44 Hours to Copy Aperture 3 Library To FW800

Yesterday I tried to copy my Aperture 3 Library to a FW 800 drive. The backup said it was going to take 44 hours to complete. It is about 120 GB. I had just copied my 150GB iTunes folder to the drive and it only took about 2 hours. The Aperture library is a managed, not referenced.
What is going on here? Any ideas?

I had exactly the same problem. I tried several times to make an aperture vault then just a copy of the library (120GB) to a FW800 drive. I also had 40 - 50 hours reported as the time required.
I found the Activity Monitor utility useful to show disk transfer speeds. The first GB or two was transferred at 20-40MB/s, then FW disk dropped as low as 2kB/s for 10 minutes or more before I canceled the transfer. I then tried a USB2 drive and the task completed in a couple of hours. My conclusion is that my external FW800 drive is faulty. (A different FW800 disk works fine so the FW interface on the Mac is ok.)

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Copying Aperture Library takes forever

I 'm creating an off site backup for the first time as it's something I've been meaning to do for ages. Its not a fancy affair, just dragging and dropping the folders I want. I have numerous on site backups that are all in sync etc so this method should be fine.
Any way, when it came to copying my aperture library, which has almost 26000 reference images and is almost 32GB, things didn't go well. It was telling me that it was going to take 26 hours, and the time was rising, for it to copy. I have seen something similar with iPhoto but not nearly on the same scale.
What's causing this and how can I fix it? I could put a vault on the drive via aperture which doesn't take to long, but I'd really prefer to have the original library on the backup. I am currently trying to compress the folder, and although the size won't really change, it may(?) speed up as its copying an archive rather than the library.
Any ideas?
Regards

how old is the library? I experienced the same thing when copying my AP3 library to an external..it's a 48GB library with 70,000+ referenced files...estimated time did not move up to 6 hours like yours, but it did go up to 2, which is too long to copy 48GB via firewire 800...
I let it run, and total copy time ran about 30-40 minutes. There were patches where things got really slow, then other patches where they sped up again.
I would take a look at this thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2343039&tstart=0
specifically reply #10..as my question about long copy times and disk fragmentation was addressed there.

What is the best way to copy aperture library on to external hard drive? I am getting a message that say's "There was an error opening the database. The library could not be opened because the file system of the library's volume is unsupported".

What is the best way to copy aperture library on to external hard drive? I am getting a message that say's "There was an error opening the database. The library could not be opened because the file system of the library's volume is unsupported". What does that mean? I am trying to drag libraries (with metadata) to external HD...wondering what the best way to do that is?

Kirby Krieger wrote:
Hi Shane. Not much in the way of thoughts - - but fwiw:
How is the drive attached?
Can you open large files on the drive with other programs?
Are you running any drive compression or acceleration programs (some drives arrive with these installed)?
Can you reformat the drive and try again?
Hi Kirby,
I attached the UltraMax Plus with a USB cable. The UltraMax powers the cable so power is not an issue. I can open other files. Also, there is 500GB of files on the drive so I cannot re-format it. Although, I noted I could import the entire Aperture Library. However, I do not want to create a duplicate on my machine because that would be defeating the purpose of the external drive.
Thanks,
Shane

Large Aperture 2 Library Migration to Aperture 3, on a new Mac Pro

Hello,
I am upgrading from a PowerMac G5 to a Mac Pro and so I am going to also upgrade Aperture to version 3 at the same time. I am currently using a managed library on a 1.5TB RAID-1 array in my PowerMac. I am hoping to convert that to a referenced library during the same process.
My current plan is to do this:
1) Install and Update Aperture 2 on the Mac Pro.
2) Configure a new RAID-1 array on the Mac Pro for the referenced images
3) Copy Aperture library from PowerMac to Mac Pro
4) Before upgrading to Aperture 3, use the "Relocate Masters for Library" option to move every single master for the entire library to the new RAID-1 array on the Mac Pro
5) Install Aperture 3
6) Upgrade library on the Mac Pro
7) Turn on Faces and let it hammer away at that for a few days.
Anyway, that's the general idea on my idea. So here are my questions. Other insight is also very welcome.
1) My library is about 1TB and a little over 100,000 RAW images. Can I get a ball park estimate on how long this whole process (or at least the conversion part) might take?
2) Has anyone used the "Relocate Masters for Library" function before in Aperture 2 or 3? Does the function still exist in Aperture 3? Does it work better in one version or another? Is there a better way of migrating to a referenced library from a managed one?
3) Should I just go straight to version 3, upgrade, and migrate after that?
Anyways, that's about all I've come up with for questions so far. I'm sure I will have more as I move along with this process. Thanks for any help you all can provide.

