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Hi, I just installed Aperture 2.1.4 trial over my 2.1.3 trial.
Basically it works, but quitting Aperture 2.1.4 takes minutes (7 to 8 minutes). During this time, I only see the rotating beach ball.
It turns out, that the problem is Aperture accessing my Samba share where all the pictures are. If I mount the drive it takes 7 to 8 minutes to quit. If I don't mount the drive, Aperture quits immediately, as expected. Aperture 2.1.3 did quit immediately.
a) is it possible to uninstall 2.1.4 and re-install 2.1.3? I tried, but it didn't work (2.1.3 does not install after dropping 2.1.4 into trash)
b) is there a solution to this problem with quitting Aperture 2.1.4 if accessing the samba share?
I use OSX 10.5.8 on a MacBook Pro.
Thanks for any hint.

I have been having the same difficulties since installing Snow Leopard. When I perform a "software update" Aperture updates are not listed. I manually downloaded the 2.1.4 update and was then unable to install it for the same reason as above; the original 2.1 version is not recognized as even existing on the computer.
Interestingly, I have the same issue with Safari. The program disappeared from my Mac Pro during the upgrade to Snow Leopard and when I downloaded the latest Safari program and tried to install it, the installer informed me that I had to have OS X v10.5.8 or newer in order to install this program; all partitions on the computer were indicated to be unsuitable for installation including the system (10.6.2) partition. This problem persists. So what gives?
Thanks for any help
Jon

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