Aperture 3.4 will not open after 10.8.2 installed

Your library is probably fine, as are your prefs. Its an install problem. Just delete the app and reinstall form your source media (dvd) and update directly to 3.4 (or Redownload from app store); that fixes the problem, ie, a missing or incorrect version of the PrintServices framework in the application. Make sense? Try that and report back what you find.

Fof, you sound like you have a unique proble for other folks. You should file a feedback report with Apple.

fof, I have exactly the same problem as you so you're not alone...

No, doesn't make sense ;-)

That's because I do not have "source media (DVD)". I bought it in the App Store, so there is no disk. Re-downloading and re-installing from the App Store did not help as said somewhere above.

@dkire: thanks for letting me know! Doesn't start Aperture, but makes me feel better ;-)

Re-downloading and re-installing from the App Store did not help as said somewhere above.

Did you remove the Aperture Application package from the Applications folder, before reinstalling or force a new installation with the old Aperture in place?

Your crashlog contains (in the final section that you not included) a list of all kernel extensions (.kext)

Check those carefully, i.e. all non standard extentension (without Apple in the name) and try to remember, if you installed something else lately.

This fixed the exact same issue I had - thank you so much!

yes...this fixed it for me as well

I share my iPhoto library between iPhoto and Aperture... after upgrading both aps yesterday, iPhoto works fine... it's just Aperture doesn't.

I deleted the said plist file... now Aperture does open... but each time I try to switch to open the iPhoto libraryt, it crashes again..

Restarting Mac etc.. doesn't make any difference..

Any help would be appreciated.

I deleted the said plist file... now Aperture does open... but each time I try to switch to open the iPhoto libraryt, it crashes again..

Have you tried to reinstall Aperture, as Clem pointed out Re: Aperture 3.4 will not open after 10.8.2 installed ?

If that does not help, post a crash report - the first 60 lines only.

I don't even know where I have placed the original install disc, so re-installing would be a bit difficult..

I have filed a bug report with Apple (id: 12337785) so will see what happens with that...

Here's the crash report:

Process: Aperture [646]

Path: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture

Identifier: com.apple.Aperture

Version: 3.4 (3.4)

Build Info: Aperture-301036000000000~1

Code Type: X86-64 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [171]

User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2012-09-20 18:42:22.650 +0100

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C54)

Report Version: 10

Interval Since Last Report: 17735 sec

Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 1641 sec

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 8

Anonymous UUID: 68439C02-CD3F-50B7-6A8A-870552BEFDB3

Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)

Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Application Specific Information:

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[NSURL initWithScheme:host:path:]: path 653242246 is not absolute.'

terminate called throwing an exception

abort() called

Application Specific Backtrace 1:

0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff874dd0a6 __exceptionPreprocess + 198

1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff8719a3f0 objc_exception_throw + 43

2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff874dce7c +[NSException raise:format:] + 204

3 Foundation 0x00007fff8bc27de8 -[NSURL(NSURL) initWithScheme:host:path:] + 112

4 PrintServices 0x0000000109f0ec6d +[NSURL(ISNSURLExtensions) URLWithScheme:host:path:] + 61

5 PrintServices 0x0000000109f0ebef -[NSURL(ISNSURLExtensions) URLByAppendingPathComponent:] + 127

6 FacebookPublisher 0x0000000117e097f2 -[ILFacebookAPIRequest graphURLRequest] + 215

7 FacebookPublisher 0x0000000117e09fb5 -[ILFacebookAPIRequest send] + 33

8 FacebookPublisher 0x0000000117dfb4da -[IPHFacebookPlugin displayNameForUsername:] + 88

9 AccountConfigurationPlugin 0x000000010941cfae -[AccountConfigurationManagerBase createAccountConfigurationForAccountType:accountIdentifier:password:] + 152

10 AccountConfigurationPlugin 0x000000010941b4cf -[AccountConfigurationManagerBase migrateAccounts] + 894

11 Aperture 0x000000010836b6e1 Aperture + 2893537

12 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8ad92f01 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15

13 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8ad8f0b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8

14 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8ad940c8 _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 275

15 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8747f0fe __CFRunLoopRun + 1614

16 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8747e6b2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290

17 HIToolbox 0x00007fff8128a0a4 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 209

18 HIToolbox 0x00007fff81289e42 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 356

19 HIToolbox 0x00007fff81289cd3 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 62

20 AppKit 0x00007fff8af5b613 _DPSNextEvent + 685

21 AppKit 0x00007fff8af5aed2 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128

22 Aperture 0x000000010851d00d Aperture + 4669453

23 AppKit 0x00007fff8af52283 -[NSApplication run] + 517

24 ProKit 0x00000001095c2324 NSProApplicationMain + 378

25 Aperture 0x00000001080b89c2 Aperture + 63938

26 Aperture 0x00000001080b8314 Aperture + 62228

27 ??? 0x0000000000000002 0x0 + 2

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff81bbe212 __pthread_kill + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff841eaaf4 pthread_kill + 90

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8422edce abort + 143

3 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff8318da17 abort_message + 257

4 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff8318b3c6 default_terminate() + 28

5 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff8719a873 _objc_terminate() + 91

6 libc++.1.dylib 0x00007fff8ce3e8fe std::terminate() + 20

7 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff8719a5de objc_terminate + 9

8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8ad8f0ca _dispatch_client_callout + 28

9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8ad940c8 _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 275

10 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8747f0fe __CFRunLoopRun + 1614

11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8747e6b2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290

12 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff8128a0a4 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 209

13 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff81289e42 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 356

14 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff81289cd3 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 62

15 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff8af5b613 _DPSNextEvent + 685

16 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff8af5aed2 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128

17 com.apple.Aperture 0x000000010851d00d 0x1080a9000 + 4669453

18 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff8af52283 -[NSApplication run] + 517

19 com.apple.prokit 0x00000001095c2324 NSProApplicationMain + 378

20 com.apple.Aperture 0x00000001080b89c2 0x1080a9000 + 63938

21 com.apple.Aperture 0x00000001080b8314 0x1080a9000 + 62228

That crash is very typical - Aperture crashes, cecause it cannot create the URL to access Facebook, because the "AccountConfigurationPlugin" is not working. This can be fixed by a reinstall, or by deleting your User preferences and not using Facebook.

If you do not have your installation media any longer, try if this download link for the trial version still works: if yes, you can unlock it with your serial number:

Then remove Aperture from your Applications Folder to the Trash (don't empty the Trash) and reinstall the Trial. Then upgrade immediately to the latest version.

Regards

Léonie

OK, it's now downloading - thanks for the link and info.

I assume I place the Aperture app in the trash before I install the Trial right?

I assume I place the Aperture app in the trash before I install the Trial right?

Right

Once the trial is installed, do I actually open the app? or upgrade to 3.4 and then open?

EDIT: I'm upgrading to 3.4 without opening the trial..

do I actually open the app? or upgrade to 3.4 and then open?

Upgrade immediately, without opening the app. Your current library will be incompatible with the Trial version. As a precaution you could rename your current library, so that it does not have the default name. Then, after the final upgrade to 3.4, launch Aperture by double clicking your Aperture Library.