Aperture 3 stalls while importing photo folders

It appears that one of the latest updates for Aperture 3 now creates a situation where it just stops importing, even though it says it is still importing. The progress wheels stop moving and the hard drive stops blinking and it just sits there. This problem did not exist before one of the more recent updates. Yes, it does now import faster, but it is now unreliable. I now only import about 6 folders at a time because about every six or eight batches of folders I have to activate Quit Aperture, where it does not quit, and then I have to use option command escape to force quit. Then I reload and have to inspect to see if some of the folders need to be reinstalled. A pain in the butt. I would rather have a slower, more reliable folder import.

I suspect your Aperture Library needs repairing. If you force quit Aperture, the Aperture Library may be left in an inconsistent state, because Aperture cannot complete the current transactions.
Before you try to import again, run the Aperture Library First Aid tools, to repair (or rebuild if necessary) your Aperture library.
Aperture 3 User Manual: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library
If Aperture frequently hangs, try to avaoid force quit - it is risky with database applications. Sometimes you can quit an application from the Terminal, if it is unresponsive, see my user tip here:
If Aperture is unresponsive, how to avoid force quitting?
Besides an inconsistent Aperture Library that needs repairing, you may have imported an image or video that cannnot be processed, because it is defective or has an incompatible format. Than Aperture will try over and over again to process that one image or video and hang. Then you need to isolate the one imort that is causing this.
Regards
Léonie

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