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Aperture 3.6 locks up when lunched, I see the Aperture desktop (minus all photos) and the only thing happening is the spinning colour wheel.
I have to do a force quite to exit the program. I am running Yosemite 10.0 Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks. --Brian
How long are you waiting before for quitting Aperture? Aperture needs to upgrade the library, and that can take a long time. Let it run.
Also, the first few times after the upgrade it will take longer before you can access the menus.
Several users reported that they had to wait at least 40 seconds after each launch, after the initial library upgrade completed. And that background processing will be done, slowing Aperture down.
Let Aperture get the background processing done without interrupting it.
From Aperture's Release notes: Aperture 3.6 Release notes
Keep in mind that fully upgrading a very large library is a one-time process that can take a long time; the process may take many hours or even overnight, depending on the size of the library. Once the initial database upgrade is complete, you can begin working with your Aperture library. However, post-upgrade processing will continue in the background for some time, as face detection and preview generation are performed. (A progress indicator and the word "Processing" will appear in the status line of the Viewer or Browser to indicate these operations are underway.) While you can work with Aperture while these operations are performed, you may experience temporary slow-downs. Optimal performance will return when all post-upgrade processing is complete.
You may find that downloading the free 'EasyFind' from DEVONtechnologies will help you find things. I use it all the time to find invisible items. Just check the box 'Include invisible files and folders' in the sidebar. If you still find Aperture is slow to load, you might also delete the Aperture Library cache. If you use EasyFind to search for 'com.Apple.Aperture', it will find both the plist and the library cache. You shouldn't have to trash the app and reinstall. Remember to reboot after deleting these files. Also when you go to open Aperture the first time, instead of double-clicking the Aperture icon, go to your Pictures folder, select your photo library and right click it to select "Open in..." and select Aperture. It should open with your library open. You'll need to reset some prefs. Hope that helps.
Many thanks LoRob - it all appears to be working now 🙂
Thank you!!!!!!!!
Now I just of some missing thumbnails.
Aperture 3.6 locks up on lunch under Yosemite
