Camera Not Showing Up On Mac

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  • Check for applications using the camera. Typically, only a single Mac app can utilize the camera at a.
  • My camera does not show up at all in 'Photos'. I go to image capture and it does show up on the left side of the screen but the pictures do not appear and there is no option to click on anything. I have gone to 'Applications' - 'Utilties' - 'System Information' and the camera does appear there under 'USB' so the computer is reconizing it to.
  • Choose Camera from the lefthand menu. Allow the app to access your camera by ticking the box next to it. If the application is opened on your Mac, you'll receive a message asking you to quit it. Click 'Quit Now' and close the System Preferences window. #2: Use your web browser. Let's see how to enable camera permissions via Google Chrome.
  • But, then I ran 'repair disk permissions' on 'Clean my Mac' and I was also deleting a lot of old space to as I thought I needed to reinstall the OS. Then I rebooted and found zoom was no longer crashing as soon as I started a meeting.

Once your computer starts up, check to see if you now have access to your camera. Reset an iMac, Mac Pro, or Mac Mini SMC. If you have a Mac desktop, here is how you go about resetting your SMC. Start by shutting down your Mac. Disconnect the power cord from your Mac. Hold down your Mac's power button for thirty seconds.

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What's the issue?

The camera can't be found when it is connected to a Mac computer.


Camera Not Showing Up On Mac
Where does it apply?
  • HERO8 Black
  • HERO7 White, Silver, Black
  • HERO6 Black
  • HERO5 Black
  • HERO5 Session
  • HERO4
  • HERO Session + HERO4 Session
  • HERO+ LCD
  • HERO+
  • HERO (All versions)

How to fix it?

Cameras communicate with computers differently now to support communication with GoPro desktop software, and don't show up as mass storage devices like before. Take a look at this page for more information: Do GoPro Cameras Support PTP Protocol?

For instructions on how to transfer the content, check out this page: How to Import Camera Files to a Computer - Mac.

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