Aperture cataloguing problems

Hi, I've 2 related problems with Aperture 3.2.1: (a) I cant import into pre-existing folders and (b) I cant apply keywords to a group of photos at one go.
(a) Importing files into pre-existing folders. I began a rough cataloguing process last week and noticed that when I have tried to update a folder with new photos Aperture either did nothing or it removed the images from the database and refused to 'see' that there were files in the source folder. I have to deselect the

Aperture insists on a new folder.
But your screenshots are showing that this is only happening, when you have the "Do not import Duplicates" flag disabled.
When I am trying to import into an existing folder it works; I can select the destination project I want to add to in the "Destination" menu, even after Aperture set this temporarily to "New Project", but I can change it back.
Only, when I disable "Do not import duplicates" and select an image that I already imported for import, the "Destination" is locked to "New Project" or other projects, but I cannot select the project, that the duplicate images are already in.
That why I asked, if you want to import duplicates.
noticed that when I have tried to update a folder with new photos Aperture either did nothing or it removed the images from the database and refused to 'see' that there were files in the source folder.
The "Import" window should be empty, if the folder you select contains only duplicate images. Then Aperture will not show the duplicates in the Import window, if the "do not Import duplicates" flag is set. Are you sure, that the photos you want to import are not already somewhere in your Aperture library? Imported from the Photo Stream or in your Trash, or marked as "Rejected"? That the images do show only, when you disable "Do not Import Duplicates" suggests, that the images already have been imported.
You could test this by searching one of the filenames of the images you want to import. Go to the "Photos" view and enter the filename into the search field of the browser. Are the images already there?
If the images are indeed not yet in the library, but still Aperture is not showing them in the Import panel, when you disable "Do not import duplicates", your Aperture library may be corrupted. In that case repair your Aperture library, see Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library.

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