how to revert back to iPhoto from photos

Yes, I am going back to iPhoto for now as well. If they fix the problems like geotagging, deleted photos that keep reappearing and photos with blanks for thumbnails I'll look at coming back. Shame.

I did ensure all my products were updated, and a full Time Machine backup made before I allowed the upgrade to take place.

That is what saved you. The iPhoto 9.6.1 compatibility update for MacOS X 10.10.3 was availlable for a few days before Apple pulled the iPhoto.app from the AppStore for new customers.

But iPhoto is still the better app, so why abandon it, while Photos is just the first version and needs still a bit development to show its full potential?

I also have iDVD on my system and that still works, though Apple stamped on it long ago. It doesn't come on new machines and can't be bought now, but existing licences are honoured, at least at present. Apple may think DVDs are old hat, but our 93-year old grandmother likes to have them so she can see the great-grandchildren on their vacations.

iDVD remains very popular. I use it all the time. Over 700 million DVDs were sold in 2014.

My worry now is that the next software update will be to remove iPhoto completely!

It won't. iPhoto will be good for a long time.

I agree... I WISH they had just left IPhoto alone. Why do they have to mess things up. URGGHHHHHHH!!!!

So... I too went to launchpad dragged the iPhoto icon back to where it was and tossed the new one into launchpad.

Apple...could you please listen to us and let us keep what WE like. Thank you. We do purchase your products.

I see two ways to go back to iPhoto or any other program. Photos has an export option. Select Photos from the file menu, Then export to where ever you wish. Then import to iPhoto if you wish.

Or go to your Home folder Open the pictures folder. Right click on PhotosLibrary.photoslibrary. Select Show package contents. Open the Masters folder. There are all your pictures in folders by date. Copy them wherever you wish. Import them into iPhoto if you wish.

If you wish to start iPhoto clean backup the file iPhoto.picturelibrary and then delete it.

If you have lots of pictures I assume these procedures will take a long time.

Thanks Neal, but after I dragged my iPhoto icon back to where it was... it worked like a charm. Just like before. I can actually edit nicely and add names. The other one is awful.

CarlaobDutt wrote:

I agree... I WISH they had just left IPhoto alone. Why do they have to mess things up. URGGHHHHHHH!!!!

As you have found out, they did leave iPhoto alone, you were given an option, not a command.

Correct! Thats why I love my Apple products.

I love my MacPro 3,1.

I am a tinkerer. I have 4 internal drives and two external drives for backup.I can boot up in OS 6.8, 8.5, 9.5 and 10.10.

MS Windows allows for much more UI customization. The problem with Apple is that they make decisions without consideration of their users. Examples:

In the name of thiness:

Except for the new MacPro you cannot change/update the HD or memory.

All HDs and DVD/cd drives must be added externally.

TRIM can only be activated with Apple SSDs in Yosemite. They don't even sell a SSD in a 2.5 inch eSADA configuration.

They keep on changing the user interface without allowing options for the old way (without keyboard keys).

In Photos events are lost. I relied on events. Importing a folder automatically created a new event with the folder name.

No import in external editor in Photos.

Loss of colorful icons in Apple Apps in the menubar and toolbars.

And of course Apple products are expensive even memory.

I found my i photo on time machine but now it is saying that i can't update it cause it is not available in us stores. What can i do to use i photo again?

I tried this and it wasn't in purchased items. I just got this computer a few days ago and now i don't know how to get i photo back.

No need to use TimeMachine or reinstall iPhoto - just upgrade it to version 9.6.1 and use it

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Why won't my iPhotos open?

LN

it wasn't an option it just completely took my i photos away and now i don't know how to update it. I have an old version but can't update to the current one

Why won't my iPhotos open?

LN