Evidently some/many have found that Photos actually did duplicate the iPhoto library, rather than only fixing a hard reference. See http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/07/how-to-shrink-mac-photo-library-delete-duplicates/. This is my experience.
iPhoto '11, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
And did you drag the iPhoto Application to the trash (do not empty until later) and look in the app store?
LN
Actually, I gave the wrong information. iPhoto IS in my purchases, and there's an "open" button, but clicking on it results in nothing - no action, no message.
My situation here with iPhoto and versions is aptly covered here: Updated to 10.10.3 and now iPhoto won't open
LarryHN: Re dragging iPhoto app to trash: no, I haven't done that. Say more.
If you are seeing an "Open" button at the AppStore, there is an iPhoto version somewhere on your Mac. Perhaps on a backup drive. You have to remove each and every older iPhoto version to the Trash bin, so Spotlight does not see it as installed. It is not necessary to empty the Trash. Disconnect all external drives. And search with Spotlight for additional iPhoto applications.
léonie wrote:
If you are seeing an "Open" button, there is an iPhoto version somewhere on your Mac. Perhaps on a backup drive. You have to remove each and every older iPhoto version so Spotlight does not see it as installed. Disconnect all external drives. And search with Spotlight for additional iPhoto applications.
Already suggested and very rudely rejected
And did you drag the iPhoto Application to the trash (do not empty until later) and look in the app store?
LarryHN: Re dragging iPhoto app to trash: no, I haven't done that. Say more.
Hard to help rude people who refuse to answer simple questions like
Which version of iPhoto do you have?
Good Luck with them
LN
Larry: sorry, I'm not aware of being rude. This is the first time I've been on communities, so perhaps I don't know all the protocol. I thought I was asking you a sincere question. Sorry I wasn't clear.
In any case, I missed the version question (I was on my iPhone in car). Version is 9.6.
Version is 9.6.
If all fails you can force this version to open in MacOS X 10.10.4, to empty your iPhoto Trash, but since you are seeing an "Open" button at the App Store move iPhoto to the Trash, restart the App Store and try to update to iPhoto 9.6.1 this way.
Let us know, if the installation works.
When you launch the updated iPhoto you will see an alert, that the iPhoto Library has been migrated. Click the "Open iPhoto" button in the alert panel.
YES! Dragging iPhoto app to trash and then reinstalling from Mac App store has worked!
Note that I couldn't drag the iPhoto app to trash from "Applications", but I could from Launchpad.
Reinstalled version is 9.6.1. I'm now emptying iPhoto trash, although it's not as huge as I suspected.
Thanks again!
You're welcome.
Thanks to Larry, who brought up the Trash again! 🙂
I'm now emptying iPhoto trash, although it's not as huge as I suspected.
There may also be a large iPod Photo Cache folder in the iPhoto library if you ever synced with iTunes - you may want to check this document as well: iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder
Larry, on léonie's cue, thanks for the dragging old app to trash idea.
I think I now understand why and where you took offence, when I said that another thread "aptly covered" my situation. I was not at all referring to your response -- that ended up being key -- but I was rather correcting my earlier note where I wrongly said that iPhotos is not on my list of purchased apps. Plus my intention in referring to that tread was only to say "this is my dilemma", not at all to reject your suggestion. Sorry.
(Note to self: read all new responses before responding with new or follow-up info.)
iPhoto to Photos: duplicate library
