Q: Can't get access to my old library after upgrade to 3.6
I was using Aperture 3.4.5 before Yosemite because my photo library is on external storage and I didn't bother to upgrade it. When Aperture 3.5 came I just ignored it.
But now Aperture 3.4.5 cannot run on Yosemite so I had to upgrade to 3.6 a few hours ago. Now I'm running Aperture 3.6 on my Mac. But, when I tried to get access to my old Aperture Library on the external storage, I can't, because the file system is not compatible. Usually the app will tell me to upgrade my library to the latest version, but this time it doesn't. It simply tells me the file system of the library’s volume is not supported. I CANNOT UPGRADE IT.
This whole thing is driving me mad. I have 200G photos in that library.
I hope someone can tell me what to do.
Thank you.
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 7:33 PM
But, when I tried to get access to my old Aperture Library on the external storage, I can't, because the file system is not compatible. Usually the app will tell me to upgrade my library to the latest version, but this time it doesn't. It simply tells me the file system of the library’s volume is not supported. I CANNOT UPGRADE IT.
What is the file system of your external drive? Is it formatted correctly?
Aperture versions before 3.5 did not check the file system for compatibiliy, but the newer versions do. If the drive with your Aperture library is not formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled) , move our Aperture library to a correctly formatted drive. If you are keeping the library on an incorrectly formatted volume you are risking data loss.
See these support documents:
Posted on Oct 17, 2014 11:04 PM