So you want to get your files out of Aperture? Simple yet scary solution.

Question

To remove your files from Aperture try this.
Select files you want to remove.
Delete them, yes delete them.
Go directly to trash and double click. Aperture folder in trash contains all of your deleted files and you can remove them all at once.
Please try this with a few non essential files at first and never empty the trash from the finder during this operation. I did this with 24 files at the Apple Store and it worked fine but make sure it works before you commit large numbers of essential files.
I want to say that I am very excited about the possibility of fully functional Aperture as advertised. For me this program is currently miles from that point but rest assured when it gets there I wil buy it!

Answer 1

In reading earlier posts there were several comments from folks who wanted to back ENTIRELY out of Aperture and from the discussions I surmise that some had commited whole libraries of images before testing the product.
So what good the project export when you want to quit entirely?
Let's say you have a studio and have been cataloging your files for years in folders by job number, client, and keyword. That you have say 6TB of images easily accessed by no software other than your own internal hard drive. That Aperture comes along and wants you to change your system because Apple says so.
I tested the software before buying and it falls short in so many areas as to be unusable for me.
If and when it's fixed I will buy save two hours and it will be paid for.