Restored from Vault - extra images appear?

First some background:
I was having stability problems with 1.5 so I decided to back it out.
I backed up the app and library and then deleted them.
I installed all the various versions till I was back up to 1.1.2.
Then I restored a vault that I had updated just prior to my 1.5 upgrade. (So the vault was completely up to date)
After the restore was finished I noticed images showing grey boxes insead of thumbnails. (Although the thumbnails would rebuild when I selected the image)
I switched to the Library "All Images" view to see if this was true of all images where I noticed my problem.
Problem:
- There are a bunch of JPG images named FILENAME - Version 2 that show up in the "All Images" view. These images appear to be the .JPG sidecars that got imported with my .NEFs when I imported a folder of images. However, before I could have sworn that the .JPG that corresponded to a .NEF did not show up in Aperture.
The .JPGs don't appear in the album view (Which is where the .NEF+.JPG's were originally imported into).
Is there anyway I can prevent the restore from vault from creating these new versions of the .JPG's?
Aperture also won't even load some of these .JPG's. It only loads the embedded thumbnail and "Loading..." stays on the screen. Not sure why, because preview loads them just fine. I don't think I care about this part since I don't want them.

Apparently no one cares, but I figured it out myself.
It's a bug with Aperture
The Vault does not restore correctly if it contains images that had both a Master Raw and Master JPEG.
If you try to restore a vault that has images that were imported with both a raw file and a jpeg file the restore will create multiple versions of the image. One for the raw file and one for the jpeg instead of only having one image that contains both the master raw file and master jpeg.
To reproduce:
- Import a folder of images that contains pictures that had both a raw image and a jpeg.
For instance:
DSC_2428.NEF
DSC_2428.jpg
- Take a note of how many images are in your library.
- Create a vault
- Update the vault so that it contains all the pictures.
- Go to the File menu and select Vault->Restore Library...
- Select the Vault that you just created.
- Continue the vault restore process until it has completed.
- Now look at your Aperture library. You will see that you have twice the number of files as the jpeg's will show up as additional files with "- Version 2" after the filename.

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This is driving me crazy! Here's the deal...
- LaCie 250GB Firewire 800 (permissions & disk verified/repaired)
This disk contains my Aperture 1.5 Vault (Verified size, and it does still contain all of my data)
• I backed up my Aperture Library to my Vault on the LaCie.
• I did an erase and install on my startup disk.
• I re-installed Aperture 1.1, and then ran software update to get it back to 1.5
• I open Aperture 1.5 which is now empty, of course because it has a new library file
• I go down to the bottom to select "Restore from Vault..."
It's grey'd out.
• I tried double-clicking on the Vault, and it just opens up Aperture
• I tried dragging the Vault onto the Aperture icon. It opens Aperture, but still does not restore my library.
• I did a show package contents on the Vault file, and looked through everything. It's all still there.
• I even tried reverting back to version 1.1, but it still didn't work.
I am at my wits' end, and I have no idea how to get this resolved. Someone please help me out.
Thank you.
Brandon Turner - MG - The Grove
Message was edited by: turner.brandon

This method doesnt work?
+To restore the entire Library from an external backup disk:+
+1 Connect the hard disk drive containing the most up-to-date vault to your computer+
+and open Aperture.+
+2 Choose File > Vault > Restore Library.+
+The Retore Library dialog appears.+
+3 Choose Select Source Vault from the Source Vault pop-up menu.+
+4 Navigate to the vault from which you want to restore, then click Select.+
+5 Choose Select Destination from the Library Destination pop-up menu.+
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I created a system image, which included drive C (where Windows is installed) and drive G (where some installed Windows programs are located). I then ran into a situation where I wanted to restore from the system image. With my first attempt,
this process took several days. When I returned home from work, my computer had booted up into Windows -- drive C had successfully been restored. I soon found out though that drive G was in an unformatted state.
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2. why does this process take so long?
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Hi Chris,
For the first problem, if the restore is cancelled while the 2nd disk is being restored, the 1st disk (C) can be successfully restored.
For the second problem, I think it is normal to take a long time to finish the process, it is depend on the size of the date.
For the third problem, you may check the setup log files to find the clue of the cause.
For you convenience: Windows Setup Log Files and Event Logs
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824819.aspx
You may try the methods listed in the following article step by step.
How to Do a System Image Recovery in Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/675-system-image-recovery.html
Please note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.
Hope it helps.
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Blair Deng
TechNet Community Support

