Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently?

From	Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
Date	2015-09-03 09:48 -0700
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Subject	Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently?

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On 2015-09-03 16:44:49 +0000, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> said:

> On 2015-09-03 16:08:27 +0000, Alan Browne 
> <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> said:
> 
>> 
>> I'm pretty annoyed that Photos opens without need when I slap in a data 
>> card that has photos on it.
>> 
>> You can disable it for a particular card, but when the next card is 
>> inserted, up pops Photos again.  Annoying.  (I use Bridge to import 
>> photos while converting to .DNG).
>> 
>> I suppose once I've gone through this over the half dozen cards or so 
>> that I have that it should stop.  I hope.
>> 
>> I've tried renaming it via Finder and Get Info - but this seems to be 
>> blocked.  (With Admin privs).
> 
> I also don't use Photos and usually import into Lightroom.
> Apple has made ignoring Photos a two stage and unintuitive exercise.
> 
> 1:	Start with Photos preferences - General:
> Photos: uncheck "Summarize photos"
> Importing: uncheck "Copy items to the Photos library"
> Metadata: since you are not importing any image files, do whatever you 
> want with this.
> 
> 2:	Open "Image Capture"
> Load a car into the card reader, or hook up a camera via USB.
> Once Image Capture is populated with the contents of the card or camera 
> look at the bottom of the window. There you will see Import To: (Menu)
> Click on that and select anything but Photos. I just use Desktop (or 
> whatever file you want to use, you are not going to be importing with 
> IC or Photos anyway).
> 
> Once that was done I never see Photos, and all import dialog is via Lightroom.

...er, 
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Regards,

Savageduck

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  Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 09:44 -0700
    Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 09:48 -0700
    Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-03 12:53 -0400
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 10:55 -0700
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-09-03 11:00 -0700
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:17 -0400
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-09-03 19:33 +0100
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-03 18:56 +0000
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:20 -0400
          Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-04 14:37 +0000
          Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-04 14:56 +0000
            Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 16:37 -0400
              Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 16:47 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-06 12:11 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-06 12:32 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-08 16:29 -0400
  Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-03 14:50 -0400
    Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:19 -0400
      Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 08:31 -0400
        Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 08:33 -0400
          Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 08:38 -0400
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                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-09-04 20:27 -0400
                Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-04 21:00 -0400
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              Re: Prevent Photos from opening - permanently? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-09-04 22:44 +0100

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