How to Connect GoPro to Computer

This wikiHow teaches you how to connect your GoPro action camera to your computer so you can download and edit the photos/videos you’ve captured.

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Connect GoPro to computer

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Power off the GoPro. Press the Power/Mode button on the screen or on the top of the camera until the device powers off.

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Locate the USB port. The left side of the camera body has a small USB port.

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Connect your GoPro to the computer. Use the cable that came with the GoPro. You will plug one end into the small USB slot on the camera, the other end into an empty USB port on the computer.

It is recommended that you connect the camera to one of the main USB ports on your computer instead of a USB hub or a port on a keyboard or monitor.
Or, you can take out the microSD card in your GoPro and plug it into the memory card reader you’ve connected to your computer.

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Power on GoPro. Press the Power/Mode button on the screen or on the top edge of the camera until the red LED lights up. When it recognizes the connection to the computer, GoPro will switch to USB mode and display the USB icon on the camera screen (if the device is equipped with a monitor).

Press the Power/Mode button again if the camera does not automatically switch to USB mode.
If you are using a HERO3+ model or earlier, turn off Wi-Fi on the camera before connecting to the computer. ^{[1] X Research Source}

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Find photos and videos. On a Mac computer, you will see a camera icon appear on the desktop. Double-click this icon to access the photo and video archive stored on the camera’s microSD card.

On Windows, you go to My Computer , then find and double-click GoPro in the list of available drives.

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