Hi Stephen, Ok, here are more detailed instructions:
Can't Update iPhoto because it is not available in the App Store NOTE: First Step 1. Move iPhoto from your Applications folder into the Trash and make sure there are no disks mounted that have a copy of iPhoto on them before going to the App Store to look for iPhoto 9.6.1. Just as a precaution, copy iPhoto from your Applications folder onto an external disk or USB stick and eject that drive. If you didn't update your 9.x version of iPhoto prior to updating OS X Yosemite to 10.10.3, you cannot update the app through the App Store. Support for iPhoto was dropped with the release of Photos in Yosemite 10.10.3. While you still cannot update iPhoto, you can re-install the app which will download the current version.(9.6.1) Note that you must have iPhoto version 9.x for this to work. If you never purchased the 9.x version of iPhoto, you will not be able to update it to the Yosemite version. Step 2. Go to the App Store, Purchases tab, and make sure iPhoto is in the list of purchased software. It may be hidden, so check for that: Hide and unhide purchases in the Mac App Store - Apple Support. <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202320> If it is not in your Purchases list, this will not work, so don't bother continuing. Step 3. Make sure no other users have iPhoto open in the background. It is best to have all other users logged out. You might need to Restart before iPhoto will clear from the App Store memory (it it is still showing Update on the button in Purchases). If it is still showing as Update, try searching Spotlight for iPhoto. There may be a copy on a mounted external disk that it is identifying. Step 4. You should now be able to go to the Purchases tab and find iPhoto with the Update button now labeled "Install" Click "Install" and it should download the current version which works with Yosemite. When I first tried, after authenticating, it posted a 503 error and asked if I wanted to Retry. When I clicked "Retry," it started downloading. It's about 1.2 GB, so it takes a little while to fully download. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 > On 11 Oct 2015, at 5:01 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ronni, > Where should I find the Purchases List in App Store? > I found my Purchases but the only iPhoto there is way back in Dec 2012. > > >> On 11 Oct 2015, at 4:40 PM, Stephen Chape <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Thanks Ronni. >> Mmmmmm !!! >> The only iPhoto on my iMac is 9.6 so I can’t figure that either. >> However I will visit the App Store as suggested. >> >> >>> On 11 Oct 2015, at 6:18 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> What version of iPhoto app do you have installed? >>> >>> 'Photos' requires 'iPhoto v9.6.1' to be able to make the >>> transition/import/update from iPhoto to Photos. >>> So I'm wondering how you could have done the transition of your iPhoto >>> Library if you didn't already have iPhoto.app version 9.6.1? >>> >>> The message you are receiving is indicating you need to update iPhoto to >>> version 9.6.1 and as it is no longer available at the App Store, you need >>> to: >>> >>> 1. Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. >>> If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1 >>> >>> 2. If it is there, then drag your existing iPhoto.app (not the library, >>> just the app) to the trash >>> >>> 3. Install the iPhoto.App from the Purchases list - App Store. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> >>> >>> On 11 Oct 2015, at 2:36 AM, Stephen Chape <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> I have noticed I have a reminder for an iPhoto update from March 2015. >>>> Trouble is I got Photos when it was released. >>>> So when I try to download this update (simply to get rid of the reminder) >>>> I get a message telling me it is not available at this time. >>>> >>>> Any idea how to write off the reminders please ? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Stephen Chape >>>>
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