Q: How to reinstall previous version of iPhoto?
I just updated my MacBook (April 2015) and I HATE the new version of iPhoto.
1) It doesn't allow me to geotag my photos anymore, to enable me to sort/ group them by places, location etc. I travel a lot and take photos with my Canon DSLR so would like to still be able to do this.
2) The Places view has disappeared, and also the Places Manager in the menu bar.
How do I delete/ remove this and reinstall the previous version of iPhoto?
Can I go in to my Time Machine and just replaced the current version with the previous version that has been backed up to iPhoto?
If I did that, what happens when there is a new update that is bundled with the general Apple software update?
Posted on Apr 27, 2015 12:24 PM
The update to Yosemite 10.10.3 did not uninstall iPhoto, and it should still be in your Applications folder.
Just drag iPhoto back to the Dock and double-click to open it. You will see a prompt, that your iphoto Library has been migrated to Photos. Just confirm to "Open iPhoto". That will work, if you already updated to iPhoto 9.6.1 before the update to MacOS X 10.10.3. Only iPhoto 9.6.1 will run on MacOS X 10.10.3.
If you not yet have 9.6.1, update as described here:
Get iPhoto 9.6.1 if you didn't update before OS... | Apple Support Communities
The main idea is to move the iPhoto app to the Trash, so Spotlight does not see it as installed, reload the AppStore, and then to try to download again from the App Store - from your Purchases tab, not from the main page, since you can neither buy iPhoto nor update it, but you can reinstall, if your AppleID is associated with it.
Posted on Apr 27, 2015 12:47 PM
