Aperture 3 library appears as a folder?

I have several Aperture 3 libraries and they all appear as the standard triple pane icon (package I believe—just click it and the library opens in Aperture).  However, my main Aperture 3 library (some 25K pics) appears as a blank folder containing 11 items.  I can open this one and also the other libraries with Aperture 3 itself.  That is not a problem.  I just purchased Dupicate Annihilator and managed to find duplicates in my other libraries.  But it will not open the main library (the one that has a blank folder instead of the standard icon).  Is there a chance my real library is somewhere else?  Can anyone direct me?

Hello Leo,
What does the File -> Get Info Panel show on your Aperture Library? Do you see "Kind" = "Aperture Library" like this?
If not, I would recommend to repair the Permissions or repair the Aperture Library, as outlined in
Aperture 3 Trouble Shooting Basics http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3805
Are you working with Aperture 3.2.1? Then maybe the problem with Duplicate Annihilator is due to the fact, that this program has only been released for Aperture 3.1?
Regards
Léonie

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