Smart Controller ~ Connect to Mac/PC?

Jumpyman · 2025-06-29T18:12:40-0400

Hi!
I just got a Mavic 2 Pro w/smart controller from Facebook Marketplace. Seems to be in great shape and everything appears to work correctly (on the smart controller that is). It had no SD card and there are about 1200 pictures/videos on there. I'd like to be able to download them by connecting the controller to either my Macbook Pro or Dell (PC) Laptop. I connected the USB A (wide, flat connector) to the top of the Smart Controller and the USB C to my Macbook. . nothing. No sound, no pop-ups, doesn't show up in Finder. When I connect to my PC Laptop (Windows) I get a couple of confirmation beeps that something has been connected and recognized, but, again, no pop ups, doesn't appear in File Manager anywhere. Do I need another program in order to get the the file system on the Smart Controller? I was using a cable that I had laying around but figured on the off chance that it may have been a Charge-only cable and ordered to Data Cables from Amazon and used those. . no luck. Thanks in advance for any insight!

Felix le Chat · 2025-06-29T18:59:37-0400

You may find all the 'images' are nothing more than very low-res thumbnails of shots already removed.

Jumpyman · 2025-06-29T19:13:18-0400

Hey Felix ~ Thanks for the reply ~ All I'm really trying to find right now is if I'm able to connect the smart controller to either a Mac or a PC and view the files that are on there natively, if I need another app/program to do that or if this smart controller isn't functioning the way it's supposed to. I got it used off of Facebook Marketplace and it's my first smart controller and, again, I'm trying to determine if, like when I connect the DRONE to my pc, I basically get another "hard drive" that pops up that I can browse with File Explorer. No such luck when I connect the smart controller. A couple of beeps/tones showing that the computer knows something was connected, but I don't see any way to "browse" the controllers files. Anyone out there with a Smart Controller that can verify exactly how this is SUPPOSED to work? Thanks again

PS I'm gonna guess that they ARE low-res files. . would still like to be able to access them

Starz · 2025-06-29T19:48:15-0400

More information.

Jumpyman · 2025-06-29T21:20:59-0400

Starz said:
More information.

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Thanks Starz ~ So, I see that if I pop in an SD Card, I can transfer file from the internal storage of the Smart Controller to the SD Card. So, to be clear, there is no way to connect the Smart Controller directly to a PC or Mac and transfer files via a cable or wifi? If that's the case, then what's the purpose of the USB connection on the top of the controller? Thanks again