Aperture loose link with Referenced Masters

I just upgraded to Aperture 2 and spent days organizing and creating an elaborate library of referenced files. The masters were placed on an external HD via FW 800. Things were working perfectly until I launched Aperture and there was no sign of my library. Aperture looked brand new with an empty library other than the sample images from the Installation Disc.
If I go to Aperture Preferences it is correct is pointing to the attached external disc where I have my masters stored. Fortunately, when I look on my external HD the images are still there. The Aperture application just won't recognize the files on the external HD.
This is very frustrating as I spent days creating this elaborate organization.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

midnightsun wrote:
I just upgraded to Aperture 2 and spent days organizing and creating an elaborate library of referenced files. The masters were placed on an external HD via FW 800. Things were working perfectly until I launched Aperture and there was no sign of my library. Aperture looked brand new with an empty library other than the sample images from the Installation Disc.
Really dumb question. Where is the actual Aperture Library located? Do you have more than one Aperture Libraries? In other words, Aperture Library on your internal and external drives.
If so, just start Aperture by double clicking the external drive Aperture Library where you store the referenced master files. Or do what I do, is to have the Aperture Library on my internal drive and all of my image master files on an external drive.
Hope this helps...

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