It's 2017 and this "feature" still present! Everyone has a smartphone and when we want to import our pictures we always get into this situation...
Could someone at least create a window in shotwell with instructions about what todo, may be even a button that unmounts or do some action to make it to work... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Bugs, which is subscribed to shotwell in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu Studio Bugs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1400470 Title: cannot download photos using shotwell via usb Status in shotwell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I get error message "Unable to fetch previews from the camera: Could not claim the USB device (-53)" when I try to connect my camera and download photos to the PC using Shotwell. I have also installed gThumb and still same message. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shotwell/+bug/1400470/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

