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generalstudies™

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Q: How to switch off iBooks from opening books automatically?

When I drag a book into iBooks it seems to open them automatically.

How do I switch this off? It seems to open books every time on my wife's computer but mine doesn't.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), 2.6 GHz i7 Intel Iris Pro 16GB RAM

Posted on Apr 15, 2016 11:11 PM

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Drop it on the open iBooks library window, not on the icon. Dropping on the Icon seems to want to open the document.

Posted on Apr 26, 2016 8:03 PM

Q: How to switch off iBooks from opening books automatically?

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generalstudies™ Apr 17, 2016 7:40 PM in response to generalstudies™
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Apr 17, 2016 7:40 PM in response to generalstudies™

Anyone?

Its very annoying that every time i drop a PDF or ebook into ibooks it opens up the book automatically.

Any help is appreciated. thanks
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fastasleep Apr 26, 2016 8:03 PM in response to generalstudies™
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Apr 26, 2016 8:03 PM in response to generalstudies™

Drop it on the open iBooks library window, not on the icon. Dropping on the Icon seems to want to open the document.
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generalstudies™ Apr 27, 2016 9:18 PM in response to fastasleep
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Apr 27, 2016 9:18 PM in response to fastasleep

Thanks so much. I didn't think there would be a difference as I always drag books into iBooks directly. Seems my wife drag into its icon instead. Thanks for resolving the issue!
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fastasleep Apr 28, 2016 12:29 AM in response to generalstudies™
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Apr 28, 2016 12:29 AM in response to generalstudies™

Yeah, no problem. I tested it out as I was curious myself and was dealing with iBooks/iCloud issues at the time. Generally dropping stuff on an icon or doing an "Open with..." contextual is going to open the document itself, but dragging files onto an open library whether it's iBooks or iTunes or Photos etc is going to be an "add to Library" kind of action. Cheers.
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