Mac not recognising a card reader? Try this simple fix

Mac not recognising your memory card? Start here Before you start changing settings, reinstalling software or blaming the card reader, there are a few simple checks that can quickly tell you where the problem lies. In my case, the Mac was seeing the reader but not the card, and the eventual fix took seconds.When Your Mac Won’t Recognise a Memory Card Reader There are few things more irritating in a photography workflow than sitting down to copy a batch of photographs from a memory card, plugging the card reader into your Mac and… nothing. No card appears in Finder. The reader doesn't seem to be doing anything. You unplug it and plug it back in, try another USB port, and perhaps wonder whether the card reader has finally given up or, worse, the USB ports have finally detached fro