Mac Book can't read CR2 Files

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The quotes in my post above weren't from 'mount', but my results from 'mount' still look different than yours. It looks to me like it is only showing one drive on your system (/dev/disk0s2) though, so I don't think the card is mounted.

If that was the problem, it would have been an easy fix, but that isn't the problem - so I don't know what to do now.

The only time I've ever had something like this happen, the problem WAS that it was still mounted.


I would agree with gryphonslair99 that you should just buy a new card reader, but if it still doesn't see it with it in the camera attached with USB cable it's probably something else...

Have you tried a different card?

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[AlysonH]

Yeh I did. :s It's completely confusing ( and irritating as I've a shoot this afternoon and am in the height of planning another fashion shoot) . I'm gonna go look for a new card reader today and try that , I also need to re-obtain my Canon software for the laptop. Thanks so much for taking the time though, your advice has been great!

[AlysonH]

I'll do some more fiddling aside from that and let you know if there are any developments.

[mjhoward]

Try type these 2 lines in your terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE (Press Enter)

killall Finder (Press Enter)

These two lines will show all files including hidden files. Maybe for some reason the OSX is thinking the files are hidden.

[AlysonH]

Last login: Thu Jun 7 07:41:53 on console
Alysons-MacBook-Pro:~ alysonholder$
Alysons-MacBook-Pro:~ alysonholder$ defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Alysons-MacBook-Pro:~ alysonholder$ defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Alysons-MacBook-Pro:~ alysonholder$ killall Finder
Alysons-MacBook-Pro:~ alysonholder$


Thats what I got, I have no idea what t means but nothing came up besides that.

[mjhoward]

All that does is enable your 'desktop' to show all the files including hidden ones. So, check your card now and see if the files appear in Finder. If they were flagged as hidden, then they should appear now. BTW, you can change it back to hide hidden files by changing the TRUE to FALSE.

[AlysonH]

Nope, no dice, that didnt change anything and no new card reader either.

[AlysonH]

Hi guys, update:
I've rescheduled the shoot for first light in the morning and I've messaged Canon on the hope that the can help me figure this out, I'll send an email into apple as well. I'm fairly new to this form ( all of a week maybe) would you guys mind messaging me your websites or photo pages. I always like to see new work. my website is www.3rd-eye.org company, photographer, photography and my photo page on FB is 3rd Eye Photography - thats the link 3rd EyE Photography | Facebook.