John44B
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Q: iPhoto on Lion 10.7

Hi

 

I've recently been given a mini mac with Lion 10.7 already installed.

 

Should it have iPhoto on it ? At the moment the only way i can see photo's is through the preview application ....

 

Thanks in anticipation

 

JB

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on May 25, 2014 10:39 AM

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Q: iPhoto on Lion 10.7

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  • by sanjampet,

    sanjampet sanjampet May 25, 2014 11:23 AM in response to John44B
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    May 25, 2014 11:23 AM in response to John44B

    Preview will open desktop photos, unless you change the default to iPhoto, If you have it. To change the default you need to highlight then photo(jpeg) icon, then press COMMAND I to open the info pane, you would then click the drop down menu "Open With" and chane it to iPhoto, then below that click "Change All" this will make iPhoto the default.

    Check the Application folder (from the desktop/Finder screen, press SHIFT  COMMAND  A) look in the Application folder.

    You can also do a Spotlight search, click on the magnifying glass in the upper right and type iPhoto in the search pane if it  is not there you can purchase it from the App Store for about $15

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iphoto/id408981381?mt=12

     

    Screen shot 2014-05-25 at 2.19.19 PM.png

  • by John44B,

    John44B John44B May 25, 2014 3:01 PM in response to sanjampet
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    May 25, 2014 3:01 PM in response to sanjampet

    Hi Sanjampet

     

    That's really helpful - thank you.

     

    I've done a spotlight search and it appears i do not have iphoto.

     

    When i try and download from the App store, it tells me my operating system isn't powerful enough ......

     

    Is there any way of downloading an older version of iPhoto, rather than the current one ?

     

    Many Thanks

     

    JB

  • by sanjampet,

    sanjampet sanjampet May 25, 2014 4:40 PM in response to John44B
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    May 25, 2014 4:40 PM in response to John44B

    Thee are a couple of things you may be able to do.

    1. You might be able to upgrade your Mac to Mavericks, then you could use the current version of iPhoto from the App Store.

    You can use this link to see if your machine meets the requirements.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842

    You can find your Macs info by clicking on the Apple in the menu bar (upper left) select About This>More info mac here you can find the processor and memory, then click system report and you can find your model identifier, if it is Model Identifier Macmini 3,1 or later you should be ok to upgrade, (higher woud be the first digit being 3 or higher) You really want to have 4GB OF Memory(RAM) although Apple says Mavericks will run on 2GB.

     

    2. The other alternative would be to get an older copy of iLife and install it on Lion.

    http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES

    The downloads i saw were sites I would not recommend, having the physical copy allows for reinstallantion if necesary.

    Hope this helps

     

    Make sure to run Software Update (Apple menu) so that you have 10.7.5 if the version is lower when you check About this Mac.