How can I keep the old version of iMovie when I add the new version?

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How can I keep the old version of iMovie when I add the new version?

In the past, when I new version of iMovie came out, I kept the old working version by puttting it inito a folder, and labeled it 'Old iMovie', or some such. When I installed the new version, it didn't recognize that folder, and left the old version alone. That way, if there were bugs/problems with the new version, I could always revert to the "old" version, without probems.

Would that still work?

Thanks

Hal

PS: How is the new version working?

iMac (20-inch Late 2006), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Nov 8, 2013 5:23 AM

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Alan Cook2

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Nov 8, 2013 5:30 AM in response to Halle

You don't need to move anything around. Apple has anticipated that some people may prefer to use the old version along with the new one, so when you update to iMovie 10, a script runs that puts your iMovie 9 into a folder inside your Applications folder:

/Applications/iMovie 9.0.9

People are having a lot of problems with the new version. You can look through this forum to find out what they are, and see if there are workarounds.

I updated to 10, updated all my Projects and Events, and began using it; but after about 10 days decided to go back to 9. I'll try 10 again when Apple releases an update to fix the problems and add back some of the features they stripped out.

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