Prepare the FARO Focus SD card for macOS usage
Overview
If the SD card used with the FARO® Focus scanner is formatted in the FARO Focus scanner, it can’t be used with macOS. On macOS the card will not be recognized. The following steps will allow you to use an SD card with the FARO Focus scanner and macOS.
Details
- In macOS open the disk utility app.
- Identify your SD card.
Note: Only use an empty as SD card as all data will be erased. - Delete the SD card, and reformat it with the following settings:
- MS-DOS (FAT)
- Master-Boot Record
This will format the SD card with one proper FAT32 partition, which is mandatory for the FARO Focus scanner.