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Marina22

Q: I lost the content of my aperture library after updating the library.

Can anyone tell me how to undo the update. I hope that will restore my library. I tried the First Aid tools and deleted the user preferences. No result unfortunately...

Aperture 3, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 3, 2014 10:43 AM

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Q: I lost the content of my aperture library after updating the library.

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 3, 2014 12:15 PM in response to Marina22
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    Apr 3, 2014 12:15 PM in response to Marina22

    The only way to undo the update of a library is to restore it from the backup.

     

    But I do not know of any way, that updating a library will delete it. In what way has your library been lost by the update? Are images missing? Can Aperture not open it? Does Aperture not find it?

     

    What has been the original version, and what version did you update to?

  • by Marina22,

    Marina22 Marina22 Apr 3, 2014 12:09 PM in response to léonie
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    Apr 3, 2014 12:09 PM in response to léonie

    It seems I have a new library without my "old" pictures. I updated the library to 3.5.2. I thought I had version 3.4.something.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 3, 2014 12:18 PM in response to Marina22
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    Apr 3, 2014 12:18 PM in response to Marina22

    It seems I have a new library without my "old" pictures.

    Is this library apparently empty, but large enough to be holding all your image files?

    What is the size of this new library?

     

    I thought I had version 3.4.something.

    Have you checked the version of your Aperture Application? From the menu item "Aperture > About Aperture"? What is it?

  • by Marina22,

    Marina22 Marina22 Apr 3, 2014 12:25 PM in response to léonie
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    Apr 3, 2014 12:25 PM in response to léonie

    Sorry... I made a mistake. Both versions (Library and Aperture) are 3.5.1. I have 250 pictures in my current library but I had more pictures.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 3, 2014 2:21 PM in response to Marina22
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    Apr 3, 2014 2:21 PM in response to Marina22

    Sometimes missing images will turn up in a recovered project. Is there such a project?

     

    Also, check the search fields in the Browser and the Inspector, if any filters are set.

     

    I tried the First Aid tools and deleted the user preferences. No result unfortunately...

    Have you tried all three First Aid options?

     

    Do you have a current backup of your library?