iMovie completly dissappeared!

k3s · Jan 28, 2008

Okay today i was going to edit some videos. Thinking i could use imovie, i searched for it because it is not on my dock. But when i searched for it it did not come up on the applications folder. I searched the apple site, but it required my to have the previous installment, but since i dont have it, what can i do?

Also could it be possible since my macbook is refurbished, and came with tiger,but and installation disk for leopard that it did not come with the complete ilife suite. Because i am also missing iweb, garage band etc..

Mattlike · Jan 28, 2008

k3s said:
Okay today i was going to edit some videos. Thinking i could use imovie, i searched for it because it is not on my dock. But when i searched for it it did not come up on the applications folder. I searched the apple site, but it required my to have the previous installment, but since i dont have it, what can i do?

Also could it be possible since my macbook is refurbished, and came with tiger,but and installation disk for leopard that it did not come with the complete ilife suite. Because i am also missing iweb, garage band etc..

If you did an erase and install, that explains why it is gone. Just remember, iLife is not part of OS X but happens to come installed on all new Macs.

k3s · Jan 29, 2008

Ah darn it, that explains it. I did an erase and install thinking that it would be better since i have heard of some issues of just installing it over. Does anyone know of a free movie editor for the mac?

k3s · Jan 29, 2008

But what could i do to get imovie back? Could i go to the apple store since my computer is under a one year warranty?

xstep · Jan 29, 2008

Insert disc 1 of your install discs. Double click the "Install Bundled Software Only" icon. When you get to the part that allows you to choose customize, choose that and you get to a list of applications including iMovie.

Before doing that, I'd do a search for the file iMovie using spotlight. Maybe you misplaced it.

Amen-Moses · Jan 29, 2008

k3s said:
But what could i do to get imovie back? Could i go to the apple store since my computer is under a one year warranty?

Don't you have a set of Tiger install discs?

Amen-Moses

k3s · Jan 29, 2008

But the thing is i do have the disks, but since my computer is a refurbished one. It came with tiger and a seperate install disk of leopard - which i installed on my computer. If i insert the tiger disks it asks for a complete erase and install. But i cant do that since i have all my programs installed and set up.

I already did a search in spotlight etc.. nothing.

Amen-Moses · Jan 30, 2008

k3s said:
But the thing is i do have the disks, but since my computer is a refurbished one. It came with tiger and a seperate install disk of leopard - which i installed on my computer. If i insert the tiger disks it asks for a complete erase and install. But i cant do that since i have all my programs installed and set up.

I already did a search in spotlight etc.. nothing.

When you put the first Tiger disk in do you see a "Install Bundled Software Only" icon?

Amen-Moses

xstep · Jan 30, 2008

Then try Pacifist.

k3s · Jan 30, 2008

Ah thanks for the program, well i found the program, but how would i go about installing it? I have draged it to the applications folder and it launches, but then gives me an error and asks to ether "Ignore, Report, Relaunch"

xstep · Jan 30, 2008

You found it where? Via Pacifist? If so read the instrucitons on how to use it. Typically Apple software is in a .PKG file that you double click on and that starts the installer. I have to admit, I've never had to use Pacifist, I just know it has helped many many people.