Convert a copy to a master file

Ernie,
My master has been destroyed. I can view my photo but I cannot work (change) them because I receive the message that aperture cannot find the master file.
So I would like to know if there is a way to convert my file (1000 photo), that is considered by aperture as a copy, to a master file. Thank you

Colette,
your answer to Ernie Stamper was meant for this thread, right?
I am a user of aperture 3.2.4 and I want to convert a work file containing about 1000 photos to an original file (the original was lost by mistake). Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Colette
Yesterday the ASC system was down and the reply button did not work. As Ernie told you in that thread, you can indeed turn the previews you still have into new original master image files by importing them again.
The simplest way to do that:
While in Aperture select all thumbnails in the Browser and simply drag them to a folder on the Desktop. This will save the previews you now have as jpeg image files in that folders. You may want to do that for each project separately, so that your images stay organized.
Then import these exported images again. They now will be imported as new originals and you can edit them again. Check, if all your metadata tags (ratings, captions) have been preserved. Otherwise lift&stamp them from the original fles. Then delete the old versions with missing masters.
Regards
Léonie

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