Nov 01, 2015  I just upgraded to El Capitan and I cannot use iPhoto. How can I upgrade so that I can get to my photo library? - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Jun 17, 2016  Updated to OSX El Capitan version 10.11.5 and iPhoto is now an unworkable app. MAC says to move to a new version - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Jun 17, 2016 Updated to OSX El Capitan version 10.11.5 and iPhoto is now an unworkable app. MAC says to move to a new version - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Dec 04, 2019  All these were rectified in the new version of the iPhoto application with an enhanced software framework of the application. Syncing Issues resolved. Now the biggest hassle the older versions of iPhoto faced was the usage of the application wasn’t so well responding in syncing to social media platforms to share your pictures.

Nov 24, 2015 Apple really seems to be serious in killing your trusty old iPhoto software with the recent Mac OS X updates including Mavericks and El Capitan. The end result is that Apple clearly wants you to use their new Photos app, which is a direct copy of the Photos app on the iPad and iPhone. The problem is, however, a majority of users still would like to use iPhoto and not have to be forced to this new Photos app (myself included). The process in El Capitan is (compared with root-canal work, income taxes, or previous versions of OS X) relatively painless. How to install (or reinstall) OS X. In theory, you should have to install El Capitan only once, or never if your Mac came with El Capitan preinstalled. And in a perfect world, that would be the case. Nov 12, 2019  Discover ways to back up your Photos or iPhoto Library and how to combine two of the methods to create an archival backup system. (10.13), macOS Sierra (10.12), and OS X Leopard (10.05) through OS X El Capitan (10.11). ICloud Photo Library.

Yesterday a reader left a question for me. It’s related to iPhoto. Well, I’ve to admit that I’m using Photos (yes, the upgraded version of iPhoto). Anyhow?

The question:

“Hi Tysa, I upgraded my old MacBook Pro to the OS 10.11 El Capitan, and now the iPhoto app won’t open. It says the version of iPhoto installed on my Mac is not compatible with the current OS X. And it asks me to download the latest version for free from the Mac App Store. I’m not sure what I should do. I don’t want to lose any precious photos. Please help.”

The solution:

Well, as far as I can recall. I faced similar problem while I was upgrading OS X Mavericks to Yosemite. The iPhoto app wouldn’t open, and it was resolved after download the new Photos app. Yes, according to Apple official announcement, starting with OS X Yosemite v10.10.3, every Mac now includes the Photos app.

I had no problem upgrading iPhoto to Photos app, and all my pictures were 100% kept intact there (thank God, had I known it would cause photo loss, I would have hesitated). So, I’d assume it’s safe to do so. But, just in case it’s best to backup all your pictures before proceeding.

How to upgrade iPhoto to Photos and migrate all pictures

Matt Elliott from CNET has contributed an excellent guide on how to move your photos and videos from iPhoto to the new Photos app, the details about iCloud Photo Library, how to optimize storage, and what you can do with your old iPhoto library.

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Also, iDB has shot a great YouTube video which explains pretty much the same thing. If you are under Wi-Fi, watch it.

In the meanwhile, many users reported that the new Photos app is less intuitive, and it took time to get acquainted with using new software. If so, you can continue to use iPhoto but it has some restrictions on the versions you can use, and you have to reinstall the iPhoto app.

How to reinstall iPhoto app on Mac El Capitan

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If you are not a fan of the new Photos app, Ross McKillop from SimpleHelp has a step-by-step guide that shows you how to re-install iPhoto on OS X El Capitan. Initially, the guide was written for OS X Yosemite, he later updated the post and claimed it works on OS X 10.11 as well.

No matter which way you go for, you shouldn’t have any problems opening iPhoto (or Photos).

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One last tip: do make regular backups of your precious pictures.