LLDesigns
Level 1
(8 points)
Q: iPhoto or Photos????
Which do I use? I have both on my computer. I'm using OS X El Capitan 10.11.3
Some of my photos (in either program) I can't edit. I click edit and all the editing options are grayed out.
I also have ALOT of pictures that just aren't showing up. They are a white box with nothing it in.
Any idea what is going on? Where are my pictures and what program should I be using? Does that mean pictures are duplicate and taking up space in both iPhoto and Photos?
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
LarryHN
Level 10
(84,027 points)
One question at a time helps
1 - which you use is totally personal - iPhoto support was discontinued well over a year ago and some day it will quit working - for people who only update every 5 years that is not an issue - if you install every update it is - and Photos have more features that iPhoto and a completely different work flow - so you fist need to make that decision
2 - once you make a decision on the software you want to use then you need to provide clear symptoms and questions about it including the version and the exact context
4 - as to space - no - when you migrate from iPhoto to Photos both libraries use hard links to the same original photos and the same previews so little additional space is used -- Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support
5 - and you are three updates behind - your first move should be to update to OS X 10.11.6, the current version of the OS - that might or might not help things but is a good idea
LN
