[imitchellg5]

For some reason when I try to open Aperture 3 I get the "Aperture quit unexpectedly dialogue box."

Process: Aperture [1309]
Path: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Identifier: com.apple.Aperture
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: Aperture-1002221847~1
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [124]

Date/Time: 2010-03-24 13:13:04.373 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: -3096902 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 14
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 11
Anonymous UUID: 94C347D1-807A-4BA1-9132-307DC07E72A8

Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0

Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Library/Frameworks/PluginManager.framework/Versions/B/PluginManager
Referenced from: /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Reason: image not found

[AKcrab]

I'm going to guess you need to reinstall Aperture.

[thomasrboyd]

Here's a link to the Apple troubleshooting document:
Aperture 3: Troubleshooting Basics | Aperture Users Network

[Oisín]

I got a similar error when upgrading from 1.6 to 3.0 and subsequently updating from Tiger to Snow Leopard. I was able to get it to work by simply locating the missing PluginManager from my MacBook (which had been running Aperture 2 on Leopard for ages) and copying it to the Snow Leopard machine.

If you want to give it a go and don’t have the PluginManager available, feel free to try with mine.

[imitchellg5]

Thanks for the file Oisín! I was able to get it working with that.

[Wickett]

Thanks for the file, I had to add a "B" folder but it worked. Any idea why the framework is disappearing?

[Oisín]

Not a clue. I assume perhaps the updater is supposed to replace it with a new (?) version, but then for some reason doesn’t.