Here is one more thing to consider - Do you want to re-process the RAW images to use all the new adjustments? If you do that will take a lot of time - more than upgrading the library but less than the Faces. I just completed the move from PPC to intel on the iMac scale. I don't plan to use faces - I have already keyworded all my images and I just didn't see how Faces would add anything as everyone says the accuracy is limited. But I did re-process all my RAW files - depending on the camera, they may look different so some choose not to re-process. Converting the library does not re-process. If you have used a lot of adjustments in the RAW files the re-processing can be very slow. Generally for any picture of mine that needed a lot of post-processing, I went right to PS. So I had little outside of a few of the standard sliders used on any of my RAW files.
My library is about 250 GB with 20,000 images - about 1/2 RAW. It took about 4 h to just move the files from an old FW 400 disk to the iMac, it took about 2 hours to upgrade the library, and it took another 4 to reprocess the 10,000 RAW. I am keeping a managed library until I outgrow the 2 TB disk in the iMac.

Aperture crashing - Library too large?

It would be greatly appreciated if someone can give me a few suggestions. I've been editing a wedding in Aperture for about 4 hours when suddenly aperture crashed. Every time I reopen, it opens and looks like it is processing previews and then crashes within 5 seconds. I have run a consistency check and rebuilt the library to no avail.
I am afraid my library has gotten too large and could be contributing to the problem. The library currently weighs in at 139GB. I typically try to keep the library size below 50GB but have been too busy to clean up my system recently. Stupid me. Could this be the problem, and if so, how do I manage my files if I can't open aperture?
Thanks,
Ryan

Thanks to everyone for all the help. After speaking with someone at apple, I had to copy my library to an external drive, restore to a new library, check to make sure all the images were there, and then I was able to delete the backup copy. One issue I encountered was that a few thumbnails wouldn't load. After some exploration I found that these were referenced files that had been moved from there original locations and not reconnected with aperture. After relocating the original files, everything works perfectly.
Aside from this being a huge waist of time, everything worked out okay.

Aperture 2 Library backups, Time Machine, differental and saving the planet

I understand Time Machine now monitors updates to Aperture 2's library. It must sniff within the Library package to sense differential changes from its last backup to tag files for the next TM update. If this is true (and i hope it is), does this mean we can safely use other packages, like chronosync to run regular backups of our Libraries without having to copy the whole Library ? esentially cloning the library ?
Chronosync has been package aware and can sniff within them for changes, but i was always nervous messing with the Library structure outside of Aperture. Currently i run chronosync in the wee hours to backup my libraries which take hours for 2x110+GB Libraries. Keen to save some electricity and say Aperture 2 also saves the planet ;->

Jeyell wrote:
I understand Time Machine now monitors updates to Aperture 2's library. It must sniff within the Library package to sense differential changes from its last backup to tag files for the next TM update.
I've not experimented yet - this'll be a job for if I get a spare moment at the weekend - but I suspect it will be implementing some form of compatible file locking only, so that Time Machine won't try and back it up whilst it is being written to by Aperture, or, alternatively, Aperture will start writing to a temporary update log whilst Time Machine has it locked for copying.
I don't think they'll suddenly have grafted differential backups into 10.5.2's Time Machine.

I own a MacBook Pro and an iMac. How can I copy my iPhoto library from my MacBook to the iMac?

