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I did the upgrade and now iphoto no longer works or is available. where can I get my pictures I had stored on the mac in iphoto?

I did the upgrade and now iphoto no longer works or is available. where can I get my pictures I had stored on the mac in iphoto?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Nov 9, 2021 10:15 AM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2021 10:20 AM

Assuming that you upgraded from a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit only OS, it is time to move on to Photos.


Launch Photos with the option key held down. From the dialog, choose your iPhoto Library. Photos will create a new Photos Library from your iPhoto media. Your iPhoto Library will not be changed, though it will be renamed.


The Photos icon looks like this:

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Nov 9, 2021 10:20 AM in response to ckd988half

Assuming that you upgraded from a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit only OS, it is time to move on to Photos.


Launch Photos with the option key held down. From the dialog, choose your iPhoto Library. Photos will create a new Photos Library from your iPhoto media. Your iPhoto Library will not be changed, though it will be renamed.


The Photos icon looks like this:

I did the upgrade and now iphoto no longer works or is available. where can I get my pictures I had stored on the mac in iphoto?

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