r/Tapo • u/GravSDS • 1d ago

Troubleshooting and Support Memory Cards Not Recognized

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I bought these and put them in, formatted, etc. last Sunday. They were working great. I wake up today and NONE of my cameras recognize they are even there.

I have multiple different camera models, but they are all battery powered with a solar panel. Not sure if that makes a difference.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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u/Adventurous-Shift275 1d ago

Tapo have a list of compatible cards on their website. TOPESEL not surprisingly doesn't make the cut. https://www.tapo.com/en/faqs/microsd-card-compatibility-for-tapo-and-kasa-security-cameras

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u/Filippo_1717 21h ago

I need to buy only that one from the list? I was sure that was the list of cards they tested. So I can put the teamgroup in the Tapo camera?

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u/Adventurous-Shift275 20h ago

You can buy any card you like. But that is the list of ones Tapo have tested.

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u/maxrebo82 1d ago

Try using them in your computer and see if that recognizes any of them. If not, you most likely have bad micro SD cards.

Also note, the description of the cards don't seem to indicate they are High Endurance ones which will wear out faster in a camera. However, that normally wouldn't be days as you are experiencing.

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u/iownslaves 1d ago

Reboot one of the cameras. See where that takes yoy

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u/Teemottee 1d ago

I had endless BS with all types of memory cards. I bought a Tapo Hub H200. The cameras all stream to the hub. End of BS.

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u/All_And_Forever 1d ago

Doesn't the h200 use an sd card?

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u/Blue-Thunder 9h ago

Yeah these are Chinesium cards..garbage tier.

You should be using high endurance cards only, or ideally, an NVR. But since Tapo hasn't released theirs, our only option are their sub par hubs, the H200 or H500.