App Store Believes my iPhoto '09 is iPhoto '11

I'd like to purchase the '11 upgrade, but the App Store says its installed.

Change/modify the name of the version of iPhoto that is installed to something like iPhot and the MAS should see it as a different app and then make the newest version available to purchase.
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i just upgraded to Yosemite, and now my dock shows the iPhoto icon with a slash over it saying that it's not compatible with Yosemite. when i go to the app store to update i get the message as follows -
Update Unavailable with This Apple ID
This update is not available for this Apple ID either because it was bought by a different user or the item was refunded or cancelled.
unfortunately i can't even find out what version of iPhoto i'm running because i can't open it.
anyone have any ideas on what's wrong? thanks in advance!

You should be able to go the Mac App Store, login with your Apple ID that you have set up and registered, and then since you just bought the iMac New you should find those two Apps to click on listed in the "Purchases" List that is associated with your Apple ID account. You may or may not need to, for Free, redownload those two Apps from the Purchases List to trigger allowing Free Updates. I'm not sure, not having done this that way.
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I have 2 Apple ID's but the app store will not let me update iPhoto with either

I have a MacBook pro 2011. For some reason i have ended up with 2 Apple ID's i must have forgotten something or i changed my account name from when i first set up the machine. Some apps allow me to upgrade with one but not the other. I have upgraded to Yosemite via a clean install at the Apple store. I have loaded back on my back up but iPhoto isn't there and it has asked me to upgrade via the App store. Unfortunately neither Apple ID's will let me upgrade.
The Message on screen is:
Upgrade unavailable with this Apple ID
This update is not available for this Apple ID either because it was bought by a different user or the item was refunded or cancelled
Do i head back to the Apple store and talk with them or is there something i can do at home?
Thanks in advance of any help
S

I think you're confusing RAM memory with hard drive memory storage...the two aren't the same.
Although you're being told you need 2GB of RAM to run Mountain Lion....I would consider 4GB the minimum. You should be able to upgrade the RAM in your iMac to 4GB for well under $100.

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My husband purchased a previously owned MacBook Air for my birthday. The computer had been used a total of ten times (verified by Genius Bar, along with a full diagnostic scan). Everything is okay with the computer. After it was wiped and I created my own account, I no longer had iPhoto or iMovie installed. Went to the App Store to install, clicked "accept" and received this error:
These apps were already assigned to another Apple ID, and they will be available in that Apple ID's Purchases list. If you don't have access to that Apple ID and want to receive future updates, you will need to purchase the applications.
I understand that the previous owner must have purchased iPhoto and iMovie, but how do I override this? I'm willing to purchase instead of just "accept;" but I can't find where to do that.

Used iMac iLife issues: Apple Support Communities

HT1338 Mac app store won't let me update iPhoto and iMovie.

I'm trying to update iPhoto & iMovie, just got a new mac and when I go into the Mac App Store and click update on iPhoto and iMovie it says: "To update this application, sign in to the account you used to purchase it." .....both came pre-installed on my mac and I only have one apple ID, I don't have another one to sign into... please help?

You should be able to go the Mac App Store, login with your Apple ID that you have set up and registered, and then since you just bought the iMac New you should find those two Apps to click on listed in the "Purchases" List that is associated with your Apple ID account. You may or may not need to, for Free, redownload those two Apps from the Purchases List to trigger allowing Free Updates. I'm not sure, not having done this that way.
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Trying to update iPhoto to 9.5.1 but app store says its installed and the iPhoto on my computer is 9.4 ?

my computer is running iphoto 9.4 something but the app store says 9.5.1 is insstalled an won't let me try to update it??

while it is possible to keep two different copies of iPhto around it is a really bad idea
the iPhoto application MUST be in the applications folder on your main boot drive - if it is anywhere else it will not update - if you have multiple copies of the iPhoto Application you must delete all except the one in your applicaitions folder on your boot drive
You need to get rid of all iPhoto applications except the one in your Applicatiosn folder on the boot drive (third time for this suggestion) and update it to the latest then update all iPhoto libraries to work with it
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You updates for another account app store...can't update iphoto

I know this is a common problem and I have tried the most popular solution of adding my HD to spotlight privacy and them removing it to reset index. Didn't work.
Amy other ideas?
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HI ...
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HT204476 I cannot open iPhoto now that I upgraded to Yosemite.When I click iPhoto it says I have to download older version of iPhoto.The app store, it says "The item you've requested is not currently available in the U.S. HELP!

I upgraded my Macbook Pro (early 2011) to OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. Now, I cannot open iPhoto. It says I have to download older version of iPhoto. When I go to the app store, it says: The version of iPhoto installed on this Mac is not compatible with OS X Yosemite. Download the latest version for free from the Mac App Store. the it says: "The item you've requested is not currently available in the U.S.Do I need to find my original Macbook disk and install it back and go from there? Did I loose all my pics? Do I really ned it if they are all visible from the new "Photos" App? HELP!

