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1. Olympus tough camera software for a mac os sierra how to#
2. Olympus tough camera software for a mac os sierra serial number#

During the update your camera screens remains black until the end, your Mac will have some status information with the spinning COG wheel, then you get a bunch of warning icons on the Camera screen. It takes a bit of time as the application and camera communicate with each other. IF YOU ARE NOT TOLD TO UPDATE THE APPLICATION YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE CAMERA TAB AND SELECT UPDATE.Įither way here is what is next: Follow the on screen prompts. If you do need to Update you will need to turn off and unplug your camera and plug it in again after the Update is completely finished and you Mac reboots. That’s because it wants to Update the Olympus Digital Camera Updater portion of the application. It may tell you that it needs to be Updated even though you just downloaded it. Wait for the screen to turn blackĤ- Launch the workspace Application. The Update should now work but it’s best to follow this sequence:ġ- Plug your camera into the Mac’s USB portģ- Select Storage and press OK on the Camera.

(You might see other developers that are blocked, you can choose to unblock them as well) That's why the Application WILL work with multiple Olympus Cameras, IT'S NOT CAMERA SPECIFIC as some people thoughtĤ- Launch the Workspace Application on your Mac.ĥ- On your Mac immediately go to your System Preferences:Security & Privacy and select the General TabĦ- At the very bottom of the window you should see “Some Software was blocked from loading”Ĩ- Click the allow Button, You should see Olympus Corporation. Olympus does not check the number against a database, it’s just looking for 9 digits. If you can’t find it just enter 123456789.

Olympus tough camera software for a mac os sierra serial number#

Where it asks you for your cameras serial number enter it. Here are the steps to resolve this issue.Ģ- Go to your Library:Preferences on your Mac and delete any and all Olympus Pref filesģ- Go to the Olympus Site and download the most current version of the Workspace Application for your Mac. The reason the Olympus WorkSpace Application does not recognize the camera during the update has to do with the Mac OS not Olympus.

Olympus tough camera software for a mac os sierra how to#

After working with a fantastic Olympus Support Tech here is what I discoverd and step by step on how to reslove the issue. I've seen here on the forums many Olympus/Mac users having issues trying to update their Firmware.