Hi Jonathan Try double clicking your Aperture library while holding Command + Option, then select to rebuild database. It'll take a long time to rebuild I'm sure but hopefully the iMac will last!
Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk [email protected] On 9 Oct 2012, at 21:55, Jonathan Brady <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sam. > > After having let the imac run with its black screen for more than 24 hours, I > went ahead with the dreaded restart. Fortunately, the iMac seems relatively > intact. Unfortunately, the Aperture library does not. I have tried to open > Aperture a couple of times now and it just says there is a database error > with the library and it only gives me the option to quit. Am I screwed? > > Cheers. > > > Jonathan Brady > Photography, Multimedia, Video > tel: +44(0) 7931 541 489 > Twitter: @HiredGunJB > LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jmebrady > web: http://www.jonathanbrady.net > email: [email protected] > > On 8 Oct 2012, at 11:18, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > >> Hi Jonathan >> >> Have you tried another keyboard/mouse? It also sounds like it could be a RAM >> issue (usually when the cursor freezes it's RAM). I'd say leave it for 24 >> hours, then force-shutdown and try booting up again. >> >> Regards >> >> Sam >> MacAmbulance >> Providing affordable Apple & PC services >> >> Sam Mullen >> 07747 778022 >> http://www.macambulance.co.uk >> [email protected] >> >> >> On 8 Oct 2012, at 11:15, Jonathan Brady <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello all. >>> >>> My iMac seems to have completely frozen insofar that the screen has gone >>> black and will not respond to either keystrokes or mouse clicks. I have a >>> Drobo attached to it which houses my substantial Aperture library. The >>> Aperture library was/is in the process of rebuilding itself following >>> Aperture deciding to unexpectedly quit yesterday in the middle of upgrading >>> said library in order for it to be compatible with the software's latest >>> version. Nothing particularly unusual was happening when my iMac froze >>> just now. Aperture was sorting itself out in the background and I was >>> running safari, skype, mail, and ical - nothing too taxing. All of a >>> sudden a video I was watching on Safari froze and although I could move the >>> mouse around the screen there was no response from clicking it and I could >>> not switch between applications either by using the mouse or by using >>> command-tab. The drobo is still whirring away leading me to believe it is >>> still doing the Aperture work it was doing at the time. However, the >>> screen is now black and I believe this may be just a result of it going to >>> sleep. Nevertheless, I cannot wake it. I am tempted to force the iMac to >>> shutdown by holding down the power button and then restarting it. Someone >>> please tell me if this is a good or potentially very very bad idea. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Jonathan Brady >>> Photography, Multimedia, Video >>> tel: +44(0) 7931 541 489 >>> Twitter: @HiredGunJB >>> LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jmebrady >>> web: http://www.jonathanbrady.net >>> email: [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
