Photos transfer and select more than one photo on my iphone

Not sure what you are doing exactly, but you should be importing your photos to the Photos app. When you connect to import, all new importable photos will display. If you do not want to import all of them, then you can click on them to select the ones you do want to import (this is all done in Photos on your Mac).

If you are using Image Capture, you would follow the instructions in this support article:

Image Capture: Transfer images and other items from your device

Either way, you are doing the selecting on the Mac, not on the device.

Cheers,

GB

But what has dropbox got to do with this??

You must have some option selected in Dropbox's Import option. Disable everything in that Import pane.

If that doesn't fix the job uncheck this checkbox in the General preference pane:

In the Photos Import window just click on the images you want to import. A blue check will appear and you'll be able to import just those selected:

The key is to disable Dropbox.

When you import into the Photos library they are copied into the library package. The inside of the package is not available to the user. If you want a photo out of the library for use with another application you export the original to the Desktop via the File ➙ Export ➙ Export X Unmodified Originals... menu option.

This user tip explains more on accessing images for use outside of the library. It applicable to both iPhoto and Photos libraries.

How to Access Files in iPhoto

But Apple, I have to Export a photo to edit it in photoshop or email it via Gmail?!?!

Of course not. If you want to edit it in Photoshop like we did in iPhoto just purchase the $0.99 External Editors For Photos app which installs an extension in Photos that lets you use any 3rd party image editor in your Applications folder. This user tip explains it in more detail: External Editors in Photos Are Here

To email it with your Gmail account add the Gmail account to your Mail Accounts preference pane:

In Photos select the images you want to email and click on the Share button and select Mail:

That will open an new email with the image in the body of the email.

If you're already in Mail click on the Show Media Browser button

and select the images to email in the next window:

It's all integrated.

You can do what you want

If you use Photos then you can not organize your files - that is what Photos does and why you use it

If you want to do your own file organization then do not use Photos - import another way using the finder or image capture or another program and do what ever you want - Photos is not required but if you choose to use it then you have to use it correctly

LN

Photos Agent is launched when you launch Photos. It's a background app that runs even after you close Photos so it can sync with the iCloud features, i.e. My Photo Stream, Shared Albums and the iCloud Photo Library.

Try using the  ➙ Force Quit menu option to force quit Photos. Or you can quit Photos from the Activity Monitor window.

No it is not duplicating anything - migration hard links to the original and preview files - no duplicates are made -Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support

The Photos database files take a little space but nothing is duplicated

LN

Apparently (according to another thread) it is converting it is converting all previous iPhoto material which is rather concerning.

I hope i will not have duplicates of my photos taking up space on my HDD.

No you won't duplicate space. The two libraries initially share the same data on the HD via hard links so they don't take up twice the amount of space on the hard drive. They can be copied/backed up independently.

New photos added to either library are independent of the other library.

Here's more info on hard links:

Photos saves disk space by sharing images with your iPhoto or Aperture libraries - Apple Support

The (hard) link between Photos and iPhoto

You can import using image capture or the finder

If Photos launches when you connect a device while that device is connected in Photos uncheck the box to open Photos when this device is connected

and you do not access the contents of the Photos database using the finder - you use the media browser in the lower left of every attach/upload/open window under media ==> photos ==> Photos or you us the Photos applicaiton and export the phoot to a desktop folder

LN

Use Image Capture. It will let you download the photos from your iPhone to the location of your choice on the MBP.

i tried to attach a photo from Photos

Attach it to what?