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Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app?

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On 2015-10-06, Davoud <star@sky.net> wrote:
> Davoud:
>> > I don't mind having unused software on my HDs, but I mind that my Macs
>> > can't remember what to do when I plug in one of the numerous CF or SD
>> > cards that I use, and that Photos.app usually opens when I put a card
>> > in my reader or connect an iOS device.
>> >
>> > For my purposes, best to delete Photos.app altogether unless it will
>> > mess up the system (El Capitan) somehow.
>
> Alan Browne:
>> What Nospam said.
>
> OK, I had to turn to groups.google.com to read what nospam said because
> nospam is in my kill-file.
>
> So here's What Nospam Said:
> "to stop auto-launch, all you need to do is launch either photos or 
> image capture and then disable auto-launch for each camera and card you 
> have.
>
> "you have to do it for each one..."
>
> "What nospam said" does not work for me. It was, of course, the first
> thing I tried. 11 cards, two Macs, 22 tries. I decided not to do it 22
> more times on the other two Macs that are in use for photography. The
> Macs forget my instructions for the memory cards. I do not connect
> cameras by USB except when I plug in an iThingie.
>
> And that's why I would like to delete Photos.app.

You could try simply removing execute permissions from the app in
question - for instance:

chmod a-x /Applications/Photos.app

That way the app and associated libraries can remain on the system
without the app running.

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JR

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Safe to Delete Photos.app? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-10-04 20:40 -0400
  Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-04 20:48 -0400
  Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 21:25 -0400
    Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-04 21:31 -0400
    Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-10-04 22:10 -0400
      Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-05 00:29 -0400
        Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-10-04 22:36 -0700
        Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-05 23:14 +0000
      Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 02:47 -0400
    Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-05 23:14 +0000
      Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-05 19:15 -0400
        Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-06 13:05 -0400
          Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-10-07 12:07 +1300
            Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-07 00:30 +0000
              Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-06 20:38 -0400
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-07 00:37 -0400
            Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-06 21:01 -0400
              Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 01:03 +0000
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-06 21:05 -0400
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 01:10 +0000
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-06 21:18 -0400
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 01:25 +0000
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-07 00:45 -0400
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? "Andre G. Isaak" <agisaak@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 20:28 -0600
              Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-06 21:05 -0400
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 01:12 +0000
                Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-07 00:46 -0400
              Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-07 00:41 -0400
          Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-06 16:18 -0700
      Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-05 19:20 -0400
        Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-05 23:32 +0000
          Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-10-06 14:17 +1300
            Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-06 01:26 +0000
  Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-10-04 20:07 -0700
  Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-05 17:18 -0400
    Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-10-05 20:50 -0400
      Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-06 01:00 +0000
      Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-06 13:09 -0400
        Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-06 19:10 -0400
          Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-10-06 16:51 -0700
          Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-10-07 12:53 +1300
            Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-06 23:20 -0400

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