Managing files and vaults

Im in real trouble understanding this. I have a mac pro with 2 internal drives and 1 external. I want to have my entire managed files in the apperature library with 2 vaults. 1 on the extra internal drive and 1 on the external. My problem is when I import a raw file (I only shoot RAW) into apperature a project is created and a badge is created saying that the file(s) are referenced. The meta data shows the master being in the project so Im confused. Im also freaked out because I understand that the vaults do not retain referenced images. Is there a way to view the contents of a vault without doing a library restore? How can one be comfortable with these vaults if you cant view them. If I double click it apperature opens but its my regular library. So what I have done is selected every file 7k+ and consolidated the masters (copy) and then updated the vault which took a while so that kind of confirms my fear. The badges went away. any thoughts or a better way?

It sounds as though you're missing the option, in the Import pane, to move the images into the Aperture library. That will make them "managed," which will mean they're including in the Vault. If you leave them "referenced" they're not in the Vault and Aperture won't do anything at all about backing them up -- that will be up to you.
If your images are all referenced (they don't all have to be one or the other), what Aperture puts in the Vault is all the work you do on the images, in Aperture -- a set of recipes for how to process the images for display etc, not the images themselves.
All this is covered in the manual and, better, on Bagelturf:
http://homepage.mac.com/bagelturf/aparticles/ref/ref.html
for example.

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It's helpful to distinguish between the photos and the files that contain them. The Finder is a file manager, iPhoto is a photo manager.
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if i then have all my images imported into iphoto that whenever i alter one - in photoshop for example - do i have to do this via iphoto rather than just opening the image in photoshop from the folder ?
happens whether on not iPhoto manages the files, because iPhoto manages the photos. If you prefer to manage the files, if you don't distinguish between files and the photos they contain, then, simply, don't use iPhoto.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
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I can't manage file and storage services in server manager.

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Managing files and directories

I have a palm tx and am lost on how to transfer files back and forth between pc and palm. The syncing process seems to work for the applications but I would like to select files and transfer them to the palm and be able to create directories and manipulate files on the palm. How is this done?
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I am trying to install doom(game) to the palm. The instructions are below and mention to bring a file or two over using hotsync. Seems that hotsync on my palm is automated, ie when I push the button on the usb is just downloads preset items. Is there a way I can hotsync just one file to a certain location?
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I would HotSync the zdoomz.prc file only (to the device), then after it creates all the folders mentioned (on the SD card) use a cheap card reader to install all the other files directly to your SD card. (Remove it from the TX) Once reinserted, run the ZDoomZ program file.
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Using Applescript and Automator to manage files and folders

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And here's a page where they explain how to use automator and the Services to do what I <allmost> want, with some adaptation.
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Managing files and space in storage repositories

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Managing Files and Folders in Lightroom - Mac

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Ok, multi-cam is not the way to go for this. Thanks.
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Is this possible?
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Sorry not possible. To Aperture every file imported is an original (master). There is no way to say this import is a version of that original.
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Hi i have been storing my aperture library on an external 1TB HD.
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Jarveye wrote:
im all ready to but a couple of new drives to continue, but do i have to create a new library on the new drive and new vault on the other?
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End of sermon
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here are the steps to remove the bundle reference for that file. You need to run a few SQL statements against the database:
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