How do I stop Preview popping up ?
While working with photographs in the file system the Preview app keeps popping up. How do I disable this without uninstalling the software?
Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
Preview can't be removed from newer versions of OS X. It is the default app for viewing photos on the Mac. So if you double click on a photo file, even if by accident, it will open in Preview because that's what you instructed your Mac to do. The first step to solving the issue would to be more careful in manipulating the files. But if you are trying to work with your photos with an app different than Preview, you can also set that app to be the default app to open the file types for photos. Right click on a photo file and choose Get Info. In the Get Info window is the option Open With to set the app that handles that file type. After selecting a different app to handle photo files you can make it universal on your Mac by clicking the Change All button. You will need to follow these steps for the different file types for photos on your Mac; jpg, png, etc.