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Q: my iMac won't recognise sandisc ultra cf8gb card reader

I have an Imac 21 inch  screen. I need help to transfer photos. I have tried two different cardreaders with a Sandisk ultra compact flash card. In turn, I have connected each reader to each of the  usb  ports at the back of the computer and in every case nothing happens. Nothing appears on the screen. Nothing appears in IPhoto.  How do I get the computer to download the photos?

Thanks

Ray.

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jun 7, 2012 12:40 AM

by babowa,Solvedanswer
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Do you have your Finder preferences set to show external drives? FWIW, card readers do not require any drivers; however, when I got my Sandisk Extreme cards, my old card reader was too slow for the faster card. You might want to check to make sure your reader can handle faster speed cards. The capacity of the cards should not matter either - I regularly use 4, 8, 16, and 32 GB Extreme SDHC cards without a problem (but, again, with an ultra fast reader that actually came with the cards).

Posted on Jun 8, 2012 4:29 PM

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  • by Jacquelinefromwis,

    Jacquelinefromwis Jacquelinefromwis Jul 9, 2012 5:46 PM in response to Jacquelinefromwis
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    Jul 9, 2012 5:46 PM in response to Jacquelinefromwis

    I thank you for all your help. It is very to have you out there to help us.

    I ordered a cable for my sony cybershot. It should be here in a few days. I can only hope it will work.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Jul 9, 2012 6:04 PM in response to Jacquelinefromwis
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    Jul 9, 2012 6:04 PM in response to Jacquelinefromwis

    The Genius Bar is a place in each Apple store where you can take your devices and get free advice (by appointment is best, else you may have to wait some time).

     

    http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

     

    So you are looking at the pictures - is there a folder with them on your desktop? If so, simply highlight a photo and drag it to the desktop (outside of the folder it's in). You are copying the photo from the camera card to your desktop. That's all there is to it. You can then put them in a folder if you like to keep them organized.

     

    If you want to edit, organize, etc., then you do need software - either iPhoto, Aperture, or some third party app of your choice. Graphic Converter is a good one for editing.

  • by mari darr welch,

    mari darr welch mari darr welch Oct 7, 2012 12:05 AM in response to tomstac05
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    Oct 7, 2012 12:05 AM in response to tomstac05

    What are you looking for in system preferences to do this?

  • by 2x37796,

    2x37796 2x37796 Feb 6, 2013 8:29 PM in response to tomstac05
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    Feb 6, 2013 8:29 PM in response to tomstac05

    Similar problem, only far worse. When I inserted my 128 mb Sony memory stick into its reader (MSAC-US1), my brand new iMac crashed--what Apple refers to as "kernel panic." The computer, running  10.8.2, wouldn't restart until I ejected the card.

    Same stick and reader worked fine in G5 and later in a 2006 iMac, 2007 Macbook. Apple phone support could only refer the problem to engineering.

    Clues? Solutions?

    Thanks,

    rr

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