Aperture 3.6: cannot see images in viewer or split image mode

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Aperture 3.6: cannot see images in viewer or split image mode

I installed Aperture 3.6. When I click on any library project I can see the images in the browser or at the bottom of the split view. But at the top of split view the screen in gray. In the Browser, when I double click an image usually the image opens full screen - but now I only get a gray screen. I have checked that there are no filters in effect. My images are all referenced and all are on the hard drive on my computer. This only became a problem a few days ago - until then everything worked as it should. Thanks.

Aperture 3, iOS 8.1, MacBook Pro

Posted on Oct 28, 2014 7:11 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 28, 2014 7:58 PM in response to RMWsf

Delete your user preferences as detailed on Apple's Aperture trouble-shooting page.

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Oct 28, 2014 8:47 PM in response to Kirby Krieger

I deleted the plist file as indicated and restarted my computer. Opened Aperture and still no images in Browser of Split View. Shut Aperture and opened iPhoto just to see if it was the same - and it was - no images other than previews. BTW I have Aperture 3.6 and Yosemite - all the most recent releases.

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RMWsf Author

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Oct 28, 2014 10:28 PM in response to RMWsf

I then uninstalled and reinstalled Aperture (3.6). That did not fix the issue.

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RMWsf Author

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Oct 28, 2014 11:03 PM in response to RMWsf

I then was going to repair disk permissions and run the hardware diagnostic but first I just rebooted the computer. And Aperture worked correctly! Not sure exactly why but it appears an uninstall / install / reboot was what was needed.

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Oct 29, 2014 6:07 AM in response to RMWsf

Glad you're back up and running. Did you re-boot after deleting your user preferences? Apple's trouble-shooting page should be updated — afaik, you need to reboot if you are running Mavericks (as noted) _or_ Yosemite.

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Oct 29, 2014 1:51 PM in response to Kirby Krieger

I don't remember if I rebooted the computer after deleting the plist. I think I may have just reopened Aperture under the assumption that when I reopened Aperture the plist would be recreated. So the reboot after the reinstall may have done the trick even though the reinstall was not needed.

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