I own a 13" MacBook Pro and a 27" iMac and I have different iPhoto libraries for each one of them.
How can I copy the iPhoto library from the MacBook to the iMac without losing the pictures I have on the iMac library?
Is it possible to merge the libraries?
Can I do this without using an external HDD? (e.g. connecting them through an ethernet cable?)
Thanks for your help!

1. By eirher a: renaming one of the Libraries or b: copying them to another folder
2. If you have Aperture 3.3 or later and iPhoto 9.3 or later you can merge libraries with Aperture.
Otherwise the only way to merge Libraries is with the paid ($20) version of iPhoto Library Manager
3. Yes.

How can I DISABLE the pop up 'Would you like to copy it to Library', preventing this message from bothering for each and every book, again and again, time after time? (Windows 7 64bit US).

How can I DISABLE the pop up 'Would you like to copy it to Library', preventing this message from bothering for each and every book, again and again , time after time? (Windows 7 64bit US).
I guess this may be a feature request. Adobe may think this is a good message for every new eBook.
I sure would like to decide about that myself.
Thanks in advance if this will be changed.

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Now to the problem, during setup I was forced to enable the phone lock and had to pick a 7 digit alphanumeric code. Fair enough I thought and went ahead. When I removed the mailbox however the lock remained in place with the default auto time of 30 minutes. When I checked in Phone management there is no option to disable this lock so I thought I could at least change the default time to something bigger but when you try, it remains at 30 mins. You also can't disable the auto time as it pops up an error message saying can't unlock phone.
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Would like to hope there is some way to have control over this. Can someone help?
Which firmware your N8 having now? You can check firmware by choosing Call, then type *#0000#.
My N8 works fine on security setting and able to define Phone auto lock period, by choosing Menu>Settings>Phone>Phone management>Security settings>Phone and SIM card>Phone auto lock period>User defined>Lock after(minutes)
You will prompt to enter Lock code each time u define auto lock priod or enable/disable auto lock.
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I just noticed that I can no longer select photos out of my finder that are located in my Aperture/Iphoto Library. I used to be able to attach photos to my gmail out of the aperture library in the finder and for some reason, no longer can.

I just noticed that I can no longer select photos out of my finder that are located in my Aperture/Iphoto Library. I used to be able to attach photos to my gmail out of the aperture library in the finder and for some reason, no longer can.
I can't access these images except to go into the applications.
Also, I'd like to import my iphoto library into aperture, and move aperture library to an external drive. I tried the import first, but there wasn't enough space. Then I tried copying over the aperture library onto the external drive but it failed bc it said file was in use.
As it is, I only have 50gb left on my imac, and the aperture library is 150gb. Also, I have over 10k images in both libraries combined and there are tons of duplicates that need to be sorted, and hopefully not messed up because I've organized most of them.
So in short, I need to know how to do the following:
-select photos in finder in aperture/iphoto libraries
-move aperture library to live on external drive
-import iphoto library into aperture library
-eliminate dups but maintain organization
-moving forward i need a better workflow so that I import images from camera, and can organize right away into albums rather than creating projects by default and then creating albums so essentially the photos are in 2 different places, even tho they are referenced
-live happily ever after
Thanks in advance for any support you can offer!!

If you're using apps like iPhoto or Aperture then they replace the Finder for managing your photos. The point is that you use the (many) options available via these apps for the things you want and need to do with the Photos.
So, simply, you don't select the photos in the Finder. I'll append the supported ways to do this - which are faster and will yield the current version of your Photos - to the end of this post.
-move aperture library to live on external drive
Managed or Referenced Library? Managed -
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit Aperture
2. Copy the Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching Aperture. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Referenced - relocate your Masters first.
These issues are covered in the Manual and on this forum hundreds of times.
-import iphoto library into aperture library
FIle -> Import -> iPhoto Library? Have you done this already? If so are you trying to move the Masters to Aperture from an iPhoto Library? Or Consolidate them?
-moving forward i need a better workflow so that I import images from camera, and can organize right away into albums rather than creating projects by default and then creating albums so essentially the photos are in 2 different places, even tho they are referenced
You can't. Every photo is in a Project. They’re the basic building blocks of the Library.
You might want to spend a little time with the manual or the video tutorials. I'm not sure you've grasped the app you've purchased.
The following is written for iPhoto, but about 97% works for Aperture too.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto/ APerture: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics. This is what you use to attach your shot to your GMail
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto/ Aperture.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
If you want to access the files with iPhoto/ Aperture not running:
For users of 10.6 and later: You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the Library from your Services Menu.
Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser

