Legacy Extension: Canon message. OK? no. :-)

[TuckerdogAVL]

"Existing software on your system loaded a system extension signed by “Legacy Developer: Canon” which will be incompatible with a future version of macOS. Contact the developer for support."

I have a 2015 Canon Camcorder I use occasionally. In fact, I'm going to be using it for an important recording in a month (June 2025). I have gotten this message a couple times. I had a Canon printer 20 years ago.

I have gone to