Re: Is there a better way to transfer photos to Mac?

**D* N* <n*@gmail.com>**

Doug, that was really helpful and something I didn't know. I second Nan and
C.L. on the other parts. Do some cleanup. Update software. Get a fast card.
Reformat your cards every time.

Dee

On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com> wrote:

> I can't add to anything other than previous suggestions other than to
> suggest you empty whatever trash bins reside *inside* the software you're
> using.
>
> Macs have a bit of a peculiarity in that the trash bin in the bottom right
> hand corner only empties what you put there from some programmes.  The
> trash bins for iPhoto and Aperture reside inside those software programmes
> and need emptying individually.
>
> You'll find your system will run much better if you're doing that
> regularly.  I'm not saying that's the issue.  One other issue I'm looking
> at right now with my almost 7-year old MacBook Pro (I love it) is the
> inability to upgrade any more operating systems.  And when the software
> updates (like iPhoto just did) it's putting huge strains on my older system
> sucking up RAM and slowing it down.  I have workarounds such as only having
> the photo software running when I'm using it and shutting it down and
> keeping Mail closed when I'm not using it to reduce demand but the day is
> coming to update the hardware.
>
> This old mac of mine keeps on ticking and ticking - never a minutes problem
> with it but the technology has passed it by.  The good news is that Windows
> systems of the same vintage are having way more problems than we are in
> these areas.  LOL.  (he says sparking off a Win-OS war) :-)
>
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Nan Sterman <NSterman@plantsoup.com>
> wrote:
>
> > A year old card is not that old, Tanya but its always important to update
> > your software.  That said, your computer should be able to download
> photos
> > using the card reader regardless of the camera software.  You only need
> the
> > canon software when you are plugging the camera in to the computer for
> the
> > download.   With the card reader, the computer "interprets" the reader as
> > an external device.  Did software come with the reader by chance?
> >
> > Unless you have iphoto set up to automatically import the images, then
> > indeed, its up to you to drag files from the card to the computer.  That
> > puts them onto the computer but not into iPhoto.  That said, your
> computer
> > shoudl recognize the card reader in fractions of a second.
> >
> > Is your system software up to date?  That could be the problem right
> > there...
> >
> > BTW, I never store photos on cards or on flash drives.  I have a series
> of
> > external drives (including a raid drive) and an off site cloud bacup for
> > all of my files including photos.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sep 4, 2013, at 8:42 PM, tanya <tanyagarden@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks C.L. and Nan for the hints. Yes, it's old Canon software and an
> > old
> > > card (a year old; is that too old?). True, I shouldn't be storing my
> > photos
> > > on the card! I like having backups, but probably a flash drive makes
> more
> > > sense. I also have other apps open, but nothing else is a resource hog
> > the
> > > way the card seems to be. It takes some time for the card to show up,
> and
> > > yes, I have been dragging the files, because otherwise nothing happens
> > (or
> > > I haven't waited long enough to find out; iirc I was doing something
> else
> > > once and 45 minutes later, nothing had happened).
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