Photos keep getting copied to my hard disk. I want this to stop.

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Photos keep getting copied to my hard disk. I want this to stop.

When I bought an iPhone 6, at some point in the itunes software update, I vaguely remember selecting a path to my NAS to backup photos and videos. Unfortunately, all of my photos keep getting dumped onto the top path on my NAS which is really starting to annoy me. I delete the photos and the next day they are back.

I have looked at every setting I can find in iTunes, image capture, iphoto, and even everywhere I can think to look in the system preferences. I simply cannot find any reference to this network drive path anywhere.

What could possibly be causing this?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Dec 10, 2017 3:38 PM

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Yer_Man

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Dec 11, 2017 12:50 AM in response to JerryAG

I usually just email it to myself from the phone

Well then we can say with a high degree of certainty that this has nothing at all to do with iPhoto, iTunes, Image Capture and only to do with whatever email client you use. So I'd be looking to that for help.

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JerryAG Author

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Dec 11, 2017 10:30 AM in response to Yer_Man

I'm pretty sure emailing myself the occasional photo wouldn't cause every image on my phone to get dumped onto a hard drive.

I know I entered that path during some setup step after upgrading iTunes. I just can't figure out what it applied to or where to change it.

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Yer_Man

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Dec 10, 2017 4:01 PM in response to JerryAG

This is the iPhoto for Mac forum. Is iPhoto involved in this query in some way?

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JerryAG Author

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Dec 10, 2017 4:54 PM in response to Yer_Man

As indicated in my question, I don't know which application is responsible for this issue. But I figured I might have luck starting in the iPhoto section for ideas.

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Yer_Man

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Dec 10, 2017 10:34 PM in response to JerryAG

Do you use iPhoto? It doesn't sound like you do. I'm not sure iTunes would have anything to do with it. What's your procedure for getting images from your phone?

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JerryAG Author

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Dec 11, 2017 12:05 AM in response to Yer_Man

No, I don't use iPhoto. And whenever I need an image from my phone, I usually just email it to myself from the phone.

I even tried uninstalling iTunes, and the issue still happens.

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Yer_Man

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Dec 11, 2017 3:50 PM in response to JerryAG

If the only way you get photos from your phone is via email, then how can it have anything to do with iTunes? iTunes has no ability to download photos from your phone.

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