The data is not the problem, the application is the problem.  I&#x27;m running iPhoto 8.  I tried upgrading to 9 when it came out and it was a disaster.  Now iPhoto is gone from the app store so I can&#x27;t upgrade any more.  iPhoto 8 won&#x27;t run on El Capitan (I had to hack it to even run under Mavericks).  So now my only options are Mavericks + iPhoto 8 or El Cap + Photos.  Those are mutually exclusive options.<p>[EDIT] I actually considered moving to Lightroom, but the only way you can buy it is as a subscription so that doesn&#x27;t actually solve my problem.  The whole point here is that I want to be able to access my photos 30 years from now, and I don&#x27;t want to have to pay rent to Apple or Adobe for the privilege.