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Q: Updated to 10.10.3 and now iPhoto won't open

I upgraded the OS 10.10.3 and now iPhoto won't open. It says "the version of iPhoto installed on this Mac is not compatible with OS X Yosemite.  Download the latest version for free from the Mac App Store."  However, when I go to the Mac App Store, there is no iPhoto.

 

I don't know what version of iPhoto I was running. I believe it was the most recent (9.6)

 

I also noticed that the iPhoto icon has a circle with a line through it Screen Shot 2015-04-09 at 10.08.45 AM.png

 

The support article says I can use iPhoto concurrently with the new photos

Posted on Apr 9, 2015 10:10 AM

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Q: Updated to 10.10.3 and now iPhoto won't open

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Apr 10, 2015 9:20 AM in response to mrjcleaver
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    Apr 10, 2015 9:20 AM in response to mrjcleaver

    What version of iPhoto do you currently have?

     

    The only one that will run with 10.10.3 is iPhoto 9.6.1.

    I tried the upgrader - it completed but didn't change the error message after running it.

    Then do the following:

     

    1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window. Be sure to follow the circled recommendation in the screenshot.

     

    iP95firstaid4.png


    2 - apply Option #4, Rebuild Database.

  • by christopher rigby1,

    christopher rigby1 christopher rigby1 Apr 10, 2015 9:57 AM in response to nobbse
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    Apr 10, 2015 9:57 AM in response to nobbse

    nobbse wrote:

     

    Try to uninstall iPhoto on mac, than download iPhoto from Mac App Store (Category Purchases).

     

    Unfortunately, that doesn't work. iPhoto is in the list sure enough, but the UPDATE button just greys out if you click it.

  • by lamwaihen,

    lamwaihen lamwaihen Apr 12, 2015 8:01 PM in response to lescornwell
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    Apr 12, 2015 8:01 PM in response to lescornwell

    I have iPhoto (Feb 23, 2014) in Purchases with INSTALL button. I clicked the button and downloaded the ~1.14GB package, now iPhoto is back!

  • by botto,

    botto botto Apr 14, 2015 7:42 AM in response to lescornwell
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    Apr 14, 2015 7:42 AM in response to lescornwell

    would you mind sharing the fix?

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Apr 14, 2015 2:08 PM in response to botto
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    Apr 14, 2015 2:08 PM in response to botto

    I had to delete iPhoto from the Applications folder, then redownload from the purchased section of the App Store.

     

    tt2

  • by botto,

    botto botto Apr 15, 2015 6:52 AM in response to turingtest2
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    Apr 15, 2015 6:52 AM in response to turingtest2

    that's what eventually fixed it for me as well.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Apr 15, 2015 7:06 AM in response to botto
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    Apr 15, 2015 7:06 AM in response to botto

     

     

    tt2

  • by mrmatthew,

    mrmatthew mrmatthew Apr 15, 2015 10:15 AM in response to turingtest2
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    Apr 15, 2015 10:15 AM in response to turingtest2

    This didn't work for me, I tried it and it didn't help. I too have the problem that I've updated to 10.10.3 and I can't launch iPhoto, which is grayed out and is version 9.6. I tried going into the App Store and clicking Update, it just spun but didn't do anything. I also tried deleting iPhoto and then going into the App Store and clicking on Purchases, there was no way to Download the app, just a button saying Update and when I clicked it nothing happened.

     

    Please please please someone help! I want my iPhoto! Really bummed with the new Photos app -- it's missing Events which was my most important, always-use organization feature, SO much better than albums.

  • by lescornwell,

    lescornwell lescornwell Apr 15, 2015 10:50 AM in response to mrmatthew
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    Apr 15, 2015 10:50 AM in response to mrmatthew

    I hope you can get things fixed.

    In the end, you (just like alll the rest of us) will have to switch to Photos which currently is less 'powerful' or contains fewer features than iPhoto (not even talking about Aperture, the features of which are entirely lacking).

    Besides Events (I would like that, but it's not that necessary), has anyone found how to correct a horizon?

    It would also be great if the filename could be displayed. Only when it's changed from its original (say IMG_1234.jpg) and processed in Lightroom to, say, IMG_1234-processed-LR5.jpg and reimported into Photos is the filename shown. I know I can "Get Info", but I want to see the filename, just to make sure I'm only dealing with JPG files; the RAW files follow a different route.

    Photos.jpg

    I'm still learning, but if anyone could point me to a decent forum where I can learn a bit more, I would be grateful...

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Apr 15, 2015 11:02 AM in response to lescornwell
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    Apr 15, 2015 11:02 AM in response to lescornwell

    http://www.imore.com/how-crop-and-straighten-photos-os-x#straighten

     

    Not in front of the Mac just now, but with luck you should be able to make a smart album that only contains JPG images, and another for RAW. Opening the Get Info window will show the filename of a selected file. You can leave it open as you select different images.

     

    tt2

  • by mrmatthew,

    mrmatthew mrmatthew Apr 15, 2015 11:31 AM in response to mrmatthew
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    Apr 15, 2015 11:31 AM in response to mrmatthew

    Okay, I figured it out: I had to delete every last trace of the old iPhoto app off my hard drive -- including aliases! Then, I was able to download the new version of iPhoto.

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Apr 15, 2015 12:03 PM in response to lescornwell
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    Apr 15, 2015 12:03 PM in response to lescornwell

    Besides Events (I would like that, but it's not that necessary), has anyone found how to correct a horizon?

     

    It's part of the crop tool.

  • by lescornwell,

    lescornwell lescornwell Apr 15, 2015 1:53 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Apr 15, 2015 1:53 PM in response to Terence Devlin

    Thanks, Terence, now I'm back in business, and I can at least straighten my horizons!

    As regards filename, tt2: I'll try that out tomorrow, but isn't that rather complicated for something so simple?

    Now, in iPhoto as well, one had to use the Get Info to discern between RAW and jpg.

     

    I'm afraid I'm highjacking the wrong topic for this kind of question. Let's just refrase: is anyone pleased with this new development: Photos is iPhoto, but not quite as good (and you'll have trouble -as this topic really is about- to hold onto iPhoto)?

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Apr 15, 2015 3:10 PM in response to lescornwell
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    Apr 15, 2015 3:10 PM in response to lescornwell

    it doesn't matter for the purposes of this forum if anyone is pleased or not. It's not what this space is for, as explained in the terms of use. But we can clear up one thing: Photos is not iPhoto. It's an entirely new app, with some of the same capabilities but also some entirely new ones (iCloud Library), and an entirely new organisational paradigm (Moments not Events). Don't expect it to be iPhoto. You're wasting your time. Either you find the app to your liking or it fills your needs or it doesn't.  If it doesn't, forget about it and search out one that does.

     

    Holding on to iPhoto is perfectly possible at least until the end of 10.10 as the OS. There is no guarantee after that and it may not run in the next OS - 10.11 or whatever it might be called.

  • by oldmanmoney,

    oldmanmoney oldmanmoney Apr 17, 2015 12:17 AM in response to mrmatthew
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    Apr 17, 2015 12:17 AM in response to mrmatthew

    That worked for me!

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