Cannot update iPhoto 9.6 to 9.6.1 after 10.10.3 update!

I had not tried trashing the iPhoto app altogether but I had changed its name to "iPhoto 9.6.app". UPDATE/INSTALL still didn't work.

Photos does what I need so I don't actually care whether I get iPhotos back. I had just gotten the idea the conversion to Photos would trash the iPhotos database if it hadn't been upgraded to 9.6.1 first. In fact, everything in the iPhotos database appears to be accessible from within Photos with no problems.

PKGowa,

Just in case you didn't do it, you need to empty the trash inside iPhoto for the photos to be deleted from the iPhoto Library.

Go to iPhoto in the top menu and choose Empty iPhoto Trash.

I've been having the same problem with OS X 10.11.0.

I trashed the iPhoto app as suggested. The icon was never in the Purchases tab. The icon is gone from the Updates tab. There are no apps hidden on my account. I cannot find the app by Searching for it either. I'm starting to wonder if it ever really existed.

Any idea how I can install the latest iPhoto app now?

What version are you upgrading from?

9.6 to 9.6.1

Be sure you're logged in with the apple ID you used to set up the machine.

The computer has only one user. I have two potential IDs, one for the iCloud and one for the App Store. The iCloud account has no apps assigned to it. The App Store account shows many purchases, including some of the stock OS X apps like Garage Band, but not iPhoto.

I am having the exact same issue.

I updated to El Capitan, tried to update iPhoto, but couldn't as it said the update was unavailable to my account. I moved the iPhoto app into the trash can as suggested in another thread.

Now iPhoto does not show up in purchased apps, when I search the App Store there are a number of apps available but none are iPhoto.

This is a bit frustrating especially for a new user (since Sunday).

I spoke with Apple Support about this problem.

In El Capitan support for iPhotos has been dropped and the replacement app/software is Photos Version 1.2 (340.4.0).

Only if you have purchased iPhoto on an older operating system prior to upgrading to El Capitan, will iPhotos show up in purchased apps.

I spoke with the Apple support and told them it would be of great assistance if this replacement of iPhotos by Photos be made main stream knowledge within the Apple communtiy.

I am running OS10.9.5 on an iMac. My iPhoto is 9.5.1 (902.17). I have been trying to update this to 9.6.1. I followed the instructions provided to delete iPhoto and then reinstalled from the App store. However, the version that was downloaded was still 9.5.1 and not 9.6.1!

What else can I d0?

You can't upgrade past 9.5.1 without upgrading your OS. That’s the highest version that runs on 10.9

Thanks for the comment. I thought of this possibility after I made the posting.

I have several Macs, running different version of MacOS and am now, just a bit paranoid about loosing access to iPhoto. Photos was inadvertently installed after one of my upgrades, and I was very disappointment in its apparent short-comings. Thankfully, I was able to get iPhoto back! Let's hope Apple sees the many comments and upgrades iPhoto in the future.

Apple won't upgrade iPhoto in the future, development of the app has ceased.

Photos is under constant revision.

Terence, I upgraded to Yosemite in June 2015. I'm now on version 10.10.5. I accepted the fact that Photos replaced my iPhoto app. However, near the end of the year as updates were appearing, iPhoto 9.6.1 appeared in the list with a release date of Mar 19, 2015, well before my Yosemite upgrade. All updates were done before my upgrade.

I get the following message when trying to do the update, "Update Unavailable with the Apple ID: This update is not available for this Apple ID either because it was bought by a different user or the item was refunded or cancelled." I didn't have to buy the app because it was pre-installed on the computer. I've had a password change but my user ID has not changed. In never having purchased the app, it has never been hidden. So, I can't unhide and re-install iPhoto as others have. Have not sent it to trash as that didn't seem to work for another poster.

I think I'm pretty much stuck with Photos. What's irritating is the constant presence of the iPhoto update that won't update. Is there any way to remove/prevent it from showing as an update? Or, a way to actually update it?

Thanks.

To get rid of the notification wither trash the app or update it. Given that you haven't been able to unit, why are you keeping it?

Have not sent it to trash as that didn't seem to work for another poster.

But has for hundreds of others.

Failing that, contact App Store support. There's a link on the right hand side of the App Store window.