Keeping edited versions separate from master files

I keep my RAW masters (digital neg if you will) on a separate 2TB drive. I run my images from a referenced library and i store my libraries on a separate HDD. However, every time i use a plug-in or create a PDS file, it stores that new PSD right along side the master. so every few months i have to "relocate Masters" them to another drive. this in turn causes some defragmentation and filles up my master drive quicker. question for the pro:
can aperture be assigned to save these edited versions elsewhere or ask where to save?
what strategies do you use in this case? some best practices. thanks

When you use an external editor, a new master is created. This is not simply a version. In the case of referenced files, the new master is stored in the same folder as the master it was based on- which is logical. I know of no way to change this behavior.
Or was that not the question?
DLS

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Hi,
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