Is there an alternative to dragging a library to copy it?

hi,
As a follow up to my previous post
Can temporary library be deleted after importing it?
I am happy to report that the un-needed library was ditched unceremoniously and that the actual library was copied from the ailing drive to a new drive via dragging. Everything is back to normal, thank you Léonie and, definitely, thank you Jerry.
And thank you ... Apple store Aperture specialists/trainers.
I am wondering however whether dragging is OK in this case, or whether Exporting libraries is a safer method. I am asking because I vaguely remember something to that effect. Any substance to that?
Thanks,
Raphael

I am happy to report that the un-needed library was ditched unceremoniously and that the actual library was copied from the ailing drive to a new drive via dragging.
Good to know, Raphael! And you're welcome.
I am wondering however whether dragging is OK in this case, or whether Exporting libraries is a safer method. I am asking because I vaguely remember something to that effect. Any substance to that?
If a library is intact, copying it by dragging it to another drive is fine.
Exporting would only be necessary, if the database files needed rebuilding because of a corruption. It takes a long time and is a critical operation. I would not have risked it needlessly, since the state of the drive was uncertain.
You could run a library repair after you copied the library successfully, just in case. And check again with the smart album for the file status of your original image files if any of them have the file status referenced, offline, or missing.

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