Try Terence's instructions here Is Iphoto gone ? i want it back!
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When I try to open Iphoto by clicking on the icon, it doesn't open but instead the App Store opens... what to do ?

I am working on a mini: when I try to open Iphoto it deviates me directly to the App Store... can't open Iphoto... any suggestions ?

What is your current iPhoto version? If you just upgraded to Mavericks, you may need to update iPhoto as well. With Mavericks you should be using iPhoto 9.5.1 for full compatibility. If your current version is iPhoto 9.x.y or later,you can update for free from the App Store; but if your iPhoto is older, you need to purchase the upgrade.

I've ju App Store won't let me upgrade the iPhoto ,it says update unavailable with this apple id store (something like that). What can I do to fix this. I want to be able to access my photos. Thank you.

what should i do when the app store doesn't allow me to upgrade iPhoto after i upgraded my mac to yosemite?

To upgrade to iPhoto 9.6.1 you must first delete all previous versions of iPhoto that are on your hard drive. Also delete any alias files that you may have created for iPhoto.
Next go to the App Store and look under Purchases for iPhoto 9.6.1. You should be able to download and install it.

Iphoto 8.1.2 (NOT via App Store) - Yosemite upgrade

I am using IPhoto on Lion 10.7.5 for old photo libraries (and Aperture 3.4.4) for newer ones.
I want to move to Yosemite. I plan to move Aperture off my laptop, upgrade to Yosemite, then get Aperture again from the App Store as it is listed as a purchase. BUT IPhoto is not listed as a purchase, I didn't buy it through App Store.
How can I upgrade iPhoto to the latest version or ensure I can buy the latest version somehow after or before moving to Yosemite?
Many thanks
BW

and what version o iPhoto do you currently have installed? Probably 8.0.0 - you need to update to he version you had before you reinstalled - 8.1.2 - and then everything will be fine
If you want to upgrade to Mavericks go ahead ands purchase iPhoto '11 version 9.5.x in the App store - but there is not need to do that if you are happy with what you have - simply update iPhoto to 8.1.2
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Aperture has upgraded to 3.5 in App Store -but shows as 3.4.5 in Finder

When I try to launch Aperture, I get the following message:
"The library in “/Volumes/iTunes/Pictures/Aperture Trial Library.aplibrary” cannot be loaded because it is from a newer version of Aperture."
The library was upgraded when another user was using the same library in iPhoto. This error would make sense to me if Aperture had not been updated. I've followed the updates and applied them as they were available. After investigating this further with the error message, the information in the finder shows my current Aperture version as 3.4.5. However, in the app store, under the same App Store ID, I have Aperture 3.5 showing under purchases and marked as installed.
I've attempted several suggestions on different threads with similar themes, to no avail. This included; changing the system language; attempting to re-install Aperture (which won't work because the App Store believes I'm running a current version); using time machine to go back to an older version of Aperture hoping this would trigger an update; Removing Aperture from the applications folder again hoping the App Store would identify a need for another download or update; and I've enabled "Debugging" through terminal in the App Store and reset the application.
Any other thoughts on a cause or solution would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt.

Matt,
what is your current MacOS X version? Your profile signature is showing "Aperture 3, iOS 7.0.4"; if you want to upgrade to Aperture 3.5.1 you need to be running Mavericks, 10.9.1.
However, in the app store, under the same App Store ID, I have Aperture 3.5 showing under purchases and marked as installed.
Have you searched your mac, if there is another Aperture installation? Maybe on a connected drive, or visible on the network? Search with Spotlight or "Find Any File" http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.php
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Léonie

