How can I plug in a photo flash card without having Photos start?

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How can I plug in a photo flash card without having Photos start?

When I plug in a flash card, Photos automatically starts up and wants to import all 2,000 photos on the card, whereas I only want to see what's on it without waiting for Photos to thumbnail all of those pictures. Untimately, I will end up importing one or two, not all 2000. Is there a way to have Photos NOT start when I put in the card so I can NOT wait for it to finish? I want to be able to start Photos manually when I am actually ready to import.

iPhone 5s, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), Mac Os

Posted on Jul 17, 2015 11:57 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 28, 2015 4:02 PM in response to scattermonger

Any ideas anybody? I want to plug in a flash card containing jpg's and NOT have Photos start up. As it is, I have to wait for Photos to thumbnail about 2000 pictures....not what I want. Most of what's on the flash is junk. I only want to import some of the pictures.

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Answer 2

Jul 28, 2015 4:57 PM in response to scattermonger

After you insert the card into your computer, do you have the option to select "what happens" every time a card is inserted? I seem to recall getting that option when I inserted a blank CD on my old Mac. I could specify whether iTunes automatically opens or just a Finder window.

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Answer 3

Jul 29, 2015 11:28 AM in response to Bear Hunter

No, that's what I would like to have, so I could open Finder and just copy the image I want to the desktop for import into Photos. As it is, Photos opens whether I want it or not and thumbnails all 2000+ images, which takes some time. I would prefer to start Photos on my own when I have an image or two to import.

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Answer 4

LarryHN

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Jul 29, 2015 11:52 AM in response to scattermonger

insert the card and while is is inserted and Photos is running uncheck the box on the top left to Open Photos when this device is connected

You may have to repeat in Image Capture when you can set nothing to open or a program of you choice - and this must be repeated for each separate device

You also can tell Apply you would like a system wide preference to do this so you do not have to do it for each device - https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html

LN

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Answer 5

Jul 29, 2015 7:10 PM in response to LarryHN

It worked, and I'm kicking myself for not noticing that.

Thanks a lot Larry!

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Answer 6

LarryHN

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Jul 29, 2015 7:49 PM in response to scattermonger

You ae welcome

LN

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