I am trying to set up a Synology DS1512+ and want to store my Aperture library on it. I'd appreciate any tips on how to best move the library from my iMac internal drive to the NAS device. The main reason I purchased the DS1512+ was to store my library on a device which I could expand as needed and which provided some data redundancy in case a drive fails.
Mac OS X (10.7.5), iPhone 5, AppleTV, Time Capsule
The library can only be created and stored on a volume directly connected, and that has been formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Ernie
Aperture will not open the library on a drive that is not formatted MacOS X Extended (Journaled), at least the newest Aperture versions are checking the formatting of the drive.
In addition to that - Apple advises against using network volumes, see: Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library,
There is a risk of transmission errors and database corruption.
Also, the access to a NAS will be a lot slower than on a directly connected drive. Aperture will be less responsive. It is preferable, to have the Aperture library on the fastest drive you have.
See this long thread in the "More Like this" to the right: Re: Nas (Synology DS413j) and Aperture
If you want your NAS primarily for backup, create a writable disk image on the NAS with the correct formatting, and store the library on that disk image.
How do I move my Aperture Library to Synology NAS
