Move pictures to Aperture library

First, let me say that if this question has been previously answered, then my apologies. However, here is my problem.
I have imported 200 pictures, that I have edited and placed in stacks. But now I see that under the import, the pictures where placed in the pictures folder, not in my Aperture library as I wanted.
Is it possible to move these pictures to the Aperture library without loosing my stacks and my changes?
I have the lastest vertion of Aperture

If you imported images and did not choose to reference them and leave the masters where they were, these masters are in the library. It sounds like they were placed in an untitled folder. You can re-name the folder to whatever you like.

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For just a few export them out of Library A via the File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with Kind = Original and import them into Library B.
However, this will not include any edits or metadata (keywords, titles, etc.) that you've added.
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OT

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I'm using Aperture as my photo mgmt app of choice on my Mac Mini which serves as my entertainment center, along with iTunes and a few other apps.
Among the over 6000 pix I have in my Aperture library, some of them are charm pictures which I would rather protect from unauthorized eye balls. Yet I don't want to simply shut down access to my whole library, nor do I feel like using a separate library for those pictures. In my dreams, the ideal solution would be
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Jest kot jabolko wrote:
It's very easy but time consuming: I just open every folder and simply count it.
Use Finder to search for JPGs. Select the top-most Finder folder, press "{Command}+f". Count of matching files in shown the bottom border of the window (in this example, click "ptgOther" (the name of a folder) instead of "This Mac"):

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www.robertholland.com

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http://www.apple.com/au/aperture/tutorials/
http://photo.rwboyer.com/
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