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Q: Mac will not recognize SD card after installing OS X Yosemite.

I use the SD card slot to upload photographs from my camera into either Aperture 3.0 or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5. When the card is inserted, an icon used to appear on the desktop. I could then upload the images on the SD card to either of the programs noted above. After installing Yosemite, inserting the card does not create the icon on the desktop. You can see the SD card in the Disk Utility program, but it is grayed out and you cannot administer any First Aid.

 

Any help would be very welcome.

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10), SanDisk Ultra 32 GB SD Card.

Posted on Oct 18, 2014 4:52 PM

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  • by rolandgoetz,

    rolandgoetz rolandgoetz May 15, 2015 10:19 AM in response to VK1001
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    May 15, 2015 10:19 AM in response to VK1001

    Noticed same trouble on my iMac 27" with 10.10.3 - SDcards don´t appear anymore on desktop like any other drive or USB-stick :-( ...

     

    They appear in the sidebar of the windows, they appear in Disk Utility, image import utility automatically starts when inserted - but no icon on the desktop.

     

    Is this a bug or a feature ?!??! For heaven`s sake, Apple, what´s this ? Do you want to keep the system simple for stupid users or what ?

     

    Deleting the DCIM folder on the card doesn't change anything (was only an idea - i thought may be the system detects the folder and prevents appearance on desktop).

     

    So : just another bug in Yosemite ????

    :-(

  • by jpshrahul,

    jpshrahul jpshrahul Sep 25, 2015 1:27 PM in response to portwally
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    Sep 25, 2015 1:27 PM in response to portwally

    It worked fine for me.

  • by dkalip,

    dkalip dkalip Oct 15, 2015 6:11 AM in response to VK1001
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    Oct 15, 2015 6:11 AM in response to VK1001

    1.  Go to Finder->Preferences->Sidebar and under DEVICES make sure "External Disks" is checked.

    2.  Launch iPhoto.  When I did the card showed up in finder under DEVICES.

  • by TinaChildress,

    TinaChildress TinaChildress Dec 31, 2015 1:45 PM in response to VK1001
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    Dec 31, 2015 1:45 PM in response to VK1001

    This worked for me... (About the SD and SDXC card slot - Apple Support)

     

    I put the card in the slot, but it did not mount. What should I do?

    Remove the card and insert it again. Sometimes, if you put the SD card into the slot too slowly, it may not mount properly.

  • by rfpeace,

    rfpeace rfpeace Dec 31, 2015 9:09 PM in response to joe_7399
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    Dec 31, 2015 9:09 PM in response to joe_7399

    thanks Joe! Happy New Year!!!

  • by JDfunky,

    JDfunky JDfunky Jan 3, 2016 5:58 PM in response to TinaChildress
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    Jan 3, 2016 5:58 PM in response to TinaChildress

    What worked for me (MacBook Pro), after trying a number of different things, was to push the SD card in, then pull the end of the card slightly upwards. This makes the other end of the card tilt down, pressing the contacts onto the inside of the reader. I had to hold it in that position to maintain the connection.

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