DeaconJoe
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Q: Photo Stream - ElCapitan

I just upgraded from Lion to ElCapitan -- never had Yosemite installed and do not have the app "Photo for Mac" -- I want to start using Photo Stream to iCloud but my iPhoto version is 8.1.2 -- I can't find anywhere to get either the "Photo for Mac" or an upgrade of iPhoto that appear necessary to migrate from iPhoto to Photo Stream.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.

Mac Pro 2.66 Quad Core; 8GB Ram, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Sep 1, 2016 10:55 AM

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Q: Photo Stream - ElCapitan

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  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Sep 1, 2016 11:27 AM in response to DeaconJoe
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    Sep 1, 2016 11:27 AM in response to DeaconJoe

    There is simply no way to run iPhoto v8 on Yosemite. You need iPhoto v9 minimum, and that can no longer be bought.

     

    Photos.app comes with OS X 10.10.3 (that's the third update to Yosemite) or later. What exact version of Yosemite do you have?

     

    BTW: there is no "migration" from iPhoto to Photo Stream. Photo stream is not an app, just a service to save you importing photos manually from some devices.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 1, 2016 11:32 AM in response to DeaconJoe
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    Sep 1, 2016 11:32 AM in response to DeaconJoe

    1 - If you are using El Captain then you do have Photos - it is part of the OS and is in your applications folder, the launch pad and probably in the dock

     

    2 - you can not use iPhoto 8.1.2 with El Captain - it requires iPhoto 9.6.1 and I do not believe there is any way for you to get that now over five years after the release of iPhoto '11 which you never updates to

     

    You either have to use Photos (it is a new program and has a learning curve - take the time to study and learn it or you will be very frustrated) or some other photo management program of your choice - in teh future I suggest you not get 5 years behind on software - it really complicates things for you

     

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