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Move originals for referenced images to a new location
You can easily move referenced originals to new locations on the same hard disk or a dierent
hard disk.
1 In the Browser, select the referenced images whose originals you want to move.
2 Choose File > Relocate Originals.
3 Select a folder location in the dialog that appears.
4 To specify that the les be stored as separate, individual les in the selected folder, choose None
from the Subfolders pop-up menu.
You can also specify that Aperture create a hierarchy of subfolders with specic folder names to
store your les. For more information about creating folders to hold your imported image les,
see Import originals for referenced images into folders on page 46.
5 To specify how you want the originals named, choose a naming convention from the Name
Format pop-up menu.
For example, choose Original File Name from the Name Format pop-up menu to have your les
stored using the original lenames from your camera or card. Choose a custom name format to
have your originals stored using a specied name. If you choose a custom name format, enter
the name you want in the Custom Name eld. For more information about naming les, see
Automatically name imported photos on page 37.
6 Click Relocate Originals.
Move referenced originals to the Aperture library
If you have originals stored in dierent hard disk locations but want to work with them all stored
in the Aperture library, you can select the referenced images in the Browser and move their
originals to the library. Aperture manages all aspects of originals stored in the library, keeping
them always available and allowing you to back them up in your vaults.
1 In the Browser, select the referenced images whose originals you want to move to the library.
2 Choose File > Consolidate Originals.
3 Choose whether you want the image les moved or copied into the Aperture library by clicking
the “Move les” or “Copy les” button.
4 Click Continue.
Search for photos by le status
You can search for photos using their le status. For example, you can search for photos that are
referenced images, managed images, and online or oine images.
1 In the Library inspector, select an item you want to search.
2 Show the Filter HUD by doing one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F).
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Click the Filter HUD button beside the search eld in the Browser.
3 In the Filter HUD, choose File Status from the Add Rule pop-up menu in the top-right corner, and
select the “File status” checkbox.
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