Repair corrupted images in library

I have a somewhat unusual (I hope) problem -
A while back my primary hard drive died. It was where I stored my Aperture library. (All of my photos are backed up elsewhere.)
I was able to restore the library from backup, but I am finding that some images that were stored in it didn't make it through the process intact. (Referenced files are fine, and thankfully most of my files are referenced.) What I would like to do is replace the damaged files with their backed-up originals, preferably changing their status to referenced in the process.
So far all I've been able to do is re-import the files as referenced, which loses all of the metadata that I had entered previously. I'd like to do something like 'locate missing files' instead, except that option is greyed-out for files stored in the library. Is there another option?

You could try relocating the managed originals. Once they are out of the Aperture library you could then replace the file with the backed up original. Not sure if this will work so you best try it out on one or two images first.
What is wrong with the managed originals that came in with the backup? Have you tried doing a library repair to see it that fixes the issue?

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Every few months I rebuild my iPhoto library to make sure the database stays clean and up to day.
There is no need to do this. It doesn't achieve anything.
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Is anybody else seeing image corruption in Aperture Library?

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I am new to this forum, but I have encountered a serious issue and I need to know if anybody else is seeing this. If not, then that would point at my platform as the issue rather than the app. What I am seeing is images being trunicated after import from the SD card. The preview is correct (whole image) but part of the image is gone and not recoverable. Additionally, I am seeing corruption of images when I use the Highlights and Shadows function -- it introduces lines into the image. On one case, I saw that using duplicate versions of a single image, attempting to adjust the second version also corrupted the first version. If I export the image, the issues are still there.
Has anybody else seen this issue? I am on V1.5.6 with the ProTools update installed.
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I have a similar problem. I have been shooting on a new EOS 40D, and after 3500 frames the images appear corrupt when I import them into my computer. I have put up examples on my iDisk public folder
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I presume you don't have a recent-enough catalog backup (?)
I bet you won't let that happen again..
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I'd advise at least doing a quick in-camera format each time you insert a memory card (or right after downloading, if you use the USB cable to transfer your images).
The in-camera format preps the memory card for use, configuring it with some needed file structures and writing over old files.
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