How do I disable iPhoto (Yosemite) from automatically launching when I plug in my iPhone?

Two ways:

iPhoto -> Preferences -> General: Connecting Camera Opens... and select 'No Application'

Or with Image Capture (in the Applications Folder) you can choose one a per-device basis.

What's set in Image Capture (in the Applications Folder)?

Hi,

I have the same problem, since Yosemite upgrade iPhoto opens when connection the iPhone.

I tried iPhoto -> Preferences -> General: Connecting Camera Opens... and select 'No Application'

but doesn't solve the problem. I recall before I used my Canon software to disable it, but Canon software won't work yet under Yosemite.

Hi,

Same problem here. Can't disable iPhoto from opening when plug the iPhone, but worse, it opens again when I try to record movie from iPhone, for App development video. Well being honest I upgraded for this feature only, I was happy enough with previous OSX.

Image capture set to import to pictures.
Sorry Terence, what do you mean for "you can choose one a per-device basis" please can you give us more details?

Try the following:

1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your

User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.

2 - delete the contents the following folder:

User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto

3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.

NOTE: For Mavericks and Yosemite go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:

where you can check the Show Library Folder checkbox.

What's set in Image Capture (in the Applications Folder)?

Per device means that with Image Capture you can decide different responses for different devices.

in Image Capture I have the iPhone only as device and it is set to import to pictures. No other options to set.

Old Toad, images not visible.

I deleted iPhoto, now Image Capture fires up... I wonder what will launch when I delete Image Capture?

Got it, delete iPhoto, then set Image Capture to "no application" ... cool!

OK, deleted the iPhoto plist file, then the content of containers as by Old Toad instructions in thread #7 above.

Then restart, then open iPhoto and set --> connecting camera opens: no application <-- in iPhoto general preferences.

Image capture was set to save images in pictures, so no modifications there.

No more iPhoto popping up on iPhone cable plug, and no more on "new movie recording" in quick time player when iPhone set as primary screen to record.

OSX 10.10 Yosemite (14A389)

SOLVED for me. Thank you guys.

This is how I fixed it for myself.

Step 1. iPhoto --> Preferences... --> General --> Connecting Camera Opens... --> No Application

Step 2. Then, with each iOS device that causes iPhoto to launch...

a. Launch Image Capture.

b. Select the device.

c. Display the device options by clicking on that little triangle-in-square icon in the lower left corner.

d. Update the "Connecting this [iOS device] opens:" to No Application

This fixed it for me. Thanks so much!

Yeah, this fixed it for me. Thanks!

"This is how I fixed it for myself.

Step 1. iPhoto --> Preferences... --> General --> Connecting Camera Opens... --> No Application

Step 2. Then, with each iOS device that causes iPhoto to launch...

a. Launch Image Capture.

b. Select the device.

c. Display the device options by clicking on that little triangle-in-square icon in the lower left corner.

d. Update the "Connecting this [iOS device] opens:" to No Application"