Thanks for that most useful tip Daniel.  Long ago in pre Photos days I had 
already killed the Image Capture automatic open and did not realise it was 
linked to Photos in that way.  
Another item gratefully learned!  
regards
Severin

> On 15 May 2015, at 11:32 am, Daniel Kerr <dan...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Hi Severin
> 
> If you don't want it to auto load, then you can do the following.
> Plug in the device.
> Then go to Applications folder and open Image Capture.
> Click on the device under Devices, then down the bottom left you should see 
> "Connecting this <device> opens: and iPhoto or Photos will be showing. Click 
> on this  drop down menu and choose "No Application"
> This will then stop it from opening. You sometimes have to do it for each 
> device. (e.g. iPhone, iPad, Camera etc).
> 
> Image Capture is actually quite useful for a lot of things (and sometimes 
> overlooked). 
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
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> On 15/05/2015, at 11:03 AM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
>> Is there any way to stop Photos automatically opening when a camera or 
>> similar is connected?   
>> I preprocess my photos first, though they all eventually finish up in one of 
>> my 20 or so libraries, probably not the currently selected one.  
>> Additionally Photos, on opening, annoyingly closes my hard drive and sidebar 
>> which then require reopening.  
>> Severin Crisp
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