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Q: Removal of the new PHOTOS app

After loading the latest OS X  update - up popped Photos app and took over as default app for photos.

I like IPHOTO and want to stick with it.  Can I remove PHOTO app?  I am operation OS X 10.10.3

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), null

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 9:22 AM

by Csound1,Solvedanswer
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A:

here, i'll repeat it

 

do NOT uninstall Photos

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 11:11 AM

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Q: Removal of the new PHOTOS app

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Apr 11, 2015 9:22 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:22 AM in response to JAWS SD

    No, you can't remove Photos but you can just ignore it and use iPhoto instead. 

     

    Did Photos convert your library already?  If it did restore the library from the backup made just prior to upgrading to 10.10.3, launch iPhoto and open the restored library.  From then on just use iPhoto.  You can also remove Photos from the Dock.

    OTsig.png

  • by JAWS SD,

    JAWS SD JAWS SD Apr 11, 2015 9:26 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:26 AM in response to Old Toad

    I don't believe its converted my library but I do I check for sure?

    using FINDER  I looked at PHOTO library and there is not data.

  • by JAWS SD,

    JAWS SD JAWS SD Apr 11, 2015 9:25 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:25 AM in response to JAWS SD

    using FINDER  I looked at PHOTO library and there is not data.

  • by Csound1,Helpful

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 11, 2015 9:37 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:37 AM in response to JAWS SD

    JAWS SD wrote:

     

    I don't believe its converted my library but I do I check for sure?

    Open iPhoto and check that the library works?

  • by JAWS SD,

    JAWS SD JAWS SD Apr 11, 2015 9:28 AM in response to Csound1
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:28 AM in response to Csound1

    I opened IP{HOTO and it said my photos had migrated to PHOTOS.

  • by Csound1,Helpful

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 11, 2015 9:37 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:37 AM in response to JAWS SD

    JAWS SD wrote:

     

    I opened IP{HOTO and it said my photos had migrated to PHOTOS.

    And .....

     

    Go to your pictures folder, select the iPhoto library, control click, select Open With and choose iPhoto.

  • by JAWS SD,

    JAWS SD JAWS SD Apr 11, 2015 9:36 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:36 AM in response to JAWS SD

    I open IPHOTOS and it looks fine.  So now I just want PHOTOs to go away as in removed.  How do I do that?

    And Thanks so much for your help....

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 11, 2015 9:53 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 9:53 AM in response to JAWS SD

    Drag the Photos icon off of the dock, Drag the iPhoto icon to the dock, do NOT uninstall Photos, just don't use it.

  • by JAWS SD,

    JAWS SD JAWS SD Apr 11, 2015 10:53 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 10:53 AM in response to JAWS SD

    Can I remove PHOTO app from my IMAC ?  If so - what are the steps -

  • by Csound1,Solvedanswer

    Csound1 Csound1 Apr 11, 2015 11:11 AM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 11:11 AM in response to JAWS SD

    here, i'll repeat it

     

    do NOT uninstall Photos

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Apr 11, 2015 1:30 PM in response to JAWS SD
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    Apr 11, 2015 1:30 PM in response to JAWS SD

    You can't remove Photos from the hard drive.  It's part of the System and you won't be allowed to do so.

  • by Peter Hillman,

    Peter Hillman Peter Hillman Apr 11, 2015 2:00 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Apr 11, 2015 2:00 PM in response to Old Toad

    Old Toad wrote:

     

    No, you can't remove Photos but you can just ignore it and use iPhoto instead.

     

    Did Photos convert your library already?  If it did restore the library from the backup made just prior to upgrading to 10.10.3, launch iPhoto and open the restored library.  From then on just use iPhoto.  You can also remove Photos from the Dock.

    OTsig.png

    Nothing is converted between iPhoto and Photos.  iPhoto is not deleted and the iPhoto Library is not deleted or modified.  If you choose to use iPhoto, then ignore Photos and restore the iPhoto dock icon by dragging the application back to the dock.  iPhoto will continue to work fine, but Apple will no longer be updating it.  You cannot delete Photos because it is now part of OS X.

  • by JAWS SD,

    JAWS SD JAWS SD Apr 12, 2015 7:42 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Apr 12, 2015 7:42 AM in response to Old Toad

    Thank you

  • by gtigan,

    gtigan gtigan May 19, 2015 7:24 PM in response to Peter Hillman
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    May 19, 2015 7:24 PM in response to Peter Hillman

    it appears that my library has been converted.  First indicator is that the library file name has changed to "iPhoto Library.migratedphotolibrary".  Second, when I open with iPhoto I get a prompt that the photos have been migrated and that no changes, edits, or new photos added to iPhoto will be added to Photos.  Did the OS X upgrade create a backup of my library as I did not deliberately make one?  Is there any hope for restoring my iPhoto Library and full functionality of iPhoto.

     

    the Photos application might be for some but it's not for me.  I have extensive Smart albums the criteria for which did not port over.  New Smart albums I create with two simple criteria don't work.  Criteria being date range and "Favorite".  Edits I make in Photos, specifically Adjustments, are not being reflected on screen nor is there any copy of the file that I can see.  Batch change functionality is lost and I used that extensively after importing photos from a shoot. 

     

    The reason I found Photos attractive in the first place, sharing on the iCloud, is a disappointment.  The performance is slow, the To field (persons you want to share with) is clunky (why not just pop-up Contacts?), and worst of all any user I want to share with has to be an Apple Photos user which is not apparent in the marketing collateral.

     

    Any help would be appreciated

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