"Aperture library needs to be upgraded" - I don't own Aperture!

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"Aperture library needs to be upgraded" - I don't own Aperture!

On my MacBook Pro, an "Aperture library needs to be upgraded" message pops up when I try to open my iPhoto library that I have stored on an external hard drive. I have no desire to spend $80 on the program nor do I need it for any reason. Is there any way to open my iPhoto library without purchasing it? I've never even heard of the program until the message popped up yesterday afternoon. Please help, I have years worth of photos on it that I now have no access to unless I spend $80 on a program that's about to be taken off of the App Store. I don't know if somewhere along the line I unknowingly saved the library as an Aperture library, or if the recent update to iPhoto affected my main library but either way this was not my intention.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Feb 19, 2015 8:46 AM

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LarryHN

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Feb 19, 2015 8:49 AM in response to mariahrand

You do not need Aperture - the error is in error

what format is the external drive? and how is it connected to your Mac?

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mariahrand Author

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Mar 28, 2015 12:03 PM in response to LarryHN

I'm not sure how to tell how it's formatted, but it's a FreeAgent GoFlex drive, connected by USB.

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léonie

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Mar 28, 2015 12:41 PM in response to mariahrand

Select the icon of your drive in the Finder and press the key combination ⌘I (for File > Get Info).

The Info panel will show you the format of the file system in the "General" part of the panel. It should be "MacOS Extended (Journaled)".

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mariahrand Author

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Mar 28, 2015 12:47 PM in response to léonie

Oh of COURSE! Thank you, I definitely knew this but my brain is in a fog. It's formatted with Windows NT Filesystem. Is there anything that can be done to reformat it that doesn't erase all of my files? 😕 There's a mixture of both Windows and Mac files on it, being that I've had multiple computers over the past 5-6 years..

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léonie

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Mar 28, 2015 12:51 PM in response to mariahrand

Reformatting will erase everything. You will need to move the files temporarily to a different location, if you want to format the drive.

Or could you move the iPhoto Library to your internal drive? Is there enough space?

This link explains how to reformat a drive for Aperture, but the procedure is the same for iPhoto: Format external drives to Mac OS Extended before using with Aperture - Apple Support

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mariahrand Author

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Mar 28, 2015 12:55 PM in response to léonie

I'll try moving the library! The reason I have the external drive, though, is so all the photos and videos I have don't clog up my laptop. Hopefully that will work, and if not I'll follow the directions from the link! Thanks for your help!

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