Serious App Store Bug involving Time Machine

Here's the deal as far as I can figure out.
SOMEHOW, Mountain Lion has it in it's head that - even though I only bought my machine a month ago new and no one else has ever signed in, touched it or even so much as blinked at it or my apple ID - it thinks that I own an app that may have previously been backed up on the used drive I have attached to my machine even though that is not a real part of my system.See it is weird.. My App Store believes wrongly that I -> 1. Have an app installed that I have never had in my purchase history - but I must (sort of) still have within the bits on the time machine disk and 2. that my legitimately installed iLife apps brand new on the machine (iphoto included which currently is asking for an update also) were disseminated later in time and therefore the other ghost iLife apps on the unused portion of the timemachine backup were more legit by having simply been registered under another apple ID on someone else's rig before I did on mine with my own ID.. I now can't update my legit copies of iPhoto nor can I get rid of this solitaire app on my update list that I have never in fact seen or downloaded! It's not even in my purchases! I have tried every possible combo of logout, restart, I even stood on my head and spit rainbows out of my butt.. I cannot update iPhoto or do a darn thing! HELP!
JessanneS
Situation Summary:
Newly installed Time Machine with a used 1TB drive my friend gave me he didn't need.. this is the catalyst. -=>
The App Store is super CONVINCED I own an app (and I need to update it!) I've never bought or seen ever.. but MIGHT (this is my best guess!) have belonged to the last person using my newly installed and previously used as a time machine, 1tb Time Machine (get it?)
Also, The App Store is convinced that I have no way of updating iPhoto even though it came installed on my new machine last month and I am the only person who has signed into, set up, used an Apple ID on, or even touched my precious new iMac. So I can't update iPhoto (and that application seriously needs the update... so this *****! )
- my suspicion is that OSX Mountain Lion/App Store is convinced that the original person who had this used 1TB drive that I am now time machining with had iPhoto (and probably everything ever) backed up onto this drive and that somehow the OS is finding some type of registry codes (?) buried on it that it is interpretting as somehow more legitimate than my own currently.. maybe because they appeared first in time (as in before I even bought my new iMac?)
Anyway.. this is pretty seriously upsetting me at the moment. And I think a dev needs to look into this.
Thanks for any possible helpful suggestions. Please be kind, I'm sort of a newbie to Mac land.
JessanneS
Here is the annoying apple ID of the wrong person I don't even know who showing up.. it just so happens to have an email address local to my area so that is how I figured out that the drive I am using for Time Machine may be affecting my OS negatively..
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The MAS doesn't intend to peek on your network drives. As mentioned, it uses the spotlight indexing to see what's on your system. You can always re-index and mess around, but I wouldn't worry about it too much.
You may have noticed sometimes when mass storage is being indexed, this can take many hours. This is generally when people call AppleCare because they think Time Machine is broken It's not, it's just that millions of modes can take a while, even for a modern Mac.
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Can't open iPhoto after using iPhoto library upgrader

I used the iPhoto library upgrader today, hoping that I could then use a newer version of iPhoto. I have iPhoto 6.6 I think. But now iPhoto won't open, so I can't see any of my photos. Where can I download a newer version of iPhoto so I will be able to see my photos again? My iMac is running OS X 10.7.5 and cannot be upgraded to a newer operating system as it is a late 2006 iMac. Please help, I am so upset at losing all my family photos I can barely type this.

1. Make a back up first thing.
Most Simple Back Up:
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex: Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically.
Example of such apps: Chronosync - but there are many others. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store
2. If you have iPhoto 6 why are you using the upgrader?

IPhoto '08 to iPhoto '11 Upgrade PROBLEM & Questions

Despite all the negative reviews at the App Store about iPhoto '11, I decided upgrade from iPhoto '08 so I could conveniently upload photos to FaceBook from iPhoto. (The FaceBook Uploader for iPhoto never worked for me.) I thought the ratio of negative reviews were unbalanced because people who are satisfied with the product have less motivation to write a review. Maybe I was wrong.
My problem:
I only bought iPhoto '11, not the iLife package, from the App Store. When I first opened iPhoto '11, I was warned that my library would no longer be readable by earlier iPhoto versions. No problem, I expected that. As I had somewhat over 15,000 photos in my iPhoto '08 Library, I was also notified that that it would take an hour or longer to rewrite the library. No problem, I expected that too. iPhoto first read my old library, then started rewriting. When the rewriting progress bar was just past halfway, iPhoto '11 suddenly quit and sent an "iPhoto Problem Report" to Apple. This has happened about 5 times now, both before and after restarting my computer. It might seem related to free disk space, but I just put in a new 750Gb hard drive with over 400Gb free. All my other specs also meet or exceed iLife's requirements.
My Questions:
1. Can anyone suggest what they think the problem is and how to proceed? I couldn't find a similar problem in the Apple Support Community.
2. If I can't upgrade, how do I go back to iPhoto '08? I backed up everything to an external drive using Time Machine before trying to upgrade. I know there's a iPhoto Library file in Pictures but there's also another file somewhere that contains the data for titles, events, comments and edits. How do I find it and how do I restore them to my MacBook?
3. Can I get my $14.95 back from Apple? I don't see a way to talk to Apple without costing me more than the $14.95
Any help will be GREATLY APPRECIATED!

What's happening is that some file (or files) in the Library are damaged in some wy and that's tripping up the upgrade. This file (or files) may not necessarily be photos but could be one of the background database files. Unfortunately there's not any real way of knowing.
Any time you upgrade or update an app or the OS you run the risk of exposing a problem that has bee hidden heretofore. That's why you make back ups.
Possible solution: Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Reverting means restoring your Librry from Time Machine and re-installing 08. It's not a big thing to do.
Contact App Store support about a refund. There's an email link on the right hand side of the app store window.

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