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Is it possible/sensible to keep different clients images on separate drives with a separate library for each?
If I have to review with a client, I do not want them to be able to see other clients work.
I was thinking of a small drive for each client with it's own library on it, totally self contained.
Or Is it possible/better to keep the images separate on one drive?
Trying to sort out a sensible work flow to deal with multiple clients who are likely to want to see their images.
Many thanks
M how

It is (imho) almost always better to use one Library per photographer, and to make each of those Libraries as inclusive as possible.
Here is only one of the many problems with multiple Libraries: there is no way to query across Libraries. If you want to, say, cull a group of Images for a portfolio (or some publicity) and your Images are in Libraries set up as one per client, you will have to open every Library, export as a Library every Image you want to consider, and then merge all the exported Libraries. This is inefficient to the point of silly. With one Library you can use a keyword "PublicityShot", tag your work as you go, and then just click on your "PublicityShot" Smart Album when you need some of those Images.
Aperture is a workflow tool. That flow ends in a pool of Images that you have organized and made as best as each can be for whatever use you have for it. It does not excel as an Image hosting tool. Unless you want to show your clients the tributaries, the muddy pools, desiccated projects, etc., you should use another program to showcase and review your work.
Without knowing more of your needs and your business, it's hard to make useful recommendations. I would, however, aim to use Aperture strictly "in house" and to export Images to a hosting/viewing program or site for client presentation and review. All of the photography websites offer this (ZenFolio, SmugMug, etc.; look for "private galleries"). I use (and recommend, as long as the cost is worth it to you) aPhotoFolio. Among much to recommend it (including private galleries), it comes with a free iPad display app which I use to showcase subsets of my work. (You can even set up your iPad in kiosk mode. I don't.)

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Is it possible to have 2 different library 1 for ipod and 1 for iphone ?

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that was the library that existed each time I pulled up iTunes... now, no library of songs is listed, and none of my playlists are on the computer, unless I have my iPod connected to it.
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