Aperture DELETES System ID file

I recently switched from one MacBook at work to another. The first was giving me trouble and we want to have it looked at. I moved the hard drive from the original to the new machine so that I could keep working. All seemed fine until I ran Aperture for the first time. Aperture asked for my serial number. Since I didn't have it handy, I quit. Aperture deleted the "Aperture System ID" file from the support directory. Now I can't find my printed serial number and Apple's software has removed it from my system. I contacted Apple support and they were NO HELP.
Clearly there could be a better way for Aperture to handle this. How about just refusing to run and NOT deleting the file. I could have eventually moved back to the other MacBook, not anymore.... In an effort to prevent copying their software, Apple has ****** off a paying customer.
If I need to buy something again, it will be Lightroom not Aperture.

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