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I just upgraded my Mac to OS X El Capitan and I understand that I no longer have iPhoto. How can I recover my pictures that were on iPhoto?

I just upgraded my Mac to OS X El Capitan and I understand that I no longer have iPhoto. How can I recover my pictures that were on iPhoto?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Jan 3, 2016 5:38 PM

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Jan 3, 2016 5:41 PM in response to kmjones13

Mac OS X 10.10.3 and newer include Photos, which can open an iPhoto library. If you'd like to go on using iPhoto in addition to or instead of switching to Photos, clickhereand try following the instructions; you'll only be able to do so if you previously got iPhoto from or associated it with the Mac App Store.


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Jan 4, 2016 10:28 AM in response to kmjones13

iPhoto wasn't deleted from your hard drive. It was just removed from the Dock and is still in the Applications folder. In order to get iPhoto 9.6.1 from the App Store you first must have some version of iPhoto 9.X on your hard drive. If you do try following Terence Devlin's instructions in this post to obtain iPhoto 9.6.1 from the App Store:

Terence Devlin

Apr 14, 2015 11:21 AM

Re: Is Iphoto gone ? i want it back!

in response to Johannes666

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Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1


If iPhoto 9.6.1 is there, close the App Store, drag your existing iPhoto app (not the library, just the app) to the trash and then go back to the App Store.


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.

NOTE: the key to this procedure is to move the existing version of iPhoto 9 to the Trash bin in the Dock (don't empty yet) before going to the App Store.

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I just upgraded my Mac to OS X El Capitan and I understand that I no longer have iPhoto. How can I recover my pictures that were on iPhoto?

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