my iphoto wont open after installing the ilife 11?

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my iphoto wont open after installing the ilife 11?

I recently installed ilife 11' but after it said it installed successfully I don't really see where it installed at? I am now unable to open my iphoto. When I try to open it is says: " in order to open iphoto you need to update to the latest version." "please run software update to install it now." However every time I run my software update it keeps telling me there are no updates available? Can someone please tell me how I can open my photos???

Thank you for your time

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 17, 2012 3:31 PM

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NAT57

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Jul 17, 2012 4:01 PM in response to Jacks09

Try what worked for me - manually downloading and installing iPhoto 9.1 update, then the same for 9.3.1 update. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4114430?answerId=18946093022#18946093022

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LarryHN

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Jul 17, 2012 5:29 PM in response to Jacks09

Back up your iPhoto librar, download the 9.1 update- http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1322 - and install it

LN

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Jacks09 Author

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Jul 17, 2012 5:38 PM in response to NAT57

Am I able to back it up if I cannot open it?

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Yer_Man

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Jul 18, 2012 12:35 AM in response to Jacks09

Yes.

Most Simple Back Up

Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.

Slightly more complex:

Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically. Examples of such apps: Chronosync or DejaVu . But are many others. Search on MacUpdate

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Jacks09 Author

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Jul 18, 2012 9:37 AM in response to Jacks09

Thank you all for the help!! I decided to run my software update one more time and Thankfully the iphoto udpate popped up for me! I installed it and all is well. I didn't lose any photos! Thanks for the information I will keep it handy for the furture 🙂

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