Downgrade iPhoto 09

Is there anyway to install a previous version of iPhoto 09? Version 8.0.4 is buggy on MobileMe and I want to go back. I do have Time Capsule. Is there a way to use that to get the previous version without changing other things?

See my answer to your previous post. I don’t think the problem is with your app, I would suspect your Library - and downgrading the app won’t fix that.
Regards
TD

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You can't open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.

I tried to open iphoto this morning and recieved this message: "iphoto damaged or incomplete." There was also a white circle with a slash through the icon in both dock and applications folder. Recently I had loaded idvd from ilife since it was not included on my MBP. I reinstalled iphoto using the disc and then the following began to occur.
I received this message when I tried to launch iPhoto after reinstalling. Yesterday it was working fine. "You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto." It gave me the option of quitting but nothing else.
I followed directions on another thread to rebuild using the database by holding down command+option while launching iphoto. None of my folders came back and all the photo boxes are empty, although there are dates.
I do have a backup on an external but am not sure how I would restore using that (I've never had to in the past).
This is iphoto 11 - version 9.1. I am unsure how to check what version was installed when I purchased this MBP (Nov. 2012). I am also runnign OSX 10.8.3
Is there anyway to remove the update and recent install and revert to what I had yesterday? Or even two days ago?
Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to have to re-create my folders.
Thanks in advance!

When you installed iDVD, you must accidentally also have reinstalled and downgraded iPhoto.
This is iphoto 11 - version 9.1. I am unsure how to check what version was installed when I purchased this MBP (Nov. 2012). I am also runnign OSX 10.8.3
You have two options, either delete your current iPhoto version and reinstall iPhoto from the AppStore, or go to the -menu and run Software update to upgrade your current iPhoto version to iPhoto 9.4.3, the current version.
To reinstall: See this document http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
Scroll down to the paragraph: Restoring iLife applications after Internet Restore of OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion
It explains how to reinstall the bundled iLife applications, that came preinstalled, from the AppStore.
Regards
Léonie

Upgraded to Mavericks and installed new iphoto but can't get iphoto to work

I have not been able to open my iphoto library with the current version after installing Mavericks and purchasing/installing iphoto 9.5
Here's the system info: iMac (from Dec. 2007)
2.8 GHz Core duo
4 GB SDRAM
OS X 10.9.1 (as of yesterday)
Iphoto 08 (7.1.5) lived on a network drive ( Lacie cloud drive) shared between a pc and a mac.
Upgraded to 9.5 yesterday
I used time machine backup before installing Mavericks and proceeded to try to upgrade iphoto. However, I did not make a backup of my system after this installation and before I installed the new iphoto. Does Time machine backup iphoto files located on a network drive? Does it matter that the backup was made with snow leopard and not Mavericks?
I followed instructions on a thread indicating that iphoto Library upgrader 1.1 should be used to prepare my old library prior to opening with iphoto 9.5.
When I double-clicked the upgrader it gave me this message:
Your library can open with the current version of iPhoto and does not need to be prepared with this tool.
I noticed that the iphoto icon has already changed from orange to blue.
OK- great! So I go to the freshly installed iphoto and try to open my library and get this message:
The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto.
Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. The upgrade process for very large libraries may take an hour or more to complete.
Alright, so I click the upgrade button and I get the beachball of death for about 15 minutes and then see a message that says:
Examining photo library- Examining with the beachball of death goes on for another 10 minutes and then iphoto just crashes and closes.
Back to searching through threads- Ah- try option + cmd while opening iphoto to rebuild the database but then get this message AGAIN:
The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto.
Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. The upgrade process for very large libraries may take an hour or more to complete.
And so, the cycle continues....
After reading through a few other discussion I discovered that the iphoto library should have been on a drive formated as Mac OS extended (journaled)
So- I format an external harddrive as Mac OS extended (journaled) and proceed to copy the iphoto library (234 GB) onto the external harddrive and after about 30 minutes I received this message:
The operation can’t be completed because an item with the name “iPhoto Library” already exists. I click OK and everything stops and shuts down.
Is it possible to get rid of Mavericks and go back to my original iphoto 08 using the time machine backup? If so, should I then use the upgrader before installing Mavericks and the new iphoto?
At this point I have no clue how to proceed. I am trying not to panic but this process is starting to drive me a little bananas and my brain is slowly, but surely, melting away.
Please help save my sanity. Please.
Thank you.

