Can't find iPhoto Library

Look in your Pictures Folder. Is there an iPhoto Library there?

Ive tried unsuccessfully to restore the library from my time machine.

What exactly happens, when you try to restore from Time Machine?

I am having this problem right now. I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mavericks and I can't open my iPhoto because it says it is not compatible. I can't upgrade to the newer version of iPhoto because in the app store it says it is already installed (but it is not). I have iPhoto 9.2.3 that is not compatible. I read something else here on the online support that said to restore the iPhoto liabrary from a back up. When I do that it tells me it can't restore it because I don't have enough space. (if I am restoring it, shouldn't it take up the same amount of space it already is? Why do I need more? And I have 50GB of storage free). I don;t want to go straight to yosemite because I want to be able to use iPhoto and not be forced to only use Photos.

Any ideas?

v9.2.3 will run on Mavericks.

Upgrading to Yosemite will not force you to use Photos.

What's the exact error message you get?

After I upgraded to Mavericks last night my iPhoto in my dock and in my applications folder has an anti sign (the circle with the line). And a pop up comes up if I click on it that says "You can't use this version of the application "iPhoto.app" with this version of OS X. You have "iPhoto.app" 9.2.3"

In Snow leopard my iPhoto icon was red/orange. I was told my someone at the apple store that if I have the older version of iPhoto where the icon is red then it is not supported by Yosemite and I would have to use photos. If I have the newer iPhotos where the icon is blue, then in Yosemite you can choose to use iPhoto or Photos.

If you say this version of iPhoto should work in Mavericks, how do I get it to work?

Up to the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. an you tell us what version of OS X that reports?

10.9.5

10.9.5 That is Mavericks, right?

Yes. Have you tried Software Update?

I just updated to Yosemite OS X on my iMac, now cant open iPhoto, I am getting a message I need to update iPhoto in the App store, the version I have doesn't work w Yosemite. App store says no such update exists, any thoughts?

Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1

If it is there, then drag your existing iPhoto app (not the library, just the app) to the trash

Install the App from the App Store.

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Sometimes iPhoto is not visible on the Purchases List. it may be hidden. See this article for details on how to unhide it.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928

One question often asked: Will I lose my Photos if I reinstall?

iPhoto the application and the iPhoto Library are two different parts of the iPhoto programme. So, reinstalling the app should not affect the Library. BUT you should always have a back up before doing this kind of work. Always.

I'm a new iMac/Apple user and I'm super frustrated to be able to perform simple tasks on my iMac... such as my iPhoto doesn't work all of a sudden.

I recently downloaded the update for OS X Yosemite (i don't know what it was before this update, and there were no other downloads to be hidden in a purchase list) and now when I try to open iPhoto it tells me "The version of iPhoto installed on this Mac is not compatible with OS X Yosemite. Download the latest version for free from the Mac App Store." But when I go to the app store iPhoto is not an option... I do have a Photos (app?) on my system and this will allow me to edit the photo in the app but there is no 'save' feature and every time I share the photo (such as to social media) it reverts the photo back to the original photo. I also can't seem to find 'albums' when trying to upload photos from my computer now. Everything is disorganized. Needing serious help to perform simple tasks. Any advice is appreciated!

For iPhoto you need version 9.6.1 - since you did not keep your software up to date see Can't Update iPhoto because it is not available in the App Store

as to using Photos (or iPhoto for that matter) you need to go to the apple store and take a class - and under the help menu read the help file and take the training there - you do not understand how a modern Photo manager works and are creating much necessary frustration for yourself by not taking a few minutes to learn how to use it

There is no save because that is totally automatic - and you are not even close to upload correctly - see this article (it i about iPhoto but all the concepts and most of the actual operations pertain to Photos too - How to Access Files in iPhoto - in fact res all of these articles as they will help you understand the Photos/iPhoto environment iPhoto for Mac

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