I have an iMac from 2012. I have an old iPhoto version on it and a newer Photo app.
I just updated to OS x El Capitan and not have trouble with my Photo app.
What can I do? I am not very good with updates on my computer or my apps.
Only an operating system upgrade from your present El Capitan will update the Photos application.
From your menu > About This Mac, note what is in parenthesis on the Mac product description line, and then using only Safari browser, check your hardware compatibility in How to get old versions of macOS. That will indicate which release of macOS you can upgrade too.
Should you choose to upgrade, and certainly before you do, back up your El Capitan with Time Machine, and check your printer/scanner/software vendors for product support of the newer operating system.
Only an operating system upgrade from your present El Capitan will update the Photos application.
From your menu > About This Mac, note what is in parenthesis on the Mac product description line, and then using only Safari browser, check your hardware compatibility in How to get old versions of macOS. That will indicate which release of macOS you can upgrade too.
Should you choose to upgrade, and certainly before you do, back up your El Capitan with Time Machine, and check your printer/scanner/software vendors for product support of the newer operating system.
Apple required iPhoto v9.6.1 for use with OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later. Because iPhoto was retired by Apple years ago, there is no iPhoto v9.6.1 Updater available from Apple, and your iPhoto is frozen at its current, unusable version. You can still use the Photos application to migrate your iPhoto library into the Photos library.
Is there an easy way to update my Photo app then?
help. I need to update photos on an older Apple