The problem is the library has been damaged from sitting on the Network Drive, and frankly, returning to the old OS won't change anything, nor will downgrading iPhoto. You're going to have this issue once you try and move the Library, or update it in any way, and - even if you stick with the old version of iPhoto, you're going to start having issues just saving edits, sharing and so on.
So, you're between a rock and a hard place.
I've no idea if TM backs up material on a NAS, but I do know that it can be set to back up externald rives. I'm somewhat surprised that you don't know, as this is your back up system that you created and the easiest route out of this situation. NOw there's only one way to find out.
So, my first effort would be to try restore the Library from TM to the correctly formatted drive:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4927?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
will help with that.
If that doesn't work or is not possible, your next effort is to try rebuild the Library to the correctly formatted drive:
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places 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.
If that doesn't work, then you're recovering the masters from the Library and starting over from scratch.

IPhoto does not start up with incompatible Prokit error

i installed the new version of iphoto 9.3 ( as prompted by software updates). post installation, iphoto does not start up. it throws an error " incompatible prokit framework".

I have Mac OS 10.8 too and it won't run the last versions of both iPhoto and Aperture. It does work with earlier versions (Aperture 3.2.2 and iPhoto 9.2.3).
I suggest you to downgrade iPhoto rather than the OS as in less than one week Mac OS 10.8 will be released and hopefully you will be able to update it and to run the last version of iPhoto with it.
By the way, I think that my grandmother upgraded to this new OS but I don't know how to downgrade it.. LOL

Downgrade to IPhoto 09

I install IPhoto 11 but I don't like it, there are many feature that I use in 09 version that are not in the new 11 version
How can I downgrade to my old 09 version
Thx
Martin L

martinmarlot wrote:
How can I downgrade to my old 09 version
Do you have a time machine backup? If you do, then you can!
1- Uninstall iphoto 11.
Open finder. Go to your application folder. Drag iphoto to the trash. Delete iphoto icon form the dock (drag it out of the dock).
2- Reinstall iphoto 09
Open your time machine backup. Navigate to the application folder and find iphoto. Copy it.
Open finder, navigate to *+_your computer_+* application folder and paste it.
3- Restore your iphoto library
a- Open Finder go to "+your username+"/Pictures
b- Drag "iphoto Library" to the trash. Enter your password if asked. That will delete the iphoto library created by iphoto 11.
c- Now on your *+_time machine backup_+*, navigate to the same folder (Pictures), copy "iphoto library" (this is your old library created by iphoto 09).
d- Now open Finder go to "+your username+"/Pictures and paste "iphoto library there.
Go to your application folder and launch iphoto.
Locate the iphoto icon on your dock.
Right-click on it, select option, keep in dock.
*+Very important! Any pictures added after upgrading to iphoto 11 will be gone! If they are very important and you don't have them saved anywhere else, please don't follow this procedure.+*
I hope It's not too confusing.

Need help in the process of trying to downgrade back to iPhoto '09...

I want to see all the exif info for my photos as I am getting into DSLR photography. This is one of the reasons I am trying to downgrade back to iPhoto '09 from '11 amongst other reasons; one being I just preferred it (and I have been using '11 since January and still want to downgrade). Anyway, this is what I have done so far:
Reinstalled iPhoto '09 from an old time machine backup in December '13 from before I upgraded late December. Then with the help of a youtube video I found I created a new iPhoto Library for '09 and was in the process of importing all my pics when 3/4 of the way through, my hard drive reached capacity and the importing quit. When I go into iPhoto '09 now, there are no pics. So I spent yesterday buying a large external hard drive and the past 18 or so hours formatting it for mac and moving files so now I have a bit more room on my internal 1tb hard drive.
So I am guessing I should next go to the newly created iPhoto library on my internal hard drive and delete all (not to mention this will free up more room on it). Then what I want to do is create a new library for iPhoto '09 on my new 3TB external hard drive and then import all the pics there. Can I create the iPhoto Library on an external drive?
If I am able to do the above and import all my pics and iPhoto '09 seems to be working properly, can I then go in and delete the iPhoto '11 app without causing problems? Am I right to believe that all my pictures, even the ones I imported to iPhoto '11 directly from a mail attachment, will not be deleted if I delete the iPhoto '11 app?
I don't want to find myself with 2 iPhoto programs, neither of which function. Thanks in advance!

