iPhoto not recognizing my SDHC card.

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iPhoto not recognizing my SDHC card.

I have a MacBook Pro (version 10.6.8) and have been having an issue with iPhoto recently (version 8.1.2). My SDHC card (SanDisk Ultra 16GB) is no longer recognized through iPhoto, but I do see it when I go through Finder. I can import pictures off of the card by doing the following: Open iPhoto > File > Import to Library > Selecting the Photos from the SD card. I would rather not purchase a card reader and I never go through the camera cord. I use the reader built into the computer itself. My boyfriend has a Mac Mini and my card does register through his iPhoto. He recently purchased the Mac Mini so he has all of the newest software versions (if this matters). For this reason, I do not believe there is any problem with the card itself, but possibly through settings in my iPhoto library. I have not tried using another SD card either. If anyone has any suggestions or helpful tips, this would be greatly appreciated.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 28, 2011 9:30 PM

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LarryHN

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Dec 28, 2011 9:38 PM in response to Alissa.1

first thing to try is to get teh photos off of the card and use te camera's format command to reformat and erase the card

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Alissa.1 Author

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Dec 28, 2011 10:33 PM in response to LarryHN

As you suggested, I copied the photos, put them elsewhere on my computer, reformatted, erased, and put the pictures back on the card. Now, the SD card shows up on the desktop (it didn't before), but it still does not register in iPhoto. Any other suggestions? I appreciate the help.

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LarryHN

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Dec 28, 2011 10:35 PM in response to Alissa.1

And just to verify you reformatted using the camers - not the Mac?

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Alissa.1 Author

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Dec 28, 2011 10:39 PM in response to LarryHN

I reformatted the card through the Mac's built-in SD card reader. I've never used the actual camera's cord to connect to this computer because I never needed it. It's somewhere in the original box.

I'm not so sure it has anything to do with the card. The card can be read through iPhoto on Lion (through a Mac Mini) just as it should and used to on my computer. Do you think it's possible that it's an iPhoto problem?

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