More Library Confusion

Hello:
I've just purchased Aperture 3 and moved over my iPhoto libraries (2), which I first merged using iPhoto Library Manager.
In Aperture import, I selected that merged library, then 'Store Files in the Aperture Library' and 'Do Not Import Duplicates'.
After backing up everything, I intended to delete the two libraries that I merged, thinking that they're now duplicated in the Aperture library. But when I look in my 'Pictures' folder (253GB), the Aperture library only shows 11GB.
The merged library shows 118GB, and the individual libraries I merged show 87GB and 36GB.
So now with 253GB they must be duplicated somewhere. I thought they would appear in the Aperture library, but that's not the case.
What am I not seeing here?
Thanks for any help. Aperture is fantastic.
Russ

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hedwig7 wrote:
> Hi. I'd appreciate any help people can offer regarding
this problem. I am
> creating some animations using Flash 8. Some work just
fine. Others give me
> the following message when I try to add a new movie
clip: One or more library
> items exists in document. It gives the choice to replace
or not replace the
> items. Both choice are bad. If I replace the items, one
of the original
> animations gets messed up. If I don't replace, the new
animation gets messed
> up. I'm unclear about which items are overlapping. The
problems don't seem
> to make sense. For example, if I say "don't replace" my
new animation will
> suddenly have additional moving parts that were not part
of the original.
>
> Any ideas for solutions or workarounds?
>
> Thanks.
>

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