Aperture: "Insufficient Disk Space" alert with 370 GB Free

Hello,
Since I use aperture on Mountain Lion, it's unpossible to import big folders anymore.
The folders named "2012" is on my network and has 7 400 files (560 GB). I import it with option "In Their Current Location", so, it's no copy nor move. After checking, computer says : Insufficient Disk Space. Need 100 GB more". But HD is 370 GB free and pictures aren't copied/moved to my HD !!!
With snow leopard, I don't have this prob, but Aperture update are no more available for SL.
I work on a IMac with 4GB RAM and HD 500 GB with a Mac Server of 15 TB.
Any suggestion ?
Etienne
Aperture 3.4.3 on Mountain Lion 10.8.2

Ernie,
1) Aperture library is on the internal HD with 370 GB Free. FS is Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The linked picture stays on a Mac Network fileserver with afolder per year. I make test with folder 2011 and folder 2012
2) With LR, I don't import library from aperture but I import picture from folder 2012. And it's fine. LR library stays on the same HD/same partition than Aperture one.
3) If I remove big TIFF file (273 MB) from 2012, it's OK.
4) If I try to import 100 big TIFF File it's NOK : "Insuffisant disk space..."
5) If I try to import 10 big TIFF File it's OK to import but zoom 1:1 gives a little picture.
Etienne

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