I just received a new Harmony Cartridge but I'm unable to write to the SD card that was provided. I'm on OS X Snow Leopard, and it appears in Finder just fine, but apparently I don't have to permission to write to the SD card. Do you need to do something special on Mac to write to a Fat32 formatted SD card? I already checked the write protection tab on the card and tried in both up and down positions.
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Just received cart - can't write to SD card
Started by mmayhem, Feb 7 2012 5:34 PM
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Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 5:43 PM
I was trying to write to the card through the card reader built into my HP printer. That didn't work, but apparently if I put the SD card in my Nikon DSLR and connect the camera to the computer, I now have write permission. Weird.
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Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 5:44 PM
I don't think I can help, but I'll try. My Harmony did not come with an SD card. I just used one formatted by my Camera. I'm sure that it is FAT32, and my Mac can write to it just fine.
Select the mounted image and menu Get Info or (Command I)
At the bottom of the info window check for read/write permissions. You may have to click the lock and type your password to change permissions to your User, System, & Everyone.
Select the mounted image and menu Get Info or (Command I)
At the bottom of the info window check for read/write permissions. You may have to click the lock and type your password to change permissions to your User, System, & Everyone.
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Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 5:46 PM
mmayhem, on Tue Feb 7, 2012 5:43 PM, said:
I was trying to write to the card through the card reader built into my HP printer. That didn't work, but apparently if I put the SD card in my Nikon DSLR and connect the camera to the computer, I now have write permission. Weird.
That will work too.
I left the camera folders on the card and it works in the Harmony or the camera.
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Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 5:52 PM
Apparently it's something weird with the printer, since it was able to write to the exact same card just fine if placed in the camera.
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Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 6:50 PM
Lately I have been shipping 4GB cards and these are not compatible with some legacy card readers. Unfortunately 2GB is the maximum size for these old card readers, and 2GB cards are getting more difficult to find in quantity as they are being phased out.
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Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:21 PM
Sorry for being off-topic, but I need to buy a new multi-card reader, how to know if it's compatible with cards > 2GB before buying?
Edited by dg67, Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:21 PM.
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Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:51 PM
dg67, on Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:21 PM, said:
Sorry for being off-topic, but I need to buy a new multi-card reader, how to know if it's compatible with cards > 2GB before buying?
Just be sure it lists SDHC compatability.
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