Why does Lightroom 5.5 desktop no longer detect my card reader?

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May 17, 2019
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Dear LR Community,

Recently my old Lexar card reader died on me so I got a new one. It is plugged into my Mac desktop High Sierra 10.13.1 and I have never had an issue with importing from my card reader until now. When I insert the a CF card, the import box used to show up on my LR (5.5 yes I know it's old but it was working just fine). The Lexar card reader blue lights come on so I know it is connecting with the cf card. Now, when I go the Import Photos/Videos Lightroom is not even detecting the card reader as a source. All the previous preferences have remained the same. The card I was trying to import from was a San Disk Extreme. No other issues before with any of my cards.

Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks!

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JP Hess

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Does Finder recognize the card reader? Forget about Lightroom, is your operating system recognizing the card reader?

Julien McRoberts PhotoAuthor

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Hi Jim,

No, it is not showing up in the Finder.

All the best and more,

Julien

Julien McRoberts

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JP Hess

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Then if the operating system isn't finding it, I would say that is an indication that it is not a problem with Lightroom but rather a problem with your operating system. However, since I'm not at all familiar with the Mac, I have nothing more to suggest.

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