Aperture Library Backup Copy Issue

Hi!
I am hoping some you will be able to help me out with a problem I am having with my Aperture library.  I currently have Aperture 3, but I was previously running Aperture 1.
Recently I lost my HDD on my iMac, and I am starting to rebuild from scratch on my new OS and HDD.  I had made back-up copies of my files on an external Seagate GoFlex drive, and all of the files seem to be intact.  However, I am rather stumped with my Aperture library.  I distinctly recall having manually copied my library file from my internal HDD to my back-up external drive a few months back.  And I recall waiting for hours while the system reported "copying XXX of 90GB".  Given the length of time it took and the report of copying XXX of 90GB, I had assumed that it had copied the full library.  The problem I have is, now that I view the back-up file on my HDD via Finder, it only registers as an 80MB file.  Yet, when I check the free space left on the HDD, it registers as if around 90GB is consumed.  I am assuming this is actually the space consumed by the Aperture library.
What could be the problem here?  I am hoping that the file was actually copied and backed up properly, but, somehow, simply does not register properly in the Finder window.  Is there any way I can access the full file, since it seems to be consuming space?
I have already tried accessing the library via Aperture.  It reflects all of the project names, folders, even the file names.  However, the actual files to not come up.
It would be great if someone could clear this up for me, and, hopefully, help me access my library.
Also, moving forward, what would be the best way to back up my library, since this method of manual copying does not seem to work.
Thanks.

What do you mean by "However, the actual files to not come up"?
The Aperture Library is Finder package.  It shows in Finder as a file, and can be treated as such.  Your backup choices are:
- back up this file as you would any file -- manually triggered, and always a full back-up.
- use Aperture's Vault feature -- this is a differential back, manually triggered.
- use Time Machine -- also clever enough to do a differential back-up, automatically runs.
Note that this is for only the Library.  If any of your Images have Referenced Masters, you will have to back them up separately (Referenced Masters are not included in the Library, and thus are not backed up by the Vault.)

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