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An Overview of the Backup Workflow
Making backup copies of the Library affords you the reassurance that should an
unforeseen incident cause the loss of your files, you can easily restore them from your
backup vaults later. If you back up the Library regularly and store backups offsite, you
run little risk of losing your work.
When you back up your images, Aperture makes a complete copy of the Library in its
current state. If you remove items from the Library, those items are removed from the
backup when it is next updated.
You can make and store as many complete backups of the Library as you wish. If you
want to keep a historical archive of the Library, you’ll need to devise a system of storing
separate backups in some regular chronological order.
You set Aperture to back up a copy of the Library to a designated storage area called a
vault. For safety and redundancy, use external hard disks to hold your vaults. Aperture
lets you create as many vaults as you deem necessary. For example, you may want to
create one vault on an external hard disk for daily backups and a second vault on
another external hard disk that you keep offsite.
All the managed master file images, versions, and all metadata, previews, and adjustment
information associated with your images are backed up. The versions, previews, and
metadata associated with referenced images’ master files are also backed up in the vault.
Referenced images’ master files are not backed up in the vault with the Library.
Important:
Referenced images are not backed up in the vault with the Library. Because
the digital master files for referenced images are stored outside of the Library, you must
manage the backup and archiving of them yourself.
Although rare, mechanical failures and unexpected damage to your computer system
can occur. And from time to time you may upgrade your equipment and need to move
your portfolio to a new system. Aperture allows you to easily restore the entire
Aperture Library from your backup disks onto your computer or a new system. For
more information about restoring images and projects, see “