Apr 25, 2017 However, after using the iPhoto Library Upgrader, Apple’s recommended path for converting iPhoto 7 and earlier libraries to a newer format that iPhoto 8 and 9 can use, “The result is photos a. I simply want to go and access those old pictures I saved into iPhoto on my hard drive. When I click to open it I get this message: So I clicked 'Learn More' and downloaded the iPhoto upgrader tool. It goes into the utilities folder. So I go there and double click it. It asks me for a library to upgrader. I did that, and at some point the upgrader declared my library ready to be upgraded by the 'new' version of iPhoto. I asked it to do so, and then iPhoto starts up, complaining again that the library needs to be upgraded using the iPhoto library upgrader. This keeps happening.

When you open a library created by an earlier version of iPhoto, you might see a message that says 'Library version too old. Please upgrade your library 'iPhoto Library' using the free iPhoto Library Upgrader available from Apple.'

The iPhoto Library Upgrader prepares libraries from iPhoto '08 (v7.x) or earlier so that you can use them with the current version of iPhoto or Photos for OS X. If your library was created by iPhoto '09 (v8.x) or later, you don't need to use this tool.

Using the iPhoto Library Upgrader tool

Iphoto Library Upgrader Tool Download

Download and install the tool. When you see a green checkmark above 'The installation was successful,' click Close.
In the Finder, choose the Go menu and then choose Utilities.
In the Utilities folder, open the iPhoto Library Upgrader.
If the library shown in the window is not the one you want to upgrade, click Choose Library and select the correct iPhoto Library.
Click Continue to upgrade your library.
When you see 'Your library can now be upgraded by the current version of iPhoto. Do you want to launch iPhoto?' click Quit.

You can now use the upgraded library in iPhoto ’11 (v9.x) or later, or you can migrate your library to Photos for OS X if you're running OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later.

Iphoto Library Upgrader 1.1 Download

Jun 11, 2012 Download the latest version of Apple iPhoto Library Upgrader for Mac - Library upgrade assistance for iPhoto 5. Read 0 user reviews of Apple iPhoto Library Upgrader on MacUpdate. Sep 02, 2009 The most common reason is a corrupt iPhoto Library database file which often results in the failure to upgrade. Apple Support Discussions user 'odinman703' writes: 'We have been using iPhoto 08.