So the new chapter size was preventing my leaving the card in the camera, when all I wanted to do was transfer the files to the Mac. Only when I'm, say, taking a week's vacation away from home do I physically remove a card (typically using a new card for each day). What I typically do with a GoPro is record a full day's motorcycle ride, come home, transfer the files to the Mac, and reformat the card for the next ride. You run the risk of bending the card, or damaging its small contacts, or damaging the camera's contacts when you reinsert the card. I am strongly opposed to physically manipulating micro SD cards. A couple of weeks ago, during a phone call with GoPro support, I confirmed that this scenario was the only way to deal with the larger files, To get around this, I had to remove the micro SD card from the Hero11, put it in an SD adapter, put the adapter in an Apple card reader (i.e., an SD slot, and a short USB-C cable on the other end) in the back of the Mac, and use Finder to copy the files over to the Mac. On top of that, the files are not closed properly, so you can't even view those initial 4GB chunks. Once a file is larger than that, both the desktop Quik and Image Capture simply truncate the files they are downloading at c. Or, you could use Apple's Image Capture.īoth of those stopped working when the file size grew beyond that old 4GB chapter size. This worked fine, even if Quik has not been supported for some time by GoPro. Prior to the Hero11, I used to use the desktop Quik app to download files from the camera to the Mac. The chapter size is the size of a video file that, when reached, will cause GoPro to automatically start the next file. 12GB) chapter size with the latest firmware for the Hero11, from a prior chapter size of c. The problem arose when GoPro went to a new, larger (approx. And a 21.5" Intel-based Mac desktop (now given to a family member) and currently using a 24" M1-based Mac desktop. I have some experience in this, having owned (and still owning) a Hero4 Silver, a Hero7 Black, a Hero9 Black, and now a Hero11 Black.
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