Q: Can I install iPhoto on Yosemite?

If you previously bought iPhoto from or associated it with the Mac App Store, click here and follow the instructions.

If not, no, unless Apple says otherwise.

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You need the current version 9.6.1 - see Can't Update iPhoto because it is not available in the App Store

LN

Your copy of iPhoto is ut of date (you should have kept it updated and then you would have the correct version) but you can still obtain it.

1. Place your existing copy of iPhoto in the trash (don't empty the trash)

2. Go to the Mac App Store and select the Purchases page, iPhoto should be there

3. Download and install iPhoto, you'll have version 9.6.1 which will run on Yosemite.

4 Keep it up to date to avoid things like this in future.

5. (Optional) empty the trash.

You won’t find it by looking there. You need to check your previous purchases, including hidden ones, and need to have previously gotten iPhoto from or associated it with the Mac App Store.

Csound1: Some people have gotten iPhoto from an iLife DVD or a computer which shipped with 10.6.8 or earlier. They won’t see iPhoto in the Mac App Store’s Purchases tab(unless they associated it with the Mac App Store while running Mavericks), and can’t get iPhoto 9.6.1.

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freddiemerion wrote:

 

I went to the App Store, clicked on Photography apps, clicked on "I" to narrow down my search, but there doesn't seem to be iPhoto listed.

Why did you do that? Try following the instructions

1. Place your existing copy of iPhoto in the trash (don't empty the trash)

2. Go to the Mac App Store and select the Purchases page, iPhoto should be there

3. Download and install iPhoto, you'll have version 9.6.1 which will run on Yosemite.

4 Keep it up to date to avoid things like this in future.

5. (Optional) empty the trash.

LN

freddiemerion wrote:

 

I went to the App Store, clicked on Photography apps, clicked on "I" to narrow down my search, but there doesn't seem to be iPhoto listed.

Why did you not follow the instructions I posted, you'll never get it right if you keep on ignoring instructions.

Niel wrote:

 

You won’t find it by looking there. You need to check your previous purchases, including hidden ones, and need to have previously gotten iPhoto from or associated it with the Mac App Store.

 

Csound1: Some people have gotten iPhoto from an iLife DVD or a computer which shipped with 10.6.8 or earlier. They won’t see iPhoto in the Mac App Store’s Purchases tab(unless they associated it with the Mac App Store while running Mavericks), and can’t get iPhoto 9.6.1.

 

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Yes, I am aware of that possibility but prefer to deal with it when needed rather than complicate simple instructions that will in most cases be correct.

Click on Purchases at the top of the Mac App Store window.

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Go to the Purchases PAGE

I have tried to download the version of iPhoto which works with Yosemite, iPhoto 9.6.1 following the instructions here, but it only ever downloads version 9.5.1.

It occurred to me this might be because I am in Mavericks? Could this be the case? I don't want to install Yosemite and find there is no way back to using iPhoto as I don't have the correct version for Yosemite. So I am trying to get hold of a copy of iPhoto 9.6.1 first.

One other small point, when I've dragged iPhoto to the Trash, restarted, and then opened the App Store app, gone to Purchased, iPhoto now gives the option "INSTALL" not update. When I click the INSTALL button it only downloads the 9.5.1 version.

Would I be safe to install Yosemite, and then Purchased would show iPhoto with UPDATE?

What worries me is freddiemerrion in his original posting says:

     The App Store says it doesn't have the necessary version of iPhoto for use with Yosemite.

If that's the case, where can I get iPhoto 9.6.1?

Can someone clear this up for me, please?

Thanks!

<<It occurred to me this might be because I am in Mavericks?>>

If you are still running Mavericks, there should be no problem. At that time, there was no Photos (you need Yosemite 10.10.3 for the first version of Photos) nor any iPhoto version becoming incompatible. What's the problem?

Hi Les

I don't think you have understood my posting.

The problem is I want to upgrade to Yosemite but don't want to make the switch until I have a copy of iPhoto 9.6.1 first. I have followed the instructions given here but I keep getting 9.5.1 instead.

I wondered if this was because I am still in Mavericks, and perhaps you only get to download 9.6.1 if you are already in Yosemite.

Am I correct?