long_haired_david
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Q: Backup up to a Vault. Can I now delete my Aperture copies?

I am working on a MacBook Air that only has a 120GB SSD so I am always short of space. I have now run out of space so I need to do something.

I have backed up Aperture to a Vault on a Server. Can I now delete all of the images/projects on the MacBook and start again with a  clean set up? If I do that, can I still recover all the images from the Vault if I ever need to?

Thanks in advance.

David

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 120GB SSD

Posted on May 28, 2013 9:41 AM

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Q: Backup up to a Vault. Can I now delete my Aperture copies?

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  • by judysings,

    judysings judysings May 30, 2013 11:30 AM in response to long_haired_david
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    May 30, 2013 11:30 AM in response to long_haired_david

    Hi long_haired_david,

     

    The attached article explains that Aperture libraries and vaults need to be saved on a locally mounted USB or Firewire drive, not a network drive.

     

    I would suggest you copy your Aperture Library to an external drive and confirm you can open the library from the external drive before deleting it from your internal drive on the MacBook Air.

     

    Aperture: Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library

     

    Also, it is strongly recommended that the Aperture library be stored on a locally mounted hard drive. Storing the Aperture library on a network share can also lead to poor performance, data corruption, or data loss.

     

    I hope this information helps ....

    Have a great day!

     

     

    - Judy

  • by Nealf,

    Nealf Nealf May 30, 2013 11:34 AM in response to long_haired_david
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    Mac OS X
    May 30, 2013 11:34 AM in response to long_haired_david

    If you use a network drive, the libraries may behave in odd ways.   I don’t know if vaults would work differently. With a network drive, there is also a possibility of corruption when saving but you would not know at the time unless you check. 

  • by Kirby Krieger,

    Kirby Krieger Kirby Krieger May 30, 2013 12:49 PM in response to long_haired_david
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    May 30, 2013 12:49 PM in response to long_haired_david

    Separate from your question -- is there a reason you don't take advantage of Aperture's ability to store Image's Originals on detachable drives?  This would allow you to keep your Library whole, which greatly lowering the storage required on a laptop's system drive.  Aperture was designed to meet the need of laptop users running out of storage space with just this functionality.