You need the version of iPhoto that you wan tot use installed and then follow the IPLM directions
http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/Help/downgrading%20a%20library%20to%20an%20ea rlier%20version%20of%20iphoto.html
Downgrading a library to an earlier version of iPhoto
If you have a library from a newer version of iPhoto that you simply want "downgrade" to an older version of iPhoto, the easiest way to do that is with the "Rebuild Library" command. You will want to be running iPhoto Library Manager on the machine that has the older version of iPhoto you want to convert the library to. This will create a new library and import the entire contents of the original library into the new one using the older version of iPhoto. As with any rebuild, there are some items that will not be included (most notably, hidden photos, books, calendars, and slideshows), but if you have none of these items or don't mind losing them in the downgrading process, then this is a decent option for converting a library to an older version.
LN

Downgrade 10.9 to 10.8.5 and iPhoto issues

Hi all :-)
After upgrading to Mavericks from 10.8.5 i installed the new iPhoto and Aperture Versions and started them.
I was asked to UPDATE my iPhoto Library File and i confirmed.
Now the mess starts: I was trying all my apps and found that snapseed.app was broken in 10.9 Mavericks :-( I love this app and because of this i downgraded to 10.8.5 again.
Back in Mountain Lion i am (of course) unable to start my iPhoto Library because it requires the NEW iPhoto version which is only availiable in 10.9
Question: Is there a way to "reformat" my iPhoto Library to use it with iPhoto 9.4.3 ?
Thx ole

Hi Terence
Are you referring to the Library Manager's "rebuild library" option? Asking because I downgraded my wife's computer from Mavericks to Mountain Lion. Now her iPhoto Library (opened once in Mavericks) shows it's incompatible with iPhoto's Mountain Lion version. Would like to restore functionality without losing her albums etc (marriage survival training )
Thanks

Lost iPhoto link once I downgraded to Mavericks

I hated Yosemite, so I downgraded back to Mavericks. In doing so I lost the link to my iPhoto library and can't seem to recover it. It shows greyed out library. When trying to select "which iPhoto library to use" the directory either shows greyed out or if it does show with open button, nothing happens at all once I choose to open. I have tried hitting command/option on opening, but it simply says choose iPhoto library and does not show option to rebuild as the Apple support suggested. Any help to rebuild this would much appreciated.
Thank you
Steve Miller

It didn't. It doesn't.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places 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.
Regards
TD

I can't open iphoto after downgrading

I downgraded from Yosemite back to Mountain Lion and now iphoto wouldn't open. I downloaded iphoto 9.4.1 but wouldn't install it without me having iphoto 9.1 or later. I am confused, what should I do?
Thanks.

OK
remember that when you upgraded the library you were told that this was a one way streat and previous versions would not be able to open the library and you agreed to that.
the only solution is to go back to a backup of the library for the version you are now using or to use IPLM to downgrade the library to version 8.4.3 which does not keep projects
Using the Time Machine applicaion go back in time before you pugraded to iPhoto 9.5 and restore the iPhoto library from there
LN

Can't find iPhoto photos after downgrading to Snow Leopard from Lion

I had my photos on my External Hard Drive being used as a backup for TIme Machine.
After downgrading to Snow Leopard from Lion (my computer was running rediculusly slow likely due to being so close to the minimum requirements), I can not access any of my Time Machine dates prior to the date I downgraded. I have reinstalled Lion to try to access the files that way, but am having issues finding my old photos.
Any help would be appreciated as I've got about 15000 photos of my kids on there.

There are issues with iphoto which changes versions..
I would strongly recommend you do an archive of the TC before you do any more playing.
I presume the TC is the only place you have these photos stored??? So your entire library is hard disk erase from total annilahation.. not good!!
Load a real utility into Lion.. archive is not present on the new version.. why apple why??
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
You can then do a full restore to an external drive.. or something fancy..
Pondini is the saviour here.
http://pondini.org/TM/15.html
There is a specific section on iphoto and its pain.
I strongly suggest you read the entire section from Q14-18 so you actually understand what TM does.

IPhoto won't open after Mavericks toSnow Leopard downgrade

Hi,
recently I've upgraded my OS to Mavericks, but I really did not like the performance on the new OS, so I decided to move back to Snow Leopard. I did backup all my information with Time Machine before downgrading, but to my surprise nothing would work afterwards, particularly iPhoto. I've tried even upgrading back to Mavericks to see if I could retrieve my pictures and then downgrade again, but when I tried it I got a message saying that my mac couldn't be upgraded to Mavericks.
Does anyone know a way to get iPhoto to work again?
Thanks in advance.

