skanedaniel
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Q: Strange looking Aperture library after backup on external HD

Hey guys,

 

I really hope you can help me. For some reason my Aperture Library looks like this on my external HD. I seem to be missing the actual library somehow. Is there anyway I can extract the photos based on the files you see in the screenshot?

 

Thanks a lot!

 

/Daniel

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Posted on Apr 25, 2016 5:18 AM

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Q: Strange looking Aperture library after backup on external HD

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Apr 25, 2016 7:32 AM in response to skanedaniel
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    Apr 25, 2016 7:32 AM in response to skanedaniel

    Your original photos should be in the Masters folder - but if you make any changes to the content of the APerture library you will cause corruption and potentially lose data - please explain what you are trying to accomplish

     

    LN

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 25, 2016 7:41 AM in response to skanedaniel
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    Apr 25, 2016 7:41 AM in response to skanedaniel

    All parts of the library seem to be there. 

    But the Finder does not recognize it as an Aperture Library package and is showing it as separate folders and not a package.

    Try to change the filename extension of the library back to ".aplibrary":

     

    Rename the topmost folder "Aperture Library" to "Aperture Library.aplibrary".  Does the icon now change back to the fan of pictures icon of a photo library?

    Then try to open the library again in Aperture by double clicking it. If Aperture still cannot open the library, make a backup and rebuild it.  See this manual page:   Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual

     

    Is your external drive formatted correctly as MacOS Extended (Journaled) and locally mounted, or is it a network volume?

    What happened before the problem first occurred?  Did you move the library?