Can't create aperture folders.

I'm attempting to organize my photo library, and unfortunately I cannot create folders. When I go to new, then folder, it simply links me to a random project, and doesn't create a folder! This is very frustrating and I can't seem to get it to work.

Aperture 3, iOS 6.1

Posted on Feb 6, 2013 11:28 PM

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Jul 4, 2013 9:51 AM in response to gnarwall

I've also run into this exact issue on 3.4.5 almost seems to be a hard limit of some sort and things have since gone from bad to worse. I can still create albums but no folders or projects. If I delete a folder, I can then add a new one, but I just did this and the new folder got pre-populated with a selection of photo's from "Folder A" - did an edit undo and the folder went away along with all the photos that were originally in "Folder A" - Yikes! Nothing in the trash, zip nada - guess I'll have to restore the entire library from Time Machine. What a mess!

Jul 4, 2013 11:49 PM in response to Kirby Krieger

Thanks Kirby, I actually found those same instructions and run the repair permissions and data base earlier today which seemed to fix the issue of not being able to create new folders or projects. Alas, not even rebuilding the data base located my missing project (containing my wedding picutures!). Ended up restoring the entire library via TM from night prior and exported my missing project as a library and importing back into the original library as I'd made some considerable changes since last night (also run repair once more after the import).


Bottom line everything seems to be working great again, and to answer the OP's question - try repairing the permissions and database as Kirby also said.

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