iphoto autoloading at startup, when I don't want it to!

aleco · 11 Aug 2009 at 22:42

For some reason iPhoto is now loading up every time I boot into Mac OS X. Being new to OS X I did a quick Google but it seems most people say the way to enable or disable progs loading at startup is via System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Items

...except it's not even listed there!

Does anyone know how to stop iPhoto loading up each time and/or how I managed to do this in the first place?! :confused:

J1234 · 11 Aug 2009 at 22:44

Have you got a camera or memory card or something plugged in when rebooting?

It might be auto opening to try an import photos.

aleco · 11 Aug 2009 at 22:58

Nope! I've never connected a camera and just use the SD slot for transferring photos. If it was my ThinkPad I could've understood leaving it in and not noticing but it sticks out so much on the MacBook at least I never have that problem lol

(I still wish it went in further!)

K1LLSW1TCH · 11 Aug 2009 at 23:06

EDIT**

WOW I didn't even read the second half of your first post. Doh!!

Ummmm, I'll look on the net and then edit this post again.

Will_3rd · 11 Aug 2009 at 23:10

If you right click on the program in the dock it might have 'open at login' ticked.

aleco · 11 Aug 2009 at 23:23

There's no tick next to that option either

aleco · 12 Aug 2009 at 02:49

Ah I think I've found out what it is - it's thinking my shared fat32 partition is a camera? So I guess it's trying to import the video files I have on there. Is there a way to stop this without it importing the videos? I will eventually be moving my photos to this shared partition so I'd prefer not to remove it from being monitored if poss?

Feek · 12 Aug 2009 at 06:25

Aye, iPhoto preferences and under General make sure you've got 'Connecting camera opens:' set to 'No application'

aleco · 12 Aug 2009 at 21:53

Thanks - that seems to have done the trick finally! :-D