I'm running 10.9.4. I have two Aperture Libraries backed up by Mozy (about 75 GB of pictures). I don't have iPhoto running on backup because I just don't use it or like it much. I recall reading at some point that Maverick puts all pictures into iPhoto regardless. So the question occurred to me just now: are the full versions of my photos being effectively backed up if I'm not backing up both iPhoto and Aperature?
I recall reading at some point that Maverick puts all pictures into iPhoto regardless. So the question occurred to me just now: are the full versions of my photos being effectively backed up if I'm not backing up both iPhoto and Aperature?
That is a misunderstanding. If you import photos to Aperture, they will be stored in the library, that is currently opened by Aperture, probably your default Aperture library. But the photos will not automatically appear in your iPhoto library.
Aperture and iPhoto can share the same library, however. You could use just one photo library and open it in turns from iPhoto or Aperture.
See this document: Using the Unified Photo Library
So, if you are having separate libraries for iPhoto and Aperture, you need to backup both sets of libraries, but if Aperture uses the same library as iPhoto, they will add the photos to the same library, and backing up this unified library should suffice.
I recall reading at some point that Maverick puts all pictures into iPhoto regardless. So the question occurred to me just now: are the full versions of my photos being effectively backed up if I'm not backing up both iPhoto and Aperature?
That is a misunderstanding. If you import photos to Aperture, they will be stored in the library, that is currently opened by Aperture, probably your default Aperture library. But the photos will not automatically appear in your iPhoto library.
Aperture and iPhoto can share the same library, however. You could use just one photo library and open it in turns from iPhoto or Aperture.
See this document: Using the Unified Photo Library
So, if you are having separate libraries for iPhoto and Aperture, you need to backup both sets of libraries, but if Aperture uses the same library as iPhoto, they will add the photos to the same library, and backing up this unified library should suffice.
OK. I get it. Thanks.
You're welcome 🙂
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