Aperture 3 library syncing question

I want to move to Aperture, but I need some advice first. (I have considered Aperture in the past, but my expectations and demands were unrealistic. Now I am trying to be as realistic as possible about what I want from Aperture.)
I have learned that Aperture 3 in fact supports syncing libraries between computers. Before I attempt this however I want to find out from you people whether what I want to do will work.
First let me describe my situation.
I have Mac Pro which contains the following types of files dating from 1997:
RAW + JPEG pairs from my DSLR, mirrorless, and compact cameras
JPEG solo images from DSLR, mirrorless, and compact cameras
TIFFs, PSDs, and JPEGs from film scans
TIFFs, PSDs, and JPEGs that are saved, edited versions of the above (edited files have the same filename as the original, plus a few letters added to indicate which changes have been made; s = sharpened, a = converted with ACR, c = cropped, w = web resolution, etc.)
AVI, MOV, MP4, and MTS (AVCHD) movies shot with various digital cameras
There are 160,383 files in total, although the number of photographs is probably less than 100,000 due to RAW + JPEG pairs counting as two files. The total space used is ~1.2TB. The files are on an internal 2TB RAID volume, which is constantly backed up to an external Time Machine RAID.
The files are all organized into folders by year up to 2009, and inside each year's folder are sub-folders that organize the pictures by event. All photos taken after 2009 are organized either by event or by subject matter, depending on which seemed more relevant to the particular shoot. I have been using Adobe Bridge to sort them. After they are sorted, I use a wonderful gem called ChronoSync to sync the JPEGs only (but not the RAWs, TIFFs, PSDs, or movies) to my MacBook Pro. That way I have my photos with me in the field in case I want to make some prints, upload to Flickr/Facebook, etc.
However, I am feeling many limitations of this workflow -- hence why I am considering Aperture.
Here are the main things I want to do with Aperture. Please tell me if this will work, and what any gotcha's might be.
I want to have a "master" Aperture library on the Mac Pro. I will add all my existing files into the master library in a 'referenced' fashion -- they will remain where they are in the current directory structure on the 2TB RAID.
I want to also maintain a "satellite" Aperture library on the MacBook Pro that contains only the JPEG versions of these files. I would use ChronoSync to copy over all the referenced JPEGs such that they exist in the same places in the directory structure of the laptop as they do on the desktop (i.e. /Users/me/Pictures/etc.), so that hopefully when Aperture looks for them it can find them. (I am guessing that I would create the "satellite" library by simply copying the "master" library to the laptop, rather than creating a fresh library there.)
I want to use the "satellite" library on the MacBook Pro to perform tagging, adding location data, rating, further organizing, etc. and then sync those changes back to the "master" library on the Mac Pro.
I know that Aperture 3 has the ability to sync/merge libraries, but my questions are:
If the "satellite" library has only the JPEGs available on the local drive, then will any metadata changes made in the "satellite" library properly sync back to the JPEG+RAW pairs in the "master" library? I.e. will Aperture still apply changes in metadata to both the RAWs and JPEGs, even though the RAWs were not present on the "satellite"?
Will Aperture allow me to group other versions of the file besides the RAW and JPEG on the master library? Will metadata to just the JPEG also be applied to these other versions upon syncing, as described above?
Is it a "two-way sync" -- i.e. will changes made to the master library also sync back to the satellite library? (If not, that's OK with me, because presumably after merging the satellite into the master, I can delete the satellite library, then re-copy the master back to the laptop to make a new satellite library -- I am also going to have copy over any new JPEG files to the laptop as well, so I don't mind copying one extra file [the new satellite library].)
I'm sure I've forgotton something important here but, my time is limited so I'll leave it at this for now and post any other questions later. Thanks for any tips, I know this is a complicated issue.
-=DM=-

