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Q: how to disable photos

I don't want Photos opening when I inserts an SD card. How to prevent this?

 

I am a full grown person and figure I should be the one deciding what app/program opens when. Never used iPhoto and I have no intention of ever using Photo.

Thanks!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.1.x)

Posted on Apr 20, 2015 8:52 AM

by Terence Devlin,Solvedanswer
Terence Devlin Terence Devlin
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A:

Insert the card and let Photos open and show you the import pane. Then uncheck the box at the top:

 

Screen Shot 2015-04-11 at 16.40.24.png

 

You can also do this with Image Capture (in the Applications Folder)

Posted on Apr 20, 2015 9:11 AM

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  • by Yax Attax,

    Yax Attax Yax Attax Feb 18, 2016 1:10 PM in response to léonie
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    Feb 18, 2016 1:10 PM in response to léonie

    You can temporarily disable System Integrity Protection in order to delete the Photos.app package contents or whatever else you want to do.  I don't recommend leaving it off permanently, so my advice is to turn it back on once you're done making changes.  But for me, yeah, I hate Photos and Mail and a bunch of the other Apple apps, and I hate that they're locked down, so I temporarily turned SIP off so that I could disable those apps, and then I turned SIP on again.

     

    There are numerous articles on how to turn off SIP so I won't outline it here.  Google it or see this link:  http://osxdaily.com/2015/10/05/disable-rootless-system-integrity-protection-mac- os-x/

     

    BTW FWIW my preferred choice for disabling apps (after turning off SIP) is not to trash the package contents, but to just use "chmod 000 [app name]" in Terminal so that the app is forbidden to ever launch.  It's quick and easily reversible if you ever change your mind.  But others will prefer other methods.

     

    Hope this is helpful.  And don't forget to turn SIP back on when you're done!  :-)

  • by Fingerbun,

    Fingerbun Fingerbun Feb 24, 2016 1:49 AM in response to nico206
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    Feb 24, 2016 1:49 AM in response to nico206

    This is truly hilarious. I expect to have to go to the command line when working on Linux, but Apple????? I pay premium prices for a superior user experience on Apple. I don;'t think this is it.

  • by Fingerbun,

    Fingerbun Fingerbun Feb 24, 2016 2:22 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Feb 24, 2016 2:22 AM in response to LarryHN

    Larry, I raised a message to Apple, but what does it mean? If they didn't consider the use case of people buying Photoshop, the worlds most popular photograph editing software I think,  from their own app store, it's not  a good sign, given the importance Apple has historically placed on use by creatives.  This issue was all over social media when Photos came out, and they have done nothing. I left it alone, assuming they would address it. They haven't. It seems as bad now as it was on day 1.

     

    As well as raising a message to Apple, I've started looking into a Windows-based solution for my photography. We'll see where that leads.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Feb 24, 2016 3:36 AM in response to Yax Attax
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    Feb 24, 2016 3:36 AM in response to Yax Attax
    You can temporarily disable System Integrity Protection in order to delete the Photos.app package contents or whatever else you want to do.

    I know we can, but I would not do it to be able to modify or remove a part of the system. Other applications and parts of the system may be relying on the presence of Photos, because it is a part of the system.

  • by Shaunron,

    Shaunron Shaunron Apr 28, 2016 12:41 PM in response to nico206
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    Apr 28, 2016 12:41 PM in response to nico206

    This works amazing! Being a professional photographer Photos is the worst program ever. Why Apple wouldn't make a short cut to disable it for people who don't use it is beyond me.

     

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  • by .Walter,

    .Walter .Walter May 10, 2016 3:21 PM in response to Rysz
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    May 10, 2016 3:21 PM in response to Rysz

    This does not address the question and is out of context. Disabling a single device does not disable photos from accessing any memory card

  • by specklepilot,

    specklepilot specklepilot Jun 6, 2016 1:12 AM in response to Rysz
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    Jun 6, 2016 1:12 AM in response to Rysz

    This works perfectly. Connect device or insert card, open Image Capture, select device or card, click the icon at the bottom of the column to choose what aplication should open, select 'no application'. Many thanks

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jun 6, 2016 2:19 AM in response to specklepilot
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    Jun 6, 2016 2:19 AM in response to specklepilot

    That works really well... until you reformat the card, then it's back to square one.

  • by elstreedv,

    elstreedv elstreedv Jun 21, 2016 5:05 AM in response to konzy
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    Jun 21, 2016 5:05 AM in response to konzy

    Thanks for this. Just the bit of code I've been looking for... Photos has done more damage to my view of Apples interface than just about anything else.

  • by bymayflower,

    bymayflower bymayflower Sep 2, 2016 1:04 PM in response to nico206
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    Sep 2, 2016 1:04 PM in response to nico206

    Very helpful, thank you so much!

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