How do I delete an incompatible update?

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How do I delete an incompatible update?

After trying Mavericks, I went back to Mountain Lion 10.8.5. That process is described in earlier posts here. However, whenever I check Software Update, it shows an "Incompatible Update" labeled iPhoto 9.5.1 that requires Mavericks. The functioning iPhoto on Mountain Lion 10.8.5 is iPhoto 9.4.3.

Although I have had no known problems from the presence of this Incompatible Update, I would like to get rid of it just so that I don't have to look at it anymore. My problem is, I can't locate it so that I can delete it.

Can someone tell me how to do this in a very simple way? Thanks in advance for your assist.

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4, MacPro early 2008, OSX 10.8.5

Posted on Dec 20, 2013 10:55 AM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Dec 20, 2013 11:14 AM in response to JoBo

You cannot get rid of it. The only way to do that would be to remove iPhoto.

If you want to remove iPhoto, open a Finder window, choose Applications in the sidebar and delete iPhoto, or open Launchpad, hold the Option (Alt) key and press the X button above the iPhoto icon

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Answer 2

JoBo Author

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Dec 20, 2013 11:43 AM in response to mende1

I have two iPhotos. 9.5.1 and 9.4.3. The latter one contains a ton of photos that are family treasures. If I delete iPhoto, won't it take the pictures away too? Then, can I restore only 9.4.3 from Time Machine and get ONLY 9.4.3 and its pictures back? Will Apple let me delete iPhoto? It blocks deletion of some Apps calling them essential to the operation of Mac OS X. I'm asking instead of trying it out because I don't want to lose all those photos.

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Answer 3

mende1

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Dec 20, 2013 11:46 AM in response to JoBo

Pictures are stored on your iPhoto library, and you will keep it if you remove iPhoto. However, you will not be able to open the iPhoto library with iPhoto 9.4.3 because it has been used by a newer iPhoto version.

Another thing you can do is to restore your iPhoto 9.4.3 app (in case you have not got it) and library (it's stored in Pictures folder) from Time Machine, but note that you will lose photos added after the backup date.

If OS X does not let you restore iPhoto, delete it from your Mac's hard drive, and then, restore it

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JoBo Author

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Dec 20, 2013 12:45 PM in response to mende1

I'm sorry, but what you say is not the case. 9.4.3 is now the operative application and it is working very well with all of the photos. I think I'll just leave things as they are and will wait for Mavericks to mature before moving up.

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Answer 5

Oct 30, 2014 11:33 AM in response to JoBo

It looks like the right thing for you to do is just ignore the warning message then.

So long as you are opening the proper version matched to the operating system, it sounds like you will not have an issue.

Not every update to iPhoto required a change in the database structure.

That may be why the two different versions of iPhoto are working with the same data base.

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Answer 6

JoBo Author

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Oct 30, 2014 11:49 AM in response to Lukcresdera

Thanks for the reply, but it is ten months late. I'm now using Yosemite and iPhoto 9.6. Everything is working well. The page I mentioned above does not exist in Yosemite. Sorry.

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