Can I copy and store Aperture 3.5 library on an external drive ExFAT?

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Can I copy and store Aperture 3.5 library on an external drive ExFAT?

No, as Allan Eckert said. Storing your library on and external drive is no problem, but it requires MacOS Extended (Journaled):
You may want to have a look a these support documents:
Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library
and
Format external drives to Mac OS Extended before using with Aperture http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3509?
The same goes for iPhoto Libraries:
iPhoto: Issues with FAT32-formatted drives

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