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how do i upgrade iphoto to photos on my imac upgraded the os to catalina 10.15.5 now cant open iphoto, idvd

how do i upgrade iphoto to photos on my imac upgraded the os to catalina 10.15.5 now cant open iphoto, idvd


iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jun 17, 2020 8:43 AM

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Posted on Jun 17, 2020 9:10 AM

The Photos for Mac application is a part of Catalina, you should find it in the Applications folder, no update needed.

When you launch Photos for the first time, it should automatically open the last iPhoto Library you have used.

If you need to convert more iPhoto Libraries to Photos for Mac, see this document:

Updating from iPhoto to Photos for macOS – Apple Support


iPhoto is no longer compatible with the current system, because it needs some 32-bit code. And iDVD is completely 32bit and not compatible.

You may want to look at this discussion for alternatives: Updating from iPhoto to Photos for macOS – Apple Support. Use a different authoring software or install an older system on an external volume, so you can still run iDVD.



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Jun 17, 2020 9:10 AM in response to judy7650

The Photos for Mac application is a part of Catalina, you should find it in the Applications folder, no update needed.

When you launch Photos for the first time, it should automatically open the last iPhoto Library you have used.

If you need to convert more iPhoto Libraries to Photos for Mac, see this document:

Updating from iPhoto to Photos for macOS – Apple Support


iPhoto is no longer compatible with the current system, because it needs some 32-bit code. And iDVD is completely 32bit and not compatible.

You may want to look at this discussion for alternatives: Updating from iPhoto to Photos for macOS – Apple Support. Use a different authoring software or install an older system on an external volume, so you can still run iDVD.



how do i upgrade iphoto to photos on my imac upgraded the os to catalina 10.15.5 now cant open iphoto, idvd

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