JJL12345 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 When I import photos from my camera, I now use the card reader and bypass Photos altogether using Bridge (thanks to multiple posts in Ask Damien). This question is actually regarding importing photos from my iPhone to my Mac. Is there a way to skip Photos when my iPhone is plugged in - to import iPhone photos straight to a folder on my desktop or hard drive? I see an option to un-click "Copy Items to the Photos library" under Preferences. Is this a separate action from above? I am wondering if this is copying my files and creating duplicates that I do not want. Should I deselect this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Which operating system are you running on your Mac? Generally speaking, unchecking the "Open Photos for this device" checkbox near the top left of the Photos window will stop Photos from auto-playing when you plug in your phone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Yeah, photos is a real pain to disable. If you want to auto-import photos from your phone, I use the free version of Dropbox. It syncs you phone to a folder in its cloud service. Granted, the free version is only 2GB, but it does give you a chance to put your photos somewhere so that it doesn't end up in Photos. After importing, you can always move them to a folder on your HD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL12345 Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thanks. I'll try Dropbox. That's what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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