Aperture needs update, but doesn't appear in the app store anymore

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Aperture needs update, but doesn't appear in the app store anymore

So I use Aperture to edit my photos every time I take a trip, and this time, I go to download my photos from my camera and find that Aperture no longer works with Yosemite. "In order to open Aperture, you need to update to the latest version," is the error message I receive. But when I click "Search App Store," I get an "item not available" notice in the app store, due to the fact that Apple has given Aperture the axe in favor of its new Photos app. Aperture doesn't show as needing an update in the "Updates" tab of the app store, and when I click "Open" next to Aperture in the "Purchased" tab, nothing happens. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jul 28, 2015 2:44 PM

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Lanny

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Jul 28, 2015 7:05 PM in response to vanbadri

Please search the forums, this issue has been asked and answered numerous times.

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Jul 30, 2015 3:56 AM in response to Lanny

Why not provide the info instead of telling him to search the forum. It's frustrating enough that apple made aperture useless

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léonie

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Jul 30, 2015 6:14 AM in response to vanbadri

Have you found the update by now? If not:

You need to update to Aperture 3.6, that is the compatibility update for Yosemite.

The problem is that Apple stopped selling Aperture, so you will neither find an update on the Updates page of any App Store nor can you purchase Aperture any longer. If you try to launch an incompatible Aperture version, you will receive an update message sending you on a wild goose chase. The only way to update is by reinstalling Aperture, if you already own Aperture and your purchase is associated with your AppleID at the Mac App Store. So look at your Purchases history, as described in this user tip:

Updating to Aperture 3.6 After the Release of Photos

Which version of Aperture do you have? If your Aperture version is not an App Store version, you will need the help of the App Store Support for updating.

The new Photos.app can open Aperture Libraries, but is in no way a successor for Aperture, it barely suffices as a successor for iPhoto (see: Photos vs iPhoto: Features and Capabilities).

There is not yet any Apple application to replace Aperture, see: How Photos handles content and metadata from iPhoto and Aperture - Apple Support

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Lanny

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Jul 30, 2015 7:07 AM in response to Lakerock39

Why not provide the info instead of telling him to search the forum. It's frustrating enough that apple made aperture useless

And, the reason for you not telling him/her is?

Forum 101: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5951

And, Aperture is not useless, I'm still using it just fine.

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