Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 74)

Chapter 3 Work with projects and the library 74
Create a new vault
1 Do one of the following:
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Choose File > Vault > Add Vault.
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Choose Add Vault from the Vault Action pop-up menu below the Library inspector.
Vault Action pop-up menu
A dialog appears, listing the number of managed files that will be backed up to the vault and
the number of referenced files that will not be included.
2 Click Continue.
3 In the Add Vault dialog, enter a name for the vault, choose a location to save it, and click Add.
The new, empty vault appears in the Vault pane.
Important: To ensure preservation of your photos, make sure to assign a separate external hard
disk drive to each vault.
Update a new, empty vault
When you create a new vault, it’s empty. As soon as you create a new vault, you should update it.
m In the Vault pane, click the Vault Status button to the right of the vault’s name.
See the hard disk assigned to a vault
m In the Vault pane, click the disclosure triangle beside the vault name.
Disclosure triangle
You can easily see the amount of free space your vault has available next to the vault name.
Make sure to assign enough disk space to the vault to ensure a complete backup of the library
and to allow the library to grow as you import new photos over time.
Update all connected vaults
1 Do one of the following:
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Choose File > Vault > Update All Vaults.
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In the Vault pane, click the Update All Vaults button.
2 In the dialog that appears, click Update.
Update an existing vault
1 In the Vault pane, select the vault you want to update.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Update Vault from the Vault Action pop-up menu .
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Click the Vault Status button beside the vault name.
3 In the dialog that appears, click Update.
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