I have used iPhoto occasionally since 2001 but for some reason didn't update to the final version.
Now OS X 10.2.3 has killed off my iPhoto 9.6.
When I try to open it, I am told to go to the App Store for the latest version, but then it tells me that none is available in the UK.
So is it possible to get a copy?
OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), Mac mini i5 2.5GHz & iMac FCP X
Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1
If it is there, then drag your existing iPhoto app (not the library, just the app) to the trash
Install the App from the App Store.
Sometimes iPhoto is not visible on the Purchases List. it may be hidden. See this article for details on how to unhide it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928
One question often asked: Will I lose my Photos if I reinstall?
iPhoto the application and the iPhoto Library are two different parts of the iPhoto programme. So, reinstalling the app should not affect the Library. BUT you should always have a back up before doing this kind of work. Always.
Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1
If it is there, then drag your existing iPhoto app (not the library, just the app) to the trash
Install the App from the App Store.
Sometimes iPhoto is not visible on the Purchases List. it may be hidden. See this article for details on how to unhide it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928
One question often asked: Will I lose my Photos if I reinstall?
iPhoto the application and the iPhoto Library are two different parts of the iPhoto programme. So, reinstalling the app should not affect the Library. BUT you should always have a back up before doing this kind of work. Always.
Ian, if you have iPhoto 9.6, your iPhoto version is associated with your AppleID, and you should be able to reinstall from the AppStore.
The update will no longer show on the Updates page, and it is not available from the main "Featured" page, but for many OPs it worked to reinstall from the "Purchases" page.
If that does not work, use the work-around to launch iPhoto 9.6 manually, by opening the package and running the application inside:
Dag this file to your Dock, it will run on MacOS X 10.10.3
/Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Houston, we have a problem.
I thought you had saved my bacon but when I clicked on the Update button it went grey but did nothing else and there is no sign of any downloading activity.
You need to trash the old version as I said, reload the Purchases tab to change the button to "Install", then reinstall from the Purchases tab. Update will simply not work any more, Ian.
I'm having no luck at all.
I have put iPhoto in the trash, closed and reopened the App Store but I still only get the "Update" button on the Purchases page.
I even booted into OS X 10.10.1 from a USB 3.0 drive but got the same "Update" button which did not work.
The strange thing is that the dates on the Purchases page don't make sense.
I bought a new (discontinued) 2012 Mac mini last September and updated iPhoto etc. but iPhoto is listed as January 2014 . . . possibly in connection with my 2008 iMac which I still use.
I tried opening the contents as you suggested but could find no sign of the app.
As I have Aperture and Photoshop I can manage without iPhoto but I just don't like Apple preventing me from updating an app I have purchased . . . it amounts to theft.
Make sure there is no other version of iPhoto and/or aliases to it lurking around. Might help to disconnect back up drives too
Just tried that Terence but still no joy.
What I find irritating is that ancient copies of Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop Elements 8, purchased years ago, still work perfectly, so Apple is obviously playing some sort of power game in its attempts to control the world.
What conspiracy theory? 😮
Did you click on the update button?
I am seeing the iPhoto executable here:
I have clicked the Update button on both my Macs with the same result.
I double-clicked the exec file but it just opened Terminal.
STOP PRESS: I have just tried it again and it opened Terminal but then went on to ask which Library I wanted to open and did it correctly . . . but workarounds are not really what I want.
direct your displeasure to Apple, not the people who are trying to help you.
No displeasure with the people attempting to help me I can assure you . . . . you must be reading something that isn't there.
Anyway folks, I have discovered another thread which gave a solution for downloading iPhoto 9.5.1 that worked for me.
Basically you create another User account with full admin privileges, restart the computer, log in to the App Store, go to Purchases and click the iPhoto button which now says "Install" and not "Upload".
where can i download iphoto 9.6.1?
Hope this is of some help to anyone else doing a similar search.
Sorry leonie, I tried to give you a "Helpful" but hit my own darned post instead!
I'll buy you a drink at the Water Cooler. 😊
Basically you create another User account with full admin privileges, restart the computer, log in to the App Store, go to Purchases and click the iPhoto button which now says "Install" and not "Upload".
Interesting. A new user account with the same AppleID or a different AppleID?
Or did the "Admin" privileges do the trick?
Where can I get iPhoto 9.6.1?
