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Why does OS X Yosemite not recognize my Kindle Fire HD?

I recently upgraded to the OS X Yosemite on my MacBook Pro 13" and I love this new operating system. It's so sleek!

However, I noticed that when I connected my Kindle Fire HD through USB connection to my Mac, my Kindle wasn't recognised.

Andriod File Transfer did recognise the Kindle but I cannot transfer any files. Therefore, it is only offering information what I currently have on my Kindle.

I assume this a problem with OS X Yosemite and can anyone offer me any help on this matter?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Nov 25, 2014 6:14 AM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Nov 25, 2014 4:36 PM

Does the drive show in Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility?

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Jun 29, 2015 1:01 PM in response to Eric Wortman

That was my issue. I was using a Micro-USB cord from another product and apparently it wouldn't recognize it. So I switched to one of my old cords for one of my old droids. It worked instantly.

whscllng

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Nov 16, 2015 3:11 PM in response to Eric Wortman

Thank you Eric, you probably have the best answer for the problem here. Me too I used a generic usb cable from another device, not thinking that in the past I had used the usb cable provided with the Kindle Fire. I plugged that one and it worked again immediately.

LouisEff

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Dec 2, 2015 7:17 PM in response to whscllng

Same problem with El Capitan. Same solution. Just try with the original cable.!

Why does OS X Yosemite not recognize my Kindle Fire HD?