Apple Aperture - Manual (Page 399)

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Backing Up Your Images
To safeguard your photography portfolio, it’s important to
establish a reliable backup system and back up regularly.
This chapter provides instructions for using the Aperture backup system to back up the
entire Aperture Library on a regular basis. Aperture clearly indicates how up to date
your most recent backup is, and you can update your backups immediately whenever
you wish. In the event of a rare equipment failure or unforeseen catastrophe such as a
fire or weather-related damage, you can easily restore the entire Aperture Library onto
your computer or a new computer.
This chapter covers:
 An Overview of the Backup Workflow (p. 400)
 Planning Your Backup System (p. 401)
 Working with the Vaults Panel (p. 402)
 Creating Vaults (p. 404)
 Updating Vaults (p. 405)
 Disconnecting a Vault’s Hard Drive from Your System Temporarily (p. 406)
 Reconnecting a Vault’s Hard Drive to your System (p. 406)
 Deleting a Vault Permanently (p. 407)
 Backing Up Images from a Portable in the Field (p. 407)
 Restoring Your Aperture System (p. 409)