HT203421: Troubleshooting the Mac App Store

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RayMe344

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Q: Is there any way to reinstall apps such as iPhoto for a prior version of OSX such as Mountain Lion?

iPhoto seems to be corrupted so I'm trying to reinstall from Apps store but it only give me the option to download the version for Yosemite. I need the version for Mountain Lion. How can I get it?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Mar 23, 2015 4:07 PM

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Q: Is there any way to reinstall apps such as iPhoto for a prior version of OSX such as Mountain Lion?

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by keg55,

keg55 Mar 24, 2015 8:44 AM in response to RayMe344
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Mar 24, 2015 8:44 AM in response to RayMe344

Have you tried moving iPhoto to Trash from /Applications; then launch the App Store /Purchases to see if it's available for download again? If it is, it should tell you there is a more recent version but you can download a prior version.
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by QuickTimeKirk,

QuickTimeKirk Mar 24, 2015 9:17 AM in response to RayMe344
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Mar 24, 2015 9:17 AM in response to RayMe344

Download the correct version from the Purchases tab of the App Store.
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by RayMe344,

RayMe344 Mar 24, 2015 11:51 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk
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Mar 24, 2015 11:51 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk

Yes this is what I want to do. How do I get it? The app store shows the Yosemite version.
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by QuickTimeKirk,

QuickTimeKirk Mar 24, 2015 12:10 PM in response to RayMe344
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Mar 24, 2015 12:10 PM in response to RayMe344

Purchases tab of the App Store.
Purchases tab of the App Store.
If you didn't use your own Apple ID then it will not be available and you need to buy your own version.
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by RayMe344,

RayMe344 Mar 24, 2015 2:39 PM in response to keg55
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Mar 24, 2015 2:39 PM in response to keg55

I didn't want to risk deleting my current version without finding a clean copy to reinstall. The only version available to me in the App store is 9.6.1 which is for Yosemite but I have Mountain Lion. I found another post which explained how to repair a corrupted iPhoto Library and since I did that iPhoto is not crashing anymore (yet) so maybe I've fixed it.
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HT203421: Troubleshooting the Mac App Store

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