Operation Manual

To help you identify referenced images, Aperture marks them with a badge overlay that
you can display or hide. When a referenced image’s master is missing or offline, its badge
changes to show that the image is not accessible. For example, if you disconnect a hard
disk that holds masters for many referenced images, Aperture automatically marks the
referenced images in the Browser and Viewer as offline. If you reconnect the hard disk
or other storage device later, Aperture accesses the masters automatically and you can
work with and change their versions again.
You can also relocate masters, moving them out of the library or moving referenced
masters to different hard disk locations. If needed, you can also move referenced masters
into the Aperture library by choosing the Consolidate Masters command in the File menu.
You can search for images based on whether they are managed images, referenced
images, or online or offline images. Aperture also provides robust file management tools
that let you quickly determine which images are offline and easily reconnect images that
have been moved to different volumes.
What Is the Aperture Trash?
All items deleted in Aperture, including projects, albums, folders, versions, and masters,
are placed in the Aperture Trash in the Library inspector. You can retrieve any item from
the Aperture Trash until you empty it. For more information about working with the
Aperture Trash, see Working with the Aperture Trash.
Trash contents
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