USB cameras and memory cards slow to be recognized? Simple solution!

For some users, Image Capture is slow to recognize memory cards and cameras connected to their Mac. However, there is a quick and easy solution.
Bluetooth devices seem to keep Image Capture from accessing memory cards and cameras plugged into your Mac.
To alleviate the problem, navigate to System Preferences, click Bluetooth, and select and delete the devices you no longer need. With no Bluetooth phones connected, Image Capture works at a normal speed.

First make sure that no application is using or has open any files on the disk. Then:
Click and drag the disk icon on the desktop to the trash. Wait for the system to recognize the action, and the icon should disappear from the desktop. It is then safe to remove the device.
Alternatively, you can secondary click on the disk icon, and then primary click "Eject (name of disk)". Wait for the icon to disappear off the desktop, and then it is safe to remove the drive.
Here is a detailed help document on the subject.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mchlp1056.html

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