Q: Can't import photos from iPhone to mac after 9.2 & 10.11.2
A couple weeks ago, I could attach my iphone to my mac (USB) and iPhoto would open, show me the new photos, let me import, etc.
After the "upgrades", nothing happens when I attach the iphone.
OK, says I, maybe Apple finally stopped supporting iphoto.
So I setup Photos. Still nothing.
There appears to be no obvious way to import the photos from my iphone to my mac. I suppose I could use email, but that's so stupid.
Any help appreciated.
Mac mini, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), 16 GB, iPhone 6, iPad mini
Posted on Dec 18, 2015 11:34 AM
Give this a try:
Fix for Photos and/or iPhoto Not Recognizing iPhone
1 - download and run the free demo version of Find Any File to search for a file name that begins with "com.apple.ImageCaptureExtension2".
2 - delete all files beginning with "com.apple.ImageCaptureExtension2". I found these two:
3 - reboot and connect the iPhone again. Photos and iPhoto both recognized the phone.
Thanks to Terence Devlin for this solution.
Posted on Dec 18, 2015 1:41 PM


