All done … thanks once again Ronni.
> On 12 Oct 2015, at 10:10 AM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] >> <mailto:[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 >>>>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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