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Q: Aperture won't open library from external  hard drive

It giving me the next message "The library could not be opened because the file system of the library’s volume is unsupported."

Any Idea?

Thanks

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), aperture version 3.5.1

Posted on Jan 25, 2016 5:39 AM

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Q: Aperture won't open library from external  hard drive

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jan 25, 2016 12:12 PM in response to lavyad
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    Jan 25, 2016 12:12 PM in response to lavyad
    "The library could not be opened because the file system of the library’s volume is unsupported."

    Have you checked the filesystem on the drive with your Aperture library?  An Aperture library needs to be on a volume with the file system "MacOS Extended (Journaled)".  Previous versions of Aperture did not check the file system and allowed you to store the library on an unsuitable drive where the library could become damaged.

     

    This support document describes the requirements for external drives:   Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library

     

    If your drive has a different filesystem move your Aperture library temporarily to a different drive and reformat the drive (reformatting will erase all data. You will need to copy all files you want to keep to a different drive before you do that).

  • by lavyad,

    lavyad lavyad Jan 25, 2016 1:55 PM in response to léonie
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    Jan 25, 2016 1:55 PM in response to léonie

    Thanks for your quick answer.

    So If i'll move the library to the iMac hard drive that will solve the problem

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jan 25, 2016 1:57 PM in response to lavyad
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    Jan 25, 2016 1:57 PM in response to lavyad

    Yes, if you have enough free storage on youri Mac to accomodate your Aperture library.