Unable to open Aperture following updates

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Unable to open Aperture following updates

After a short break from Aperture, I tried to open the program and was told I needed to update iPhoto. I updated iPhoto and was still unable to open Aperture. I then went to the Aperture page and downloaded the update. After the download, I got a box that said, "Aperture3.4.4Update.pkg". When I click on that (preseuambly to install the update), I get a message that says, "The version of Aperture installed on this Mac must be updated through the Mac App Store. Check the Mac App Store to see if an update is available.". When I go to the Mac App Store, there are no Aperture updates.

I contacted Apple Suport who then directed me here. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Aperture 3, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 1:20 AM

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léonie

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Apr 25, 2013 4:33 AM in response to mlrojas04

What is the Aperture version you are currently running?

If you cannot launch it, select it in the Finder:

And what version number is showing on your Aperture Library? Does it show as afan of three pictures, and with the filename extension ":aplibrary"?

Do the version numbers of your Aperture library and the Aperture application match?

Regards

Léonie

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Apr 25, 2013 4:23 PM in response to mlrojas04

Did you originally purchase it from the MacAppStore? Try removing Aperture from your Applications folder. Then zip it up and then delete the non-zipped Aperture file. Then re-download Aperture from the MacAppStore.

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