Time Machine vs. Aperture's Vault

Hey guys,
I have been having some issues with Aperture's vault system lately and wanted to get everyone's opinion on whether or not I should just use my time machine drive to backup instead. Feedback is apprecaited.
Thanks,
-Nick

Hey guys,
I have been having some issues with Aperture's vault system lately and wanted to get everyone's opinion on whether or not I should just use my time machine drive to backup instead. Feedback is apprecaited.
Thanks,
-Nick

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    Message was edited by: Pondini

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    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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    Parent Process: launchd [70]
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    Report Version: 6
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  • Time machine restore breaks file vault

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    Had to boot SL (since Lion update isn't bootable by default and the dmg isn't on my local laptop) to launch the full TM restore.
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    5. Boot to recovery mode using CMD-R. The MBA will load the recovery partition data from the network.
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    I am interested to know if I could setup a system to run like this:
    1. Create a user account with File Vault turned on
    2. Use Aperture inside the File Vault protected profile, thus the Aperture Library is encrypted
    3. Plug in an external drive and use Time Machine as normal.
    I have heard that in order to use Time Machine and Aperture that one must tell Time Machine to NOT backup the Aperture library. However, if File Vault is used doesn't Time Machine only backup the encrypted volume upon logout?
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    See #25 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum), for details and some possible alternatives.

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    Does Time Machine work with File Vault? If it does it's no obvious to me how to find a backed-up file. I'd like to turn off File Vault, but that's another issue entirely. I'd have to remove a ton of stuff in order to turn off File Vault.

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    Reading through various Help web sites on Time Machine it says that if Aperture is running when Time Machine is backing up the system then Time Machine will back up the whole Aperture library instead of only the changed components.
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    Message was edited by: Arturus
    Message was edited by: Arturus

    Does anyone know if Apple plan to make Aperture behave like iPhoto in the near future?
    Afraid no one outside of Apple know what - if any - plans Apple have for the future.
    Regards
    TD

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