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I really hope someone can help as I am at my whits end!
I recently had to do a clean install of lion and so dutifly backed up my Aperture 3 library to a vault. 100% of my library was managed and I have never referenced files and always avoided it.
I then restored the aperture library from the vault.
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I have noticed that the number of offline images is going up by the minute. Something is changing the state of the images.
I have checked inside the vault and all the masters are there, but for some reason aperture things they are missing. When selecting the "offline" images and then consolidate masters it gives me the alert that there are no referenced files!
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I prepared the vault yesterday and according to aperture it was up to date (updated it several times to make sure)
My vault was on an external hard drive and I copied it to the mac before restoring.
Once I restored. The library is the same size as the vault.
When I use the meta search bar in aperture and select show offline images it shows 144 but each time i come out of the all photos view and go back in this number creeps up!
When I then go and check the vault (on the mac) and the library, the file arent there either but the size of the library and vault hasnt gone down.
Do you think it could be because I copied the vault to the mac before restoring from it. Do you think I should try restoring from the vault as it is on the hard drive?
I really appreciate any advice.
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Brad

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I had an AP 1.5 Library containing JPG images only (no raw files), and one project, containing folders and a book. I had this library backed up to vault. I installed AP 2. I restored this vault into AP 2. AP lost 100% of my data: images, project, folders, and book. I was left with a completely empty library. This is 100% data loss. It appears AP 2 just isn't backward compatible. It doesn't support 1.5 JPGs, it cannot properly upgrade 1.5 libraries, and it cannot restore 1.5 vaults.
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http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6699965#6699965
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Thanks for the reply.
Complete Newbie wrote:
Bradley,
After reading this and your other thread, might I suggest you have a different problem - you have a broken 1.5 library. If it doesn't upgrade, restore-from-vault, or otherwise work, I'd blame the library first.
...except that it works just fine in 1.5. And if it were corrupt, it seems that it would raise the question of how one could successfully create a vault without any errors if the library were corrupt in the first place. And finally, if this is the problem, then take your pick ... AP 1.5 corrupts libraries without any outward signs or indication that it has done this?
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I assure you that I have restored a 1.5 vault with 2.0; and I'm not alone - there are countless reports of people doing just that after purchasing 2.0 if you look in the forums around the launch-date. I don't have any problems with JPEG images either (whether from 1.5 or 2.0). It was certainly backwards-compatible for me.
Glad to hear it has worked for some. Unfortunately, I'm not working with your images, on your hardware configuration, with software purchased with your money. So the fact that others are working fine doesn't lend any comfort to the fact that I've experienced 100% data loss, and the product is unusable.
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Did you try reporting the problem to Apple ? Perhaps even offering to send them the problem vault ? It sounds like a small vault (only 100 JPEG images). Even if it's corrupted, they may be able to recover your photos.
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B

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I hope someone can help. I recently had my 'Drobo' die on me as two discs failed at the same time. I also have a copy of my Aperture Library backed up in a Vault. I have carried out a 'Restore from Vault' and my new external HD shows 1.5TB of data (same as my original library). When I open Aperture, I can see all my folders and projects, but each project has no photos in it. I have tried repairing the database and rebuilding the database using the option key on start up, but I repeatedly get to approx 83-89% complete and my system hangs and I get a message that I have run out of applications memory. I then get the Spinning wheel and eventually have to reboot the iMac.
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Will rebuilding return the images to their edited version state?
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