Carolinna_x3
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Q: deleted iphoto

i accidentally deleted iPhoto on my mac with all my pictures saved and i don't know how to reinstall it. i don't have the disks that come with my computer when i bought it. and the iPhoto app is no were to be found on my computer, Please help!!!!

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Oct 11, 2015 11:56 AM

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Q: deleted iphoto

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Oct 11, 2015 12:04 PM in response to Carolinna_x3
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    Oct 11, 2015 12:04 PM in response to Carolinna_x3

    Open your library in Photos(you'll need to update to at least 10.10.3), or if you previously got iPhoto from or associated it with the Mac App Store, click here and try following the instructions.


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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Oct 11, 2015 12:08 PM in response to Carolinna_x3
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    Oct 11, 2015 12:08 PM in response to Carolinna_x3
    i accidentally deleted iPhoto on my mac with all my pictures saved

    Did you delete the iPhoto application from the Applications folder or the iPhoto Library from your Pictures folder?

     

    Jus to be sure, you have checked the Trash in the Dock, yes?

     

    • If the application is just missing from the Dock, drag it back from the Applications folder to the Dock.
    • If the Application is missing from Applications, try to download again from the App Store. You need to open the fourth tab - Purchases. If iPhoto is sowing with "Install" to the right try that.  It does not work for all, however.

     

    • If the iPhoto Library is missing, restore it from your most recent backup, also if you cannot download iPhoto again. Apple stopped selling iPhoto, so you may be out of luck.

  • by Carolinna_x3,

    Carolinna_x3 Carolinna_x3 Oct 11, 2015 12:22 PM in response to léonie
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    Oct 11, 2015 12:22 PM in response to léonie

    i deleted the iPhoto app from the launchpad and then i panicked and moved it to the trash and i can't get it back. i doesn't appear in the trash

  • by Carolinna_x3,

    Carolinna_x3 Carolinna_x3 Oct 11, 2015 12:24 PM in response to Carolinna_x3
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    Oct 11, 2015 12:24 PM in response to Carolinna_x3

    it doesn't appear in the app store nor in my purchases

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Oct 11, 2015 12:31 PM in response to Carolinna_x3
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    Oct 11, 2015 12:31 PM in response to Carolinna_x3
    it doesn't appear in the app store

    Apple stopped selling iPhoto. You can only download again, if you already own it.

     

    Sometimes an application is just hidden at the App Store from your Purchase history, try:    Hide and unhide purchases in the Mac App Store - Apple Support

    Or check, if it is associated with a different AppleID. If you have other Apple IDs, sign into the Store menu with a different ID.

    But if iPhoto does not show at all for you in the Purchases history, because you never bought it from the papSTore or updated to an Appstore only version, you cannot reinstall from the store. You need to restore from a backup, or copy it from a different MAc. Perhaps a family member has it installed?

     

    But even, if you cannot get iPhoto back, your Photos are not lost. You can open your iPhoto Library with the new Photos.app. Drag the iPhoto Library onto the Photos icon in the Dock. Photos will upgrade your library to the new format and you can browse the library and work with the library in Photos.

  • by Carolinna_x3,

    Carolinna_x3 Carolinna_x3 Oct 11, 2015 1:21 PM in response to Carolinna_x3
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    Oct 11, 2015 1:21 PM in response to Carolinna_x3

    thank you for all your help and support i accomplished to redeem all my photographs by updating my mac and they all appeared in the photos app in the library. Thank you