I do not and have never used any softwares to manage my 8000+ pictures ( most of them hires TIFFs) . I keep two external hard drives with all of them on and manipulate and use them when required for jobs. If anything looks like controlling what I do it gets deleted!
Call me a Luddite, but I like to have complete control of where things are. Bill > On 3 Jun 2016, at 18:24, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Kevin, I suspect the answer is no. You will still have the iPhotos > application resident on your Mac (Go to Finder>Applications>iPhoto) and you > will see it there. You can launch it and it will look at your iPhoto library > as it was at the time of OSX update AND conversion to Photos. Imported photos > SINCE the migration are not backwards-visible in iPhotos but your images as > they were at the time of migration are visible in both iPhoto and Photos. All > future Imports go to Photos library only. > > Ronni may have some higher level tips but if you have Photos on your Mac, it > is implied the OS you have is tailored for this environment so deleting > Photos not a good idea. > > > Peter Crisp > petercr...@westnet.com.au <mailto:petercr...@westnet.com.au> > > > >> On 3 Jun 2016, at 5:46 PM, Kevin Lock <kal...@iinet.net.au >> <mailto:kal...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: >> >> Pete, >> >> can I delete Photos and install iPhoto? >> >> Kev >> >> >>> On 3 Jun 2016, at 4:26 pm, petercr...@westnet.com.au >>> <mailto:petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> I have come to use Photos without any issues It is reliant upon awareness >>> of the migration process when upgrading from iPhoto to Photos as if you get >>> that wrong you can create a headache to rectify. >>> >>> >>> Still, I had no issues with iPhoto so was not really aware of why such a >>> fundamental update was necessary - probably some things under the hood were >>> needed (maybe driven by iCloud requirements) and maybe there are some >>> things I can do now that I was not previously able to do with iPhoto. >>> >>> >>> I think you can still use iPhoto but I haven't since migrating. >>> >>> >>> Pete. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: >>> wamug@wamug.org.au <mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au> >>> To: >>> <wamug@wamug.org.au <mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>> >>> Cc: >>> >>> Sent: >>> Fri, 3 Jun 2016 13:37:20 +0800 >>> Subject: >>> Re: All Contacts lost >>> >>> >>> I would like iPhoto back....photos is a pile of. >>> >>> Kev >>> >>> On 03/06/2016, at 12:51 PM, clamsh...@iinet.net.au >>> <mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>> Michael, I agree completely with what you write. I hated to do it, but I >>> decided to stick with Yosemite (and I wish I had stuck even farther back.) >>> Apple is really losing the plot. Maybe it’s just change for change’s sake. >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 20:10, Michael Hawkins <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au >>> <mailto:michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au>> wrote: >>> >>> I don't want to use iCloud but Apple is getting more and more insidiously >>> insistent. I get pestered with messages about updates to iOS but can't work >>> out a safe way of finding out before I download and install what the update >>> will actually do I feel as if the update has already been downloaded - >>> that's the inference I draw from messages telling me the update is ready to >>> install. iTunes has run rampant through my music and CDs I had the right to >>> copy onto my laptop seem to have become subsumed into iTunes, as if they're >>> on loan from Apple. Memories, real or imagined, of Microsoft's practices in >>> the late nineties and early 2000's come to the fore >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 7:55 PM, Rod Blitvich <rb...@iinet.net.au >>> <mailto:rb...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: >>> >>> Blasphemy! >>> >>> >>> <image.gif> >>> >>> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>> Good Ideas >>> 0409 681 256 >>> rb...@iinet.net.au <> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 6:45 PM, Michael Hawkins >>> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au >>> <mailto:michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au>> wrote: >>> >>> Windows is starting to look strangely attractive >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 3:53 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au >>> <mailto:ren...@westnet.com.au>> wrote: >>> >>> Getting worse! >>> >>> Now Contacts has “self restored”. >>> >>> Bill >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 15:43, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au >>> <mailto:ren...@westnet.com.au>> wrote: >>> >>> Ronni, >>> >>> This is weird. >>> >>> I have made a search for the App Support folder across 2 years in TIme >>> Machine and Contacts and Address Book and neither are there where you >>> suggested. Then in the HD drive same thing - neither Address Book nor >>> Contacts are there! >>> >>> Bill >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 14:58, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Ok Bill, >>> >>> You said you have Time Machine Backups >>> Quit all applications, or at least - Quit Mail and Contacts. >>> >>> If you need to Restore from Time Machine backup: >>> >>> This folder needs to be restored: >>> >>> ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook >>> >>> Open the Library folder in your home folder by holding down the option key >>> and selecting >>> Go ▹ Library from the Finder menu bar. >>> Navigate in the usual way to the item indicated >>> >>> Enter Time Machine >>> Then Go to ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook and Restore the >>> Address Book content from a Time Machine backup >>> Copy the entire contents of the Address Book folder from the backup and >>> overwrite the contents of this folder on your system drive. >>> >>> Once the Restore is complete, Relaunch Contacts and you should see your >>> contacts listed. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>> >>> El Capitan OS X 10.11.5 >>> >>> >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 2:41 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au >>> <mailto:ren...@westnet.com.au>> wrote: >>> >>> Ronni, >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Did both. There is nothing there either way except the one contact I put >>> in this am. Also when typing email reciripient names, they usually come >>> up but that seems to be at fault as well ( several regulars missing) >>> >>> Bill >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 13:31, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> I replied earlier to your message but my reply did not come through to the >>> list. >>> Hence my message to test if the WAMUG mailing server was down which did >>> come to the list... But my original reply message has not?? Go figure :) >>> So I've copied my reply message to you below: >>> --- >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> If you are using iCloud: >>> >>> Make sure you are Signed In - System Preferences > iCloud and Contacts is >>> Selected. >>> Deselected Contacts and then Reselected it. >>> >>> If you are NOT using iCloud. >>> >>> Go to System Preferences > Users and Groups > Your Admin Card > Click >>> Contacts Card: "Open Button”. >>> All cards previously in your Address Book should recover. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> >>> >>> On 2 Jun 2016, at 12:14 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au >>> <mailto:ren...@westnet.com.au>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Wamuggers, >>> >>> I just had occasion to check an email address, it did not appear as I typed >>> the recipient’s details. I went to Contacts and and found nothing. 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