updated imac to lion and ipad to IOS 6 and can't open iphoto on my mac

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updated imac to lion and ipad to IOS 6 and can't open iphoto on my mac

I just downloaded Lion (OX10.7.5) on my imac and IOS6.0.1 on my ipad2 and signed up for icloud. When I went to open my iphoto (running version 9.2.3) on my imac I got the following message "The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iphoto. Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iphoto after the upgrade." I get the option of quit or upgrade. I do not want to upgrade, nor should I have to according to Apple support for ipad/imac. I should still be able to use photostream with iphoto 9.2.3, which is what I am currently running. Meanwhile, I cannot access my iphoto library on my iMac. Photos on my ipad is still working, but that's all. Please HELP 😟

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 29, 2012 9:54 AM

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Dec 29, 2012 9:56 AM in response to Mmggolfer

You have updated the iPhoto application. Once you do this, the iPhoto Library then must be upgraded to match the application version. This is normal behaviour after upgrading the iPhoto software.

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Dec 29, 2012 12:49 PM in response to Mmggolfer

DUH- Thank you so much Karen! I obviously read the message incorrectly, thinking that apple wanted my to update iphoto and therefore loose all of my photos. I just ran the update and it worked perfectly 😊

Appreciate everyone in this community so much! Saved me lugging my imac to the Apple store to wait at the Genius Bar for an answer.