Aperture not recognizing duplicates

When importing images into the library Aperture 2.1 does not recognize any of the 25000+ images on an external hard drive already imported as duplicates, although I ticked the "do not import duplicate" checkbox. This problem only appeared after I disconnected the external hard drive where the master images are stored and then applied keywords to all images. I did not edit the images. Rebuilding the library did not fix the problem. Deleting key words also did not make any difference. Any suggestions what to try next ?

News from Apple Tech Support, after I had to email and ask for an update....."currently they are looking into it. only status update I have"
This is what I sent:
Photo 01 shows IMG_3316 already in Aperture and where it is in Aperture Library.
Photo 02 shows IMG_3316 (copy) in photo folder in finder. There are over 6000 photos in this folder. This is 1 of 10 folders I have to go through and import into Aperture.
Photo 03 shows IMG_3316 INFO from Ap Library and INFO from 01 All Photos folder. I had to drag a copy of IMG_3316 out of the Aperture Library into a separate folder to get the correct INFO to show. The Green and Red show the only differences between the 2 files.
Photo 04 shows 'Do Not Import Duplicates' checked and 'Move Files' selected. IMG_3316 (as well as the other over 500 photos in the original shoot already in Aperture) is(are) still available for Import. So duplicates are still imported and show up in the import window, when they already exist in Aperture.
Photo 05 Duplicate IMG_3316 in Aperture. The only difference is the new file is Referenced. Aperture won't let you Move Files directly into Aperture Library. So to move files they have to be Referenced first. However, as I have found out, Aperture won't move files from any other drive (internal or external) that the ApLibrary isn't on already first. But, the 'Move' button can still be selected?? If the file will not move, then why is the button active??
Metadata for both files. Again, the only difference is the second file is referenced (see Badges).
After spending over an hour on Tech Support, I could almost feel the TS guy rolling his eyes, I had to put this together to prove that Aperture will import duplicates. I don't have time to wait for an answer (fix really), so all I can do now is import everything, then go back and delete all my dupes.....It will be fun when I actually get to use Aperture.
Narvon

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