I store photos taken on my iPhone 6 in iCloud. How can I set up my iMac OSX 10.6.8 so that I can view them in iPhoto '11 v 9.2.3(629.52)?
Once I do that will it mean waiting long to see the ones I want to view?
Can I store the 33,000 photos already in iPhoto in the iCloud and then access them on my iPhone?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iPhone 6
If you are talking about iCloud Photo Library the only way you can view it on OS X 10.6.8 is using Safari ==> www.icloud.com ==> Photos -- you an view or upload photos there
To us ICPL to sync to your devices with your Mac your need Yosimite or El Captain and Photos on your Mac - iPhoto '11 does not have the ability to access ICPL
iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support
System requirements for iCloud - Apple Support
LN
Thank you for your concise answer which is just what I wanted to know.
Do I have the option of upgrading my Mac 10.6.8 or will I need to buy a new computer?
My processor is 2.66 GHz Intel Core Duo, memory 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Startup disc SnowLeo 1 Tb 10.6.8
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac8,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.29f1
Serial Number (system): W8******ZE3
Hardware UUID: 062F131B-7D9B-5B1D-A29D-C0FAB6F03BB9
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You should be able to upgrade - here are the requirements
OS X El Capitan - Technical Specifications
LN
The El C Tech Specs include
8.8GB of available storage
Can you identify from the specs I sent of my 10.6.8 whether I have sufficient?
Thanks.
no
You have to select yoru hard drive i=in the finder and get info - available space is part of the info window
and always keep a min of 10GB free - 10% of your drive is best
LN
Capacity 999.86 GB Available 613.17 GB
This is well short for El C which needs 8.8GB less the 10% you recommend.
208.46 GB are taken up with my iPhoto Library and 1.01 GB with My Pictures which is the reason for my first question asking if I can store them on the iCloud.
Would you recommend storing them on 2 external drives (one as a backup) and then doing the upgrade to El C?
I'm not clear on your post
You need 8.8 GB and you have 613.17 GB - roughly 70 time the amount you need and 61 times the minimum and 6 times the recommended available storage
And iCloud is not a place to store photos for local use
Yes you must have a local backup at all times and two is better than one
LN
Silly me! I was thinking I needed 880.GB.
Do you foresee any difficulties in doing the upgrade? Any warnings, advice etc?
No
Here are some hints on preparing to upgrade for the smoothest upgrade
Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac
and some differences (although this is for a later version of iPhoto most of it applies) - Photos 2.0 vs iPhoto 9.6.1: Features and Capabilities
LN
Thanks Larry.
I was actually asking if you saw any potential difficulties or had any words of advice about upgrading my OS from Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to El Capitaine .
Those are the links I posted - did you read them?
LN
Thanks again, Larry.
I have read them, thanks, and it has all become too technical for me as it requires an understanding of the inner workings of iPhoto which I just don't have.
You have been patient and right on the ball, but I fear I'll have to get a real-time technician now.
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