.
The second problem: with this setup you will not be able to have a backup of your Aperture library, if it is on the Time Machine volume. I strongly recommend to invest into a second, maybe smaller volume for your Aperture Library, so you can backup the library on a different volume. Drives can fail and will fail - mine do regularly every third year or so, and then your pictures will be gone, unless you have a backup.
Or did I understand you wrong?
Regards
Léonie
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 12:29 PM