Aperture 3.2.2 wont start

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I have just upgraded to Aperture 3.2.2 via App Store.  The library&#x27;s were updated to the latest version and all permissions and repairs done, both on Aperture and on the system.I have carried out 2 re-installs of Aperture and on each attempt to start (via application or library) Aperture hangs then I have to Force Quit.I have created a new test library and tried to open Aperture through that, without success.However, if I go onto Guest account, Aperture opens and runs normally. Please can somebody help... whist I photo is OK, Aperture is key to managing my library of around 8,000 photos.Thank you.System: Mac Mini 2.4GhzMemory 2GBGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320MOSX: 10.8.1Date/Time:       2012-09-07 12:23:49 +0100OS Version:      10.8.1 (Build 12B19)Architecture:    x86_64Report Version:  11Command:         AperturePath:            /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/ApertureVersion:         3.3.2 (3.3.2)Build Version:   4Project Name:    ApertureSource Version:  265039000000000App Item ID:     408981426App External ID: 9411464Parent:          launchd [128]PID:             695Event:           hangDuration:        2.52sSteps:           26 (100ms sampling interval)Hardware model:  Macmini4,1Active cpus:     2Free pages:      21316 pages (+3741)Pageins:         29 pagesPageouts:        0 pagesProcess:         Aperture [695]Path:            /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/ApertureArchitecture:    x86_64Parent:          launchd [128]UID:             501Task size:       16043 pagesCPU Time:        0.042s  Thread 0x4f3b     DispatchQueue 1          priority 56         cpu time   0.014s  26 ??? (Aperture + 62324) [0x10000f374]    26 ??? (Aperture + 64116) [0x10000fa74]      26 NSProApplicationMain + 378 (ProKit) [0x1014b6952]        26 -[NSApplication run] + 517 (AppKit) [0x7fff94e2dc03]          26 ??? (Aperture + 4997275) [0x1004c409b]            26 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128 (AppKit) [0x7fff94e36862]              26 _DPSNextEvent + 1456 (AppKit) [0x7fff94e372a6]                26 AEProcessAppleEvent + 100 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff8ca6de29]                  26 aeProcessAppleEvent + 318 (AE) [0x7fff8e72fc89]                    26 dispatchEventAndSendReply(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*) + 37 (AE) [0x7fff8e72fdc9]                      26 aeDispatchAppleEvent(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*, unsigned int, unsigned char*) + 307 (AE) [0x7fff8e72ff68]                        26 _NSAppleEventManagerGenericHandler + 106 (Foundation) [0x7fff8ab3f1bd]                          26 -[NSAppleEventManager dispatchRawAppleEvent:withRawReply:handlerRefCon:] + 308 (Foundation) [0x7fff8ab3f35b]                            26 -[NSApplication(NSAppleEventHandling) _handleCoreEvent:withReplyEvent:] + 327 (AppKit) [0x7fff94e3aaa4]                              26 -[NSApplication(NSAppleEventHandling) _handleAEOpenDocumentsForURLs:] + 356 (AppKit) [0x7fff950895a6]                                26 -[NSApplication _sendFinishLaunchingNotification] + 216 (AppKit) [0x7fff94e3dc96]                                  26 -[NSApplication _postDidFinishNotification] + 292 (AppKit) [0x7fff94e3df5d]                                    26 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 64 (Foundation) [0x7fff8ab25a76]                                      26 _CFXNotificationPost + 2554 (CoreFoundation) [0x7fff8d2ecb8a]                                        26 ??? (Aperture + 404623) [0x100062c8f]                                          26 ??? (Aperture + 5613836) [0x10055a90c]                                            26 +[AccountConfigurationManagerBase sharedAccountConfigurationManager] + 121 (AccountConfigurationPlugin) [0x200003c51]                                              26 -[AccountConfigurationManagerBase loadAccounts] + 1000 (AccountConfigurationPlugin) [0x2000028ff]                                                26 ??? (Aperture + 5613694) [0x10055a87e]                                                  26 ??? (Aperture + 5612618) [0x10055a44a]                                                    26 -[AccountConfigurationManagerBase createAccountConfigurationForAccountType:accountIdentifier:password:] + 161 (AccountConfigurationPlugin) [0x200005075]                                                      26 -[IPHDotMacPlugin displayNameForUsername:] + 224 (MobileMePublisher) [0x113743ff2]                                                        26 -[MM_MMiDiskSession _accountDetails] + 595 (MobileMe) [0x101362288]                                                          26 -[MM_MMTransaction _dispatch] + 142 (MobileMe) [0x10133853c]                                                            26 -[MM_AYOperation runOperationWithTimeOut:] + 275 (MobileMe) [0x101378e9a]                                                              26 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290 (CoreFoundation) [0x7fff8d2dbdd2]                                                                26 __CFRunLoopRun + 1078 (CoreFoundation) [0x7fff8d2dc606]                                                                  26 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 195 (CoreFoundation) [0x7fff8d2d6f23]                                                                    26 mach_msg_trap + 10 (libsystem_kernel.dylib) [0x7fff8f2fb686]                                                                     *26 ipc_mqueue_receive_continue + 0 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff8000213030]  Thread 0x4f4c     DispatchQueue 2          priority 49         cpu time   0.004s  26 _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54 (libdispatch.dylib) [0x7fff8d8a9a2a]    26 kevent + 10 (libsystem_kernel.dylib) [0x7fff8f2fdd16]     *26 ??? (mach_kernel + 3471600) [0xffffff800054f8f0]

léonie · Answer

Your Aperture 3.3.2 seems to be hanging while trying to contact Mobile Me, if I understand that "[MM_MMTransaction _dispatch] + 142 (MobileMe) [0x10133853c]" correctly. Did you have a Mobile Me account? Two things you could try:Disconnect from the Internet, before launching Aperture and remove the MobileMe account from your Aperture "Preferences &gt; Web" panel, if you can launch Aperture this way.Or remove the Aperture Prefernces in your User library. See the Aperture 3 Trouble Shooting Basics http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3805 on how to do this.  Delete the user preferencesYou can resolve many issues by restoring Aperture back to its original settings. This will not impact your image files or your library. To reset your Aperture user preference settings to their original state, do the following:Quit Aperture.In the Finder choose Go to folder from the Go menu.Type~/Library/Preferences in the "Go to the folder" field. Press the Go button. Remove the "com.apple.Aperture.plist" file from the Preferences folder.RegardsLéonie

Graham Brown1 · Answer

Thanks,I had to take a different route, but in the end simply disconnecting the internet did the trick.Thank you.Graham