lovenpeace
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Q: how to reinstall the iPhoto after removing it?

Hi everybody,

 

My iPhoto hasn't been able to export a Slideshow, and was not doing well on sharing photos via email. I read some posts on the same issue, and the answer was to remove it and reinstall it from the Purchased list on App.

 

So I put the iPhoto to the Trash and emptied the Trash, but it still shows Installed on the Purchased list on App about iPhoto.

 

Am I suppose to clean up more things? I read some Receipts and Preference stuffs but not sure where to find them, can't locate them through Spotlight.

 

Anybody help please??

 

Thank you!

Pan

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Apr 10, 2016 3:28 PM

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Q: how to reinstall the iPhoto after removing it?

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  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Apr 10, 2016 4:24 PM in response to lovenpeace
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    Apr 10, 2016 4:24 PM in response to lovenpeace

    It was not necessary to empty the Trash - I hope you have a backup copy of the iPhoto application somewhere?

     

    If the AppStore is showing Photos as installed on the Purchases tab, reload the tab by entering the key combination ⌘R, and if that does not suffice, search with Spotlight for iPhoto.  Does it find other copies of iPhoto.app, perhaps on connected backup drives or the network?

  • by lovenpeace,

    lovenpeace lovenpeace Apr 10, 2016 4:25 PM in response to léonie
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    Apr 10, 2016 4:25 PM in response to léonie

    thank you Leonie!

    I reopened the App and it showed Install (available), it is installed and exporting the slideshow now! All contents that I had in the iPhoto before I removed it are in the newly installed iPhoto as well.

     

    Thank you very much.

     

    Pan

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 11, 2016 2:43 AM in response to lovenpeace
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    Apr 11, 2016 2:43 AM in response to lovenpeace

    That's great!   You're welcome .