HT202358: Using the iPhoto Library Upgrader tool

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DaveLHC

Q: Hello all: I have a late '08 Macbook which i upgraded with extra RAM and installed Yosemite on. All has been ok except iPhoto won't work. I've tried installing iPhoto Library Upgrader a few times, but it has no effect. Any ideas, people?

Hello all: I have a late '08 Macbook which i upgraded with extra RAM and installed Yosemite on. All has been ok except iPhoto won't work. I've tried installing iPhoto Library Upgrader a few times, but it has no effect. Any ideas, people?

MacBook, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 1, 2015 3:21 AM

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  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Jan 1, 2015 3:26 AM in response to DaveLHC
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    Jan 1, 2015 3:26 AM in response to DaveLHC

    I think you have to download the new iPhoto from the Appstore.

  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Jan 1, 2015 3:48 AM in response to DaveLHC
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    Jan 1, 2015 3:48 AM in response to DaveLHC

    With Yosemite you need to upgrade to iPhoto '11, version 9.6. It can only be installed from the App Store, as LexSchellings pointed out.

    To install it

     

    • Make a backup copy of your iPhoto Library. On no account risk the upgrade to iPhoto 9.6 without a full backup copy of the iPhoto Library.
    • Sign into the AppStore with your AppleID (in the Store menu) and look at the Purchases tab.
    • If there is iPhoto, with Accept beside it, accept it and install it.
    • If iPhoto does not show among your Purchases, delete your current iPhoto  from Applications. Don't empty the Trash.
    • Then go to the main "featured" page of the AppStore and search for iPhoto there. Click the "Get" or "install" button beside iPhoto and install it.


    If iPhoto is a version of iPhoto '08 or earlier, you need to download, install, and run the iPhoto Library Upgrader.