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Q: Can I install iPhoto on Yosemite?

I loved iPhoto but dislike Photos.  Can I install iPhoto on my Yosemite?  I tried dragging iPhoto from Applications to the dock but the system disallowed opening iPhoto.  The App Store says it doesn't have the necessary version of iPhoto for use with Yosemite.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Just installed the latest Safari

Posted on Aug 25, 2015 7:38 AM

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  • by lescornwell,

    lescornwell lescornwell Aug 27, 2015 9:11 AM in response to brucebantam
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    Aug 27, 2015 9:11 AM in response to brucebantam

    Thanks for explaining, Bruce, and now I understand your problem.

    Not entirely sure what the minimum version of your OS should be vs iPhoto, and I hope someone stops by who knows the exact details, but you may be right.

    I do know that the switch (iPhoto becoming incompatible) occurs between 10.10.2 and 10.10.3, because that's exactly where (or when) Photos is introduced.

    So, I can imagine that you will have to go from Mavericks to Yosemite (10.10.1 or 10.10.2) and then do the upgrade.

    Make sure you've got a perfect clone, would be my first advice.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Aug 27, 2015 9:11 AM in response to brucebantam
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    Aug 27, 2015 9:11 AM in response to brucebantam

    That is the problem with ThreadJacking - you confuse yourself and everyone else - this thread is about installing iphoto on Yosemite and the answers relate to the question - when you improperly introduce a totally different question about installing iPhoto on Mavericks into the thread no one understands - you must have Yosemite to install iphoto 9.6.1 and if you have Yosemite the you can install 9.6.1

     

    In the future please start new threads for new questions   --  Writing an effective Apple Support Communities question

     

    LN

  • by brucebantam,

    brucebantam brucebantam Aug 27, 2015 9:44 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Aug 27, 2015 9:44 AM in response to LarryHN

    Sorry LarryHN. I appear to have ruffled your feathers unintentionally. I was unaware I had "threadjacked". I came across the page with a search on the official Apple Support page. It took me directly to the page with the information I was after. I didn't realise I had done anything illegal or bad. I was just trying to get some help, that's all.

     

    We can't all be as wise and well informed, or experienced as you good sir, so many thanks for putting me right! I will take more care in future.

     

    Many thanks for the information. I will install Yosemite, and then update iPhoto to 9.6.1 afterwards.

     

    Cheers

     

    Bruce

  • by brucebantam,

    brucebantam brucebantam Aug 27, 2015 9:47 AM in response to lescornwell
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    Aug 27, 2015 9:47 AM in response to lescornwell

    Thanks for your help Larry, and apologies to you too for threadjacking. I've been well and truly ticked off by LarryHN, and will try harder in future.

     

    All the best!

     

    Bruce

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Aug 27, 2015 9:51 AM in response to brucebantam
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    Aug 27, 2015 9:51 AM in response to brucebantam

    So you not only totally confused yourself and others but you ticked you self off too - good job

     

    Have a nice day

     

    LN

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Aug 27, 2015 9:53 AM in response to brucebantam
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    Aug 27, 2015 9:53 AM in response to brucebantam

    brucebantam wrote:

     

    Thanks for your help Larry, and apologies to you too for threadjacking. I've been well and truly ticked off by LarryHN, and will try harder in future.

     

    All the best!

     

    Bruce

    You're lucky he didn't give you a hundred lines

  • by brucebantam,

    brucebantam brucebantam Aug 27, 2015 9:59 AM in response to Csound1
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    Aug 27, 2015 9:59 AM in response to Csound1

    It felt like being back at school and being sent to sit on the naughty step! LOL!

     

     

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Aug 27, 2015 10:00 AM in response to brucebantam
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    Aug 27, 2015 10:00 AM in response to brucebantam

     

  • by lescornwell,

    lescornwell lescornwell Aug 27, 2015 10:37 AM in response to brucebantam
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    Aug 27, 2015 10:37 AM in response to brucebantam

    Ach (and I hope you all are old enough to understand): weren't we all fond of  Leisure Suit in the Land of the Lounge LIzards?

  • by brucebantam,

    brucebantam brucebantam Aug 27, 2015 10:49 AM in response to lescornwell
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    Aug 27, 2015 10:49 AM in response to lescornwell

    That's a new one on me Les! Must be something popular in the USA? I'm in the UK. Evidently it was released in 1987 (I Googled it), so I am certainly old enough! There's a nice link here for anybody as puzzled as I was!

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_Suit_Larry_in_the_Land_of_the_Lounge_Lizar ds

     

     

  • by lescornwell,

    lescornwell lescornwell Aug 27, 2015 10:55 AM in response to brucebantam
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    Aug 27, 2015 10:55 AM in response to brucebantam

    Well... I'm British as well, but have lived in Belgium (of all countries) almost forever. The game was very popular here.

  • by freddiemerion,

    freddiemerion freddiemerion Aug 27, 2015 11:29 AM in response to Csound1
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    Aug 27, 2015 11:29 AM in response to Csound1

    To Everyone who has wanted to obtain iPhoto 9.6.1 for their Yosemite-equipped iMac:

          After much trial and many tribulations, including asking the Apple Support Community for help, I was finally able to download iPhoto 9.6.1 and it actually works fine in every way.  None of the suggestions from Apple Support Community worked.  Finally, I called Apple Support Group who switched me to the sub-group that deals with Photos and iPhoto who gave me the straight story.  Here's how.

         I went to my Applications list and moved my original iPhoto application to Trash.  I then restarted my computer.  I then went to my Applications again, and there (to my surprise) was iPhoto.  I clicked on iPhoto and a window opened that said that in order to use the latest version of iPhoto, I had to "Upgrade" my photo library.  The Apple Support guy said to do so. I clicked on Upgrade, and the process proceeded, after which iPhoto appeared in my Dock.  Magic!  Photos is still there, but makes no difference.  I clicked on the iPhoto icon in the Dock and it opened as usual and performs normally in all respects.  This is in fact iPhoto 9.6.1.

         Apple tells me there won't be any more upgrades to iPhoto in the future, but the present version works just fine for me, so I don't care.

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