I still need to do some experimenting to see if the file references are volume-specific or if they are volume-blind -- i.e. if they just use paths starting with "/[path]" instead of paths starting with "/Volumes/SpecificDriveName/[path]".
I am not sure I understand you fully - what kind of file referencing are you speaking of?
If you use managed master image files, the master images are stored inside the Aperture library, and if you move the complete library to a new drive, then thereferences to files inside the package still work. So obviously Aperture uses relative pathes here.
If you use referenced master image files - let's for example assume the Aperture library is on Volume A, the referenced master image files are on Volume B, and you move your Aperture library now from A to Volume C: If you open the Library on Volume C, it will still find the master image files on Volume B, so the library stores the absolute path for referenced masters. This even works with referenced masters on network volumes, but I really cannot recommend to store the masters on remote volumes; you will have to make sure the volume is mounted, when you launch Aperture.
Is that what you were asking about? if not, please rephrase your question.
Regards
Léonie

Copies of Aperture 3 Library found in iPhoto

I have discovered that iPhoto is making copies of whatever I download to A3. I checked my preferences and sure enough I had the copy to iPhoto checked. Now that I have undone that, I need to get rid of the iPhoto sets. It is nearly a mirror of A3. (I only use Aperture 3) I fear that deleting the wrong way will lose all my files, soooo what is the correct way to get rid of the iPhoto files without harming A3. (About 230GB)

You can move the Library to an external drive:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
You can do similar with the iTunes and iMovie libraries as well.
Regards
TD

Aperture 3 library performance tip after upgrading

This tip may be helpful for anyone experiencing slow project/album loading and beachballing even with no background processes running in aperture 3.
I was having some major issues with performance in aperture 3 with all library/project/album and book loading operations. It was very odd because Adjustment performance is very good.
All my imported aperture 2 books would beach ball for about 50 seconds to load, and then each page would take 10 seconds to load after clicking on it. In comparison my aperture 2 library was near instantaneous.
After exporting the project as a separate library, rebuilding the library, repairing permissions, nothing was working.
As a last ditch effort before opening up Shark - I decided to open up the library in the finder, and manually delete all of the original previews. I then opened up the library in aperture and manually updated all the previews by highlighting all the thumbnails and right clicking -> update previews.
Once this process completed I quit aperture and restarted to see if I was still getting any slowdowns and the problem is now gone! Library loading and project switching operations are speedy as ever now, and the book navigation is faster than aperture 2 now.
Hope this helps anyone with performance issues.

Speak up if anyone has problems migrating because of previews or is successful in migrating without previews. I suspect this is my problem. I get to:
Upgrading Library 7% complete (updating master metadata - 5,068 remaining)
After restoring from a file vault with Aperture 2, I get to the same spot, with or without previews. Although this is a slightly different issue, I tried deleting previews within Aperture and reimporting. I got to the same exact spot as before. The computer becomes nearly unresponsive, and I have to force quit Aperture after hours of sitting at 5,068 remaining.

Aperture iPhoto library storage

Just a little bit of background. I have two computers (iMac and Macbook) and I currently use iPhoto on both. I sync the libraries using Chronosync.
I am thinking about buying AP3 and installing it on the iMac but I still want to be able to sync its library with iPhoto on the Macbook. Now, currently to sync my 2 iphoto libraries I select the library files on each computer. If I get AP3 on my iMac, can it just use the iPhoto library to store without creating a new AP3 library?
If AP3 can store the images inside iPhoto library, how will iPhoto appear if I open that?
Or is the best option just to install AP3 on both computers seeing that Apple's license allows it?

