Please help.
iPhoto '11, iOS 7.0.5, 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7; 8GB 1600 MHz
You will have to
reinstall from the original source
Could be
1 - the restore disks that came with the computer
or
2 - the iLife DVD that you purchased
or
3 - the app store - log in under the Apple id used to purchase the software or to set up the computer - look under purchases - you might have to unhide or accept the Application first
Then you will have to restore your backup of the older iPhoto library from your backup
LN
Hello, that seems to be the right approach but I encounter this issue...? Here is a screen grab.
What version of iPhoto did you have?
LN
I'm not sure of the version, but it was updated to the latest available for Mountain Lion. When I "upgraded" to Mavericks, I updated all my apps as well. Now iPhoto and other apps seem to be looking for the new OS... It shows that I must have purchased but just can't install.
You probably are going to have to purchase an iLife DVD of th version you used to have - probably iLife '09 or iLife '11 - only you know the answer to that
LN
Thanks for your help LarryHN. 🙂
It was nice of Apple to force me to buy the same product twice!
Ok what ever
Actually you chose to upgrade and then changed your mind - Apple had no part in your personal decisions - you have to purchase nothing to use the courrent versions as long as yoou owned some version of iPhoto '11 prior to upgrading
As to the App store not allowing use of older versions after an upgrade - I personally think that is bad - but Apple does not care what I think
LN
I had thought you were a nice helpful person...
You are correct that Apple had no part in my personal decision to instal their latest and greatest. This is something I often did, along with the purchase of their latest and greatest almost everything. It's also not my fault that their latest and greatest was rather lacking. Willing to put in the hours of time Apple cost me to reset my mac, time I don't have to spare, I find it pretty rough that something I clearly purchased can not be downloaded anymore.
Again, thanks for your help, the help you actually gave me was useful, the thoughts, not so much...
Nor were your editorial comments
have a nice day
LN
It was nice of Apple to force me to buy the same product twice!
Actually, they didn't. If you had Time Machine setup on your Mac or a backup of the drive before before upgrading to Mavericks you could restore iPhoto.
If your computer came with Lion or later preinstalled then currently the only source for a working iPhoto version would be an iLife 11 disk.
Why did you go back to Mavericks?
OT
I have switched back to Mountain Lion from Mavericks. Now I can't add iPhoto back to my computer. To save headaches I even tried to purchase again but in the app store, the old version is not available..?
