El Capitan Doesn't Recognize Outdated Apps

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El Capitan Doesn't Recognize Outdated Apps

Made the leap from Snow Leopard (OSX10.6) to El Capitan the other day and am still adjusting to the newness.

One thing that's bugging me is that I keep seeing notifications that I have 3 updates available:

iPhoto

Aperture

and a software I tried once but never use

I'm aware that iPhoto and Aperture aren't supported in El Capitan ... so why does it keep bugging me to update them?

I can't find anything under Preferences that would turn off notifications. Must I completely erase the files from my hard drive to resolve the issue?

Thanks in advance for any assistance offered.

Mac Pro (Mid 2010), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Posted on Aug 10, 2016 7:25 AM

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Answer 1

JimmyCMPIT

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Aug 10, 2016 7:29 AM in response to KatieOConnell

you can hide the updates from the app store by CTRL+LMB on white space near the update text and choosing "hide update"

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Answer 2

macjack

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Aug 10, 2016 7:37 AM in response to KatieOConnell

Hi Katie, just because an app is "not supported" does not mean it stops getting updates. It is not "incompatible", or it would have been left behind. See this Apple Support Topic:

About incompatible software on your Mac - Apple Support

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Answer 3

dialabrain

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Aug 10, 2016 9:03 AM in response to KatieOConnell

Just to add, iPhotos 9.6.1 is compatible with El Capitan. At least it works for me.

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Answer 4

Lanny

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Aug 10, 2016 9:03 AM in response to KatieOConnell

I'm aware that iPhoto and Aperture aren't supported in El Capitan

The latest versions of both of these apps are compatible with El Capitan, but they are no longer under development.

iPhoto 9.6.1

Aperture 3.6

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Answer 5

Aug 10, 2016 9:05 AM in response to JimmyCMPIT

What is LMB?

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Answer 6

Aug 10, 2016 9:14 AM in response to dialabrain

It would appear that obtaining that version is difficult ... at least that's what I'm reading on the community boards.

Since iPhoto has been bundled automatically with OSX for years, I can't understand why I'm seeing references to "purchasing" upgrades .... ???

The App Store doesn't recognize that I ever "purchased" iPhoto and so it won't let me upgrade.

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Answer 7

dialabrain

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Aug 10, 2016 9:21 AM in response to KatieOConnell

Sorry, I'm somewhat confused. Your thread started by saying you kept getting a notification for iPhotos, etc. and how to disable the notifications and now you are saying you can't update it?

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Answer 8

Aug 10, 2016 10:36 AM in response to dialabrain

Sorry for the confusion. My initial post was to find out how to disable notifications for iPhoto and Aperture since I'd heard that neither works in El Capitan. Couldn't understand why I'd get update notifications.

Then, some responses in this thread indicated that Aperture 3.61 works with El Capitan. So I went back to trying to update via the App Store and now I'm getting error messages of a different kind. I'm on a wild goose chase after that one. 😕

Meanwhile, JimmyCMPIT's response tells me I can hide certain notifications and refers to "CTRL+LMB" but I have no idea what LMB stands for.

And I still don't understand why the App Store would even bother to tell me about updates to software I can't use on my system. 😕😕😕

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Answer 9

Eric Root

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Aug 10, 2016 2:25 PM in response to KatieOConnell

Try control - click to hide updates.

iPhoto and Aperture will run in 10.11.

Can't Update iPhoto because it is not available in the App Store

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