If you read my last post, you know how Aperture won’t upgrade due to unrealistic expectations in terms of disk space.
Here is what I had to do so that I could use the new version:
- I moved my 76.3 GB Aperture library to an external hard drive.
- I started Aperture. It created a new empty library.
- I selected to Import Library/Project… and selected my library.
- I waited a day or so for the import to finish. (I’m not exaggerating)
I am now waiting for detecting faces, processing and upgrading thumbnails. It looks like this will take another day or two. (I’m not exaggerating)
SO…
If you want to upgrade to Aperture 3 and you have a lot of photos (tens of thousands).
- Make sure you have an external hard drive around to use.
- Be prepared to wait several days for the process to finish.
I’ll let you know what I think of it if I ever actually get a chance to use the program.