Can't locate Referenced Files in Aperture 3

All my photo master files are in separate directories on a NAS (network attached storage; 4x1Tb) and I import Projects from that into Aperture on my IMac.  I migrated my MAC Aperture Libraries to a separate external drive and lost some of the references to the Master.  I can reconnect some Projects to the masters on my NAS, but not all.  Some projects won't reconnect using  Locate Referenced Files.  I can find the files and match the photos and Aperture looks like it reconnected, but when I look at the separate images, I get "File not found."  I know the original photos are on my NAS because I can see them using a separate PC hooked into it, but can't seem to complete making the link to the master.  My intent is to move all masters into my Aperture Library because I can't stand losing photos this way anymore, but I need help making that link.  Any ideas what's happening and what to do.
Even though I have the originals on my NAS, all my processed versions (4 and 5* photos) are in my Aperture Library and I hate to lose those.
Update: I seem to be able to connect one photo at a time, but selecting an entire set of Project photos and doing "connect all" doesn't seem to be working.  I have thousands of photos and working one at a time is impossible.
How can I get help?
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I migrated my MAC Aperture Libraries to a separate external drive and lost some of the references to the Master.
How is your NAS formatted, where your original masters are stored? And how is the external drive formatted that holds your Aperture library?
Your Aperture library needs to be on a drive formatted Mac OS X extended, Journaled. If the drive should not have that formatting, move the Aperture library to disk with the coorrect format.
If you cannot reconnect originals, that are clearly there, the reason may be, that your Aperture library needs repairing, see: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual
I'd try to repair permissions and to repair the library, before trying to reconnect again.
Since you want to consolidate all originals in your Aperture library, I'd try to copy the originals that cannot be recoonected, to the same drive that holds yor aperture libryr and try to reconnect them there, then consolidate them from there. It can be, that the network connection of the NAS is not reliable enough.
Regards
Léonie

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