Aperture freezes after update!!

Question

Hello everyone.
I updated Aperture when i heard of the new update, but now Aperture freezes my Mac completly, so that i have to hold down the power button to shut down the computer.
It only happens after maybe 15 min of use. Only the mouse is working, everything else is frozen.
I just bought the new Macbook Pro 13", i never had the problem before with my old Mac from 2009.
But it seems like it´s the update that causes the problem.
Anyone experienced this or know what to do?

Answer 1

Your mobile strategy seems similar to the mobile strategy I used for a long time, but a very large constraint was that within 3-4 months, the AP library on the internal drive of the MBP became sufficiently large that it needed to be moved off the internal drive and a new AP library needed to be started. All of these libraries used referenced RAW files on an external drive. I only have 160 GB. The other huge issue was the requirement that I do all my project editing on my MBP prior to finalization or I had the onerous task of 'synchronization' I only edit on my MBP when absolutely necessary. Otherwise I would prefer my desktop.
My current model is simplier, assuming that it works. I place my active project pictures in managed libraries with distinct project names on an external drive. I can then load those individual libraries with the Aperture that resides on my laptop or on my desktop and not have to worry about which library is most up to date because I am always working on the same library. After the initial creation of the project specific library, I copy it to a 4TB FW drive and back that up to a second 4TB drive. So before I start working on the library, I have three copies of the library and the original RAW files.
Once the project is completed, I import it into the master library and back up, and archive the final project.
I guess I don't agree with your perspective about the relative importance of getting AP to play nice with USB drives, assuming that is the problem to begin with. I am doubtful, but it certainly is worth testing. I had work to get done today but hopefully I can spend time on this subject tomorrow.
For the looker-ons, I am wondering if anyone else places managed AP libraries on external USB drives and do extensive brush tool editing? If yes, do you have problems with AP crashing? Whose drive do you use, how large is your library and how much editing do you do on a regular basis?