Can't access Aperture 3 previews in iLife Media Browser

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Can't access Aperture 3 previews in iLife Media Browser

I know this has been posted before but I don't think I've seen a resolution yet ....

Since migrating all of my data etc from my MacBook to new iMac I can't see the Aperture previews in the Media Browser. I've tried reinstalling Aperture and previews are set to be shared with iLife (in Preferences).

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Jon

iMac i7, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 22, 2010 12:44 PM

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Answer 1

MacRicco

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Jul 22, 2010 4:16 PM in response to Porky997

Try deleting and then updating the previews from within Aperture.

Also, it will often take a while before the previews become available in the Media Browser. If I need them in a hurry, I will log out and log in again, which seems to trigger a refresh of the Browser. I suspect that this is going through Spotlight, and that the indexing is not immediate.

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Porky997 Author

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Jul 23, 2010 4:30 AM in response to MacRicco

Thanks for this - it didn't work, but something else did!!

Turns out there's actually a Knowledge Base answer on a similar matter (discovered after calling Apple Support). Just open Aperture from the dock whilst holding Option + CMD and then select to Repair the library - middle option. Worked straight away!

Thank you

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2875

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