Locked RW2 files on Sandisk brand new SD card

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Hey,

So I bought a new 32GB Sandisk SD card the other day to use with a friends camera I was borrowing to take photos of an art installation. The camera was a Lumex s5, and I took the SD card straight from the packaging and into the camera, I shot over 450 images. Now when I insert the SD card into the SD card reader, then into my MacBook, all the images are locked! I can open them and see a preview, and the thumbnails also contain a preview, on top of that if I go onto get info, the locked portion says theyre locked but is greyed out and I cannot click it.

Has anyone had a similar problem and knows a way around this? It’s quite urgent!

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The issue you are facing could be related to the SD card being write-protected. Also, SD cards have a physical lock switch on the side—check if that is not set to the “lock” position. If it’s locked, slide the switch to the opposite position and reinsert it into your MacBook.
Also, you can use Terminal to Change Permissions:

  • Open Terminal on your Mac.
  • Type cd /Volumes and press Enter.
  • Find the name of your SD card (e.g., “Untitled”) and type sudo chmod -R u+rw /Volumes/[Your_SD_Card_Name] (replace [Your_SD_Card_Name] with your SD card’s actual name).
  • Press Enter and enter your Mac’s password if prompted.
    Try these and let us know if the issue is resolved. You can also visit this article for more solutions: Methods to Recover Photos from Locked SD Card – Stellar
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Hey ! Thanks for your comprehensive answer!!! Unfortunately it didn’t work/did ask me to type in my Mac password either, I’ll keep trying whatever I can

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