Q: Need to move referenced files to new hard drive and want to retain all projects intact
I have over 200 projects and 33k total images in my Aperture 3.6 library. 99% of my images are referenced files, using a 3TB FW800 drive. When I create a new project I create subfolders on the external drive that are named the same as the Project, so the folder structure is logical but I have a great number of subfolders on the drive. It has worked well.
My 3TB FW800 drive is full. I have a new 6TB USB3 drive. I also have a (slower / less expensive) 6TB drive that I will use to back up the faster, "primary" drive. The "backup" drive will stay off site when I'm not performing a backup.
I wish to migrate all of my images and projects to the new, "primary" drive and want to retain the image locations in all of the projects.
I don't want to use the, "File➞Relocate Originals" since my impression is that the images would not be located in their respective Projects. I have dutifully created projects over years of Aperture use and I'd hate to lose that organization.
I did a test to export a project as a library and the import it in to a new library but it appears that the project title length gets truncated beyond 32 characters. That may not be a big deal, but overall the "export as library / import library" method seems awkward and not without its faults.
With so many projects, so many images and a large, new hard drive waiting in the wings, what is the best course to persue?
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5 - 8 GB DDR3
Posted on Jun 7, 2015 5:20 PM