
Exit out of the System Preferences, and log out of your account by selecting the Apple Icon and then Log Out.You may want to read the rest through before you actually follow the steps – you’re about to sign out of your account and will need to close this browser window to do so.Now the new User account you just created will be listed with the other accounts on your Mac.Make sure you select Use separate password, enter it twice in the spaces provided, and then click Create User. The Full Name and Account Name can be anything you’d like – this account will be deleted after iPhoto is working again.

So create the user and make sure the New Account: is set to Administrator.

If you aren’t signed in, you’ll be prompted to do so.Click the “Apple Icon” in your Menu Bar and select App Store….Regardless – here are the steps to turn iPhoto back into a functional App. Once you have iPhoto working again, maybe you’ll want to take a closer to look at Photos. It’s unlikely that it’ll receive another update (perhaps bugfixes, feature updates far less likely) and it would seem the future is “Photos”.

NOTE: Apple is sending a clear message – iPhoto is gone. Following these instructions, you’ll have iPhoto working in Yosemite in no time. Update: this guide/method also works for OS X “El Capitan” (10.11)Īfter Photos came out, you might have noticed that iPhoto no longer wanted to run.įear not. For whatever reason you’ve wound up here (probably not a fan of Photos) – this step-by-step guide will show you how to install/re-install iPhoto on your Mac running Yosemite (OS X 10.10.x).