I have two computers (iMac and Macbook) and I currently use iPhoto on both. I sync the libraries using Chronosync.
What do you mean by "Sync".
The general term means when two Libraries (A and B) are compared and files in Library A are copied to Library B, while files in Library B are also copied to Library A so that both Libraries are identical.
This is bi-directional copying and you cannot do this with automatically with iPhoto. No Syncing software is capable of parsing the iPhoto Library in this manner. One or both of your Libraries will be damaged if you try this.
You can have uni-directional copying - files in Library A are copied to Library B - this is essentially backing up. Obviously you can also copy from Library B to Library A.
The nearest you can get to syncing is to use iPhoto Library Manager to move files/Albums/Events plus assoicated metadata between Libraries. This process cannot be automated.
hinking about buying AP3 and installing it on the iMac but I still want to be able to sync its library with iPhoto on the Macbook.
Sync Aperture and iPhoto? Aperture has an entirely different Library from iPhoto and iPhoto will make no sense of it whatever.
If I get AP3 on my iMac, can it just use the iPhoto library to store without creating a new AP3 library?
Yes.
If AP3 can store the images inside iPhoto library, how will iPhoto appear if I open that?
The same as now.
Note that iPhoto will have no access to edits done in Aperture.
Regards
TD

Why is my Aperture 3 Library 50% larger than my iPhoto Library?

So I have the latest iPhoto and I bought Aperture 3 (unlocked the trial). I imported my iPhoto Library into Aperture 3 with faces disabled and the preview option off. once it was imported, I turned on Faces and let it do its thing. As of right now, my iPhoto Library is 44.91GB and the Aperture 3 Library is 65.78GB. By y math that's about a 50% increase. Anyone have any insight into why?
I have maybe 50 RAW shots, the rest are all JPG and the occasional iPhone 3GS video. 450 Projects if that matters.
The only clue I can think of is that in my keyword list I have "iPhoto Original" and "iPhoto Modified", both have about 40k images tagged. Did the import from iPhoto perhaps copy both masters and versions? If so, how do I fix it cause I don't see duplicate images.

Terence Devlin wrote:
Search on iPhoto Edited keyword - a Smart Album, for instance. If these are jpegs then I would keep the original and rotate them again in Aperture. You lose less quality that way.
I think I may have mistyped above. After importing the iPhoto Library, I have 4 new keywords: iPhoto Converted, iPhoto Edited, iPhoto Hidden and iPhoto Original.
Converted has 280 images
Edited has 1 image, but that image says "1 of 2" in the upper left corner.
Hidden has 6, but these are just the images that were hidden in my iPhoto library.
Original has 40,309 images
If I go to Photos at the top of the sidebar in A3, I get 40,310 images.
For completeness, iPhoto shows 41,118 items, but I have been removing some projects from A3, so I expected it to be less.
So now I'm back to being confused about the size increase. I totally get that it would have imported both the Originals and Modified folders from the iPhoto Library. But if the image count isn't any higher, I don't see where the huge size increase is coming from.

Upgrading to Aperture 3, my Aperture 2 library got smaller (60GB vs. 102GB)

Moving from an old MacBook Pro running Aperture 2.1.4 to a new MacBook Pro, with Aperture 3.1.
I copied the Aperture 2 Library (55,000 images, nearly all referenced) to the new machine, and opened it in Aperture 3.1, which then upgraded my Library (overnight process).
Now I have two Libraries on the new machine: Aperture Library_original, and Aperture Library.
The new Aperture Library seems to work fine, and has the same number of photos as the original.
The original seems untouched, and if I try to open it in Aperture 3, it prompts me (again) to upgrade it.
Here is my concern:
My new Library is only 60GB, whereas the original is 102GB.
What, if anything is missing? It seems to work fine, but I have not been able to check all 55K photos!
Searching online, I can't find any reference to Library size decreasing with the upgrade from Aperture 2 to 3. If anything, some complain that it becomes larger in Aperture 3.
Does anyone know what is going on, or how to check that my new Library is complete?

Your previews are best set to your screen size, the ideal preview size having an asterix next to it.
Previews are relevant for referenced workflows, sharing with iLife and other apps, otherwise up to you.
Tony

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