lesliefrombrighton
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Q: Why is aperture so slow

How can I improve the performance (speed) of aperture on my iMac.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1), Windows 7

Posted on Jun 10, 2014 5:32 AM

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Q: Why is aperture so slow

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jun 10, 2014 5:45 AM in response to lesliefrombrighton
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    Jun 10, 2014 5:45 AM in response to lesliefrombrighton

    Has Aperture always been slow, or did it start only recently?

     

    Tell us more about your system:

     

    • What version of Aperture and MacOS X are you using?
    • How much free disk space?
    • What kind of iMac? Processor? How much RAM?
    • Where is your Aperture library located? Internal drive? External drive? How is the drive connected?

     

    Independent of the hardware, can you have problems with with Aperture being slow,

    • because of incompatible plug-ins
    • because of corrupted media files (images, videos)  in your Aperture library
    • because of inconsistent database files in the Aperture library due to crashes
    • corrupted preferences files or presets in your user library
    • duplicate fonts or other system wide installation problems.

     

    If your hardware is relatively new and you have plenty of RAM, check for one of the problems above, see:   Aperture 3: Troubleshooting Basics