Photography
Q: HELP! Currently on Yosemite...want to use aperture again!
I have Yosemite, I have my original BOX aperture 3 came in. I believe my computer has version 3.4.5 but I can't open it, it has an X through it. How can I use aperture again?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
Posted on Jun 14, 2016 6:03 PM
by léonie,Solvedanswer
iLife
Only Aperture 3.6 can run on Yosemite. Apple stopped the developement of Aperture, so you cannot install the update to aperture 3.6, unless you have an Aperture version that appears in Purchase history (the fourth tab) of the AppStore.
- If Aperture is in your Purchase History, quit the AppStore, delete the crossed out version from Applications, (don't empty the Trash, so you can put it back), then open the AppStore, the fourth tab, and click the Install button to reinstall Aperture. This should install the updated version.
- If Aperture is not in your Purchase History, you can only update Aperture with the Help of the Apple Support. Call Apple SUpport and talk them into providing a redeem code, so you can download the update. You have to be very insistent, because they usually will refuse to provide the code, because Aperture is no longer supported.
More details here: Updating to Aperture 3.6 After the Release of Photos
If all fails, you can run run Aperture 3.4.5 on Yosemite, but it is cumbersome:
- Select the crossed out Aperture icon, ctrl-click it, and use the command "Show Package Content".
- Open the subfolder Contents, then MacOS.
- Inside is an application - Aperture. Double click it to run. Enter your registration code.
Posted on Jun 15, 2016 7:12 AM