Operation Manual

Creating Vaults
Before you can back up your files, you must create a vault and assign a hard disk to it.
After you assign a disk to the vault, Aperture uses the vault to back up the entire library.
You can create additional vaults and assign hard disks to them, and each additional vault
also records a complete backup of the library.
To create a new vault
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose File > Vault > Add Vault.
• Choose Add Vault from the Vault Action pop-up menu.
Vault Action pop-up menu
2 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. Click Continue to proceed.
3 In the Add Vault dialog, specify the following options:
• Type a vault name in the Save As field.
• Choose where you want the vault stored from the Where pop-up menu.
4 Click Add.
The new empty vault appears in the Vault pane.
Important: To ensure preservation of your image assets, make sure to assign a separate
external hard disk drive to each vault.
When you create a new vault, it is empty. Therefore, as soon as you create a new vault,
you should update it.
To update a vault
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In the Vault pane, click the Vault Status button to the right of the vault’s name.
For more information about updating vaults, see Updating Vaults.
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