Stop iPhoto From Launching

How to prevent iPhoto from automatically launching every time you plug in a digital camera or iPhone.

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Comments: 6 Responses to “Stop iPhoto From Launching”

    Mark Horstman
    17 years ago

    Gary-

    Nice work. The Apple site has some ineffective chatter, but you nailed the solution. Thanks for helping me eliminate a small but repeated annoyance!

    Mark

    elizabeth
    16 years ago

    Gary,

    THANK YOU! I find it funny how much a little thing like this can annoy me, so the satisfaction one gets with a solution is immeasurable. I wonder what other little gems I can find in your lists...

    elizabeth

    Betty Hoyle
    15 years ago

    After installing HP Scann for the MacBook. How do I stop the iPhoto Library from launching at the beginning when turning on the computer.

    Thank you for your help.

    Betty Hoyle

      Gary Rosenzweig
      15 years ago

      So you installed something called HP Scan and now iPhoto launches automatically when you boot up? Strange. It must be something HP Scan is doing. You can try to see if it shows up as a scanner in Image Capture. If it does, it will allow you to change the behavior of this scanner.

    Stopping an iPod Touch from opening iPhoto automatically… | Unseen Geek
    15 years ago

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    Stopping an iPod Touch from opening iPhoto automatically…
    14 years ago

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