Import from device

I am no longer able to import directly from a flash card. Under File "import from device" is grayed out. The flash card must be copied to desktop and then I can import from disk. The card reader is read by adobe bridge but not lightroom How do I fix this problem?

This was reported a little while back. Search the forum. One poster found a solution through a registry change. Didn't work for me but it might work for you.
What does work for me is that my camera shows up as a device on the desktop and I can use "Import Photos From Disk" and this works just as well. Presumably your flash cards should show up as a device and this would work for you. Hope this helps.

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