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we updated to the macOs for Catalina and now cannot get any of the photos from Iphoto. How do I retrieve those?

we updated to the new MacOS but now I cannot retrieve any of the photos saved to iPhoto. Can I retrieve those?

Posted on Nov 16, 2019 8:59 AM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2019 9:10 AM

iPhoto was discontinued more than 4 years ago. It is no longer developed or sold. It was replaced by the more powerful (and free) Photos.app that comes with the OS. You can migrate to that app very simply:



Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and point at your iPhoto Library. It will do the rest.



If you prefer not to use Photos there are several 3rd party apps that you can use. Which to choose depends on the kind of photographer you are and your budget.

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Nov 16, 2019 9:10 AM in response to jeremyj10

iPhoto was discontinued more than 4 years ago. It is no longer developed or sold. It was replaced by the more powerful (and free) Photos.app that comes with the OS. You can migrate to that app very simply:



Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and point at your iPhoto Library. It will do the rest.



If you prefer not to use Photos there are several 3rd party apps that you can use. Which to choose depends on the kind of photographer you are and your budget.

we updated to the macOs for Catalina and now cannot get any of the photos from Iphoto. How do I retrieve those?

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