I was considering moving from Aperture to Lightroom (and even got a licence for it).
I might revert my decision because I did not find a way to manage my files that is as practical as the managed library of Aperture.
Most of my pictures are offline, and on different HDs.
I have various backup of my pictures, in different places, so I need to be able to easily reconnect them to my master library.
Aperture libraries (the equivalent of the catalog in lightroom) have a structure that does not change.
I can simply simply locate files and reconnect them to the library. The library looks the same regardless where the files are.
In lightroom, if I connect images from a different HD, the files are moved under a different HD tree.
The structure of the library is lost and split under various HD headings.
This is very inconvenient for me, because then the catalogue structure changes and things get very messy very quickly.
Is there any way to avoid this?
Can I have one structure in a master catalog and be able reconnect files to it without changing it?
Thanks for any advice on this. I would like to use lightroom, but if I cannot sort this issue out I will give up on it. :-(
Best
Silva