Deleting a Photoshop file

Once you do a round trip to say Photoshop, you end up with a large file in Aperture, witch I believe is a new master of the same image. However, if I try to delete the PS master, both it and the original master are deleted. How to work around this?? thanks, gib

Hi Gib,
Once you do a round trip to say Photoshop, you end up with a large file in Aperture, witch I believe is a new master of the same image.
Specifically, it is a 16-bit PSD version of a selected master or a selected version. It acts as the receiver of the changes made in CS2.
However, if I try to delete the PS master, both it and the original master are deleted. How to work around this?? thanks, gib
I cannot try this just now, but you should be able to unstack the images then delete. Click on the stack to select the stack, then menu ... stacks, unstack. You should now be able to select the PS image and delete it.
If you delete it, then all changes made in CS2 will be lost.
NOTE: that versions based on the CS2 image will be lost, as it contains the image data that the adjustment rules operate on.
Have fun,
G.

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