How to upgrade iPhoto on an IMac (El Capitan OS). Tried to find it on iTunes but I get a message it's not available in Canada.
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), iPhoto upgrade needed
What version do you now have? You can only use iPhoto 11 v9.6.1 on El Capitan. If you have any version prior to iPhoto 11 then there is no way to upgrade and you should use the new Photos.app instead.
If you have a version of iPhoto 11 then put it in the trash (don't empty it) and reinstall from the Purchases List of the Mac App Store - note that's the Mac App Store and nothing to do with iTUnes.
To update iPhoto to version 9.6.1 as described by TD there are two things to observe, because only reinstalling will work:
The IPhoto I have is quite old, it was included in the ILife package on the Mac when I purchased it. At least that's how I remember it. Can I find a new iLife package that works with El Capitan-
No, iPhoto 9.5.1 and newer have only ever been sold from the Mac App Store. And Apple stopped selling iPhoto, after the new Photos for Mac application came out and the iPhoto development has been discontinued. You can only purchase early versions of iPhoto '11 on iLife CDs, but they can only be updated to iPhoto 9.4.3. that will work on Mountain Lion, but not Yosemite or El Capitan.
You can open your iPhoto libraries in Photos for Mac, as TD pointed out - the currently supported photo software for El Capitan.
See what to expect, when you open your library in Photos: How Photos handles content and metadata from iPhoto and Aperture - Apple Support
This User Tip describes the differences between Photos and iPhoto: Photos 1.5 vs iPhoto 9.6.1: Features and Capabilities
And here is the online help, so you can see how it is supposed to work: Photos Help
Thanks for your reply, Terence. I see there is no practical way for me to recuperate my photos. I had been warned against El Capitan, was not very bright of me to ignore the warning. :-(
Thanks again,
Mariette
Thanks Leonie. I see there's no practical way for me to get out of this mess of my own doing (I had been warned against El Capitan by a friend, should have listened to him.)
Best regards,
Mariette
I see there is no practical way for me to recuperate my photos
Of course there is. Use Photos, the app that comes with EL Capitan. It can open and use an iPhoto Library.
I have upgrated to El Capitan OS. Unfortunately I lost iPhoto in the process. When I try to upgrade iPhoto on iTunes I get a message saying the iPhoto upgrade is only available in the U.S. (!!) How can I get to this app from Canada -
