iPhoto 9.3.1.

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iPhoto 9.3.1.

I have two drives, one ssd (120gb) for booting and one hdd (750gb) for storage. I have iPhoto on both drives, the one hosted on the hdd is the one I use for photo and video editing.

Im getting this message only when I open iPhoto on the Hdd disk, which is still version 9.2.1.

"You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Do you want to quit and use the latest version of iPhoto, or do you want to create a new photo library?"

I cant seem to find any way to update it from 9.2.1. because the computer seems to think I already have the newest version, since 9.3.1. is already installed on the ssd.

Anyone that can help me with this? Im using it for my profession and everybody is getting pretty ****** at my iPhoto for failing at a critical moment!

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), iphoto 9.2.1. 9.3.1.

Posted on Jul 19, 2012 3:21 AM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Jul 19, 2012 3:23 AM in response to entrepreneurial

Welcome to Apple Communities

1. Open Finder and unmount SSD

2. Update

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Answer 2

Yer_Man

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Jul 19, 2012 3:29 AM in response to mende1

I don't know that you can unmount the boot drive, can you?

To entrepeneurial

Really simple solution to this: why have two copies of the iPhoto application? It achieves nothing and adds - as you can see - layers of complexity. Just use the app on the Boot drive.

Regards

TD

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Answer 3

mende1

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Jul 19, 2012 3:31 AM in response to Yer_Man

Sorry

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Answer 4

Jul 19, 2012 3:34 AM in response to Yer_Man

Im fine with deleting iphoto off the ssd, but i want the ssd to be the boot drive (faster), but the HD for iphoto (more storage, already have more then 250gb of content).

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Yer_Man

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Jul 19, 2012 3:37 AM in response to entrepreneurial

Let's be very clear here.

An iPhoto installation has two main parts

1. The Application. Normally resident in the Applications folder of the boot drive.

2. The Library. This is where your Photos actually reside. Normally resident in the Pictures Folder, but can be on any Mac OS Extended (Journaled) drive.

Which are you referring to?

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Answer 6

Jul 19, 2012 3:44 AM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks Terence,

So this solved. it:

A) Copy iphoto from the SSD to the HD

B) Double click on the library and open it with the newer version of iphoto which you just copied over.

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Answer 7

Yer_Man

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Jul 19, 2012 4:03 AM in response to entrepreneurial

The problem now is that going forward you will have issues with updating as all the update mechanisms expect iPhoto to be in the /Applications folder on the boot drive.

You can achieve the same thing by luanching the iPhoto on the Boot Drive while holding down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'

This will allow you to open the Library on the Storage drive with the application on the Boot one.

Regards

TD

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