Eudine wrote:
The only backup I have is the one from Time Machine and I did when I had Mavericks installed.
Does that backup have a copy of the iPhoto library BEFORE you installed 10.9?
If that is the case move the current iPhoto library aside and restore the old iPhoto library backup to the Pictures folder.
You could also do what you are trying (upgrade to 10.9, export images, revert to 10.6), but the error you are giving is too vague, we need the full message to have any idea on how to help you to upgrade to 10.9. I would try to install 10.9 on an external disk so you can view the library & export from there.
I think you will also need to do similar things with any apps that were newer on 10.9 such as Pages etc.

Downgrade OS and iphoto database

G'day
I foolishly upgraded my imac to ox x 10.9.5 from snow leopard. The upgrade to maverick ( I think it is called) did a database upgrade of some kind to my iphoto library.   I want to remove maverick and reinstall snow leopard from scratch to get a clean image. But I fear that my iphoto library won't work. And possibly my timemachine backups won't work either.
Is it possible to reinstall an older operating system, and have my iphoto and timemachine backups still work or am I screwed?
Thanks

.   I want to remove maverick and reinstall snow leopard from scratch to get a clean image. But I fear that my iphoto library won't work. And possibly my timemachine backups won't work either.
What kind of backup do you have?
Do you have a full clone of of your Mac from before the upgrade or full Time Machine backup with all applications and the system library and user library, your iPhoto library, etc? With a full backup you can revert to a previous system, if you erase your Macs, reinstall Snowleopard, and then use the setup assistant to migrate all apps and data from your backup. See this link:   OS X Mavericks: Revert to a previous OS X version
But if your Snow Leopard backup is incomplete, it will be difficult to revert. There is no lossless way to downgrade an iPhoto Library to a previous version. In that case it would be more profitable to find out, why your upgrade to Mavericks went wrong and to solve the issues you now are having.

IPhoto Do Not Load after Downgrading Back to Tiger

Hi. I bought and installed Leopard on my computer, but mainly because of some stability and compatibility issues, I decided to downgrade back to Tiger for now. I used my MacBook Pro installation disk to reinstall Tiger, leaving all the system files intact, and so far, Tiger has been running with no problems. I did notice though that some applications, such as iPhoto and some other iLife '08 applications, do not load, but most of the third party applications so far, such as Parallels, were fixed by reinstalling it onto my HD.
On the other hand, I have tried to reinstall the iLife programs a couple of times, but my iPhoto application keeps on failing to open. Does anyone know anyway I can fix this program, or any suggestions/feedback on this matter at all?
Thanks

First step is to use Disk Utility to Repair Permissions before and after any update, install, or upgrade, reboot after each Permissions Repair.
Might Verify the HD before fixing permissions also.

Iphoto problems after downgrade from Yosemite to OSX 10.8.5

After a successfull downgrade from Yosemite to 10.8.5 Mountain Lion my ( 'old Yosemite' ) iPhoto backup is not compatible with iPhoto reinstall.
Is there a way to repair or fix this problem?
My patience involving the dramatic Yosemite 'upgrade' is tested to the max I need to say.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
OS X Yosemite uses a newer iPhoto version than OS X Mountain Lion, so it is normal that you cannot use your iPhoto library in Mountain Lion again.
Maybe you will not like what I am going to tell you, but have you tried a Yosemite clean install instead of an upgrade? A lot of users have reported problems with the upgrade to Yosemite, and a clean installation fixes all these problems, because you are going to format the hard drive and install OS X Yosemite as new. I recommend you to try this.

Downgraded operating system now cannot access my iphoto library?

I had to downgrade operating system to Mac OSX v 10.6.8 as my 2009 imac could not cope with more recent operation system. It was unresponsive and slow eg took ages to sync an ipod, slow to open applications like Mail, Adobe PS and Adobe Illustrator (creative cloud versions) were impossibly slow to run.
Its running more like a normal imac since the macshop genuis guy wiped the whole lot and reinstalled a lesser operating systme but now I can not open my old iphoto library (which is on an external drive) as it was created with more recent software. Is it possible to upgrade just iPhoto so I can open the library OR to save it down somehow?
Thanks for your suggestions.

If your iPhoto Library was last used with that more recent operating system, then you have to upgrade your version of iPhoto to the version you had. Since that version requires the more recent operating system and you cannot downgrade the library, I'm afraid either you lose the library or reinstall that more recent operating system.
I'm afraid what you should have done was to figure out how to make the new system work properly or had a full backup of your old system to reinstall along with your old iPhoto Library and iPhoto.
So you're pretty much between a rock and a hard place right now because you ran to your macshop genius guy.

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