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How do I update iPhoto?

How do I update iPhoto. I am running Catalina 10.15.5

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 7:31 AM

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Posted on Jun 2, 2020 7:55 AM

There is no full version of iPhoto that can run on Catalina, because iPhoto needs some 32bit code, you can only get patched, risky versions. There has been no update for iPhoto since 2015, when Apple replaced iPhoto by Photos for Mac and removed iPhoto from the AppStore.. The last system version supporting iPhoto is macOS 10.14.6 Mojave.


You can open the iPhoto Libraries in Photos for Mac to get access to your photos.

See: Updating from iPhoto to Photos for macOS – Apple Support

And: Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac


If you really need to stick with iPhoto because of projects, that need finishing, it would be best to revert your mac to Mojave from a Time Machine backup and make the Catalina upgrade a bit later or install Mojave in a separate partition, just for iPhoto. Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version - Apple Atbalsts


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Jun 2, 2020 7:55 AM in response to Jerry C W

There is no full version of iPhoto that can run on Catalina, because iPhoto needs some 32bit code, you can only get patched, risky versions. There has been no update for iPhoto since 2015, when Apple replaced iPhoto by Photos for Mac and removed iPhoto from the AppStore.. The last system version supporting iPhoto is macOS 10.14.6 Mojave.


You can open the iPhoto Libraries in Photos for Mac to get access to your photos.

See: Updating from iPhoto to Photos for macOS – Apple Support

And: Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac


If you really need to stick with iPhoto because of projects, that need finishing, it would be best to revert your mac to Mojave from a Time Machine backup and make the Catalina upgrade a bit later or install Mojave in a separate partition, just for iPhoto. Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version - Apple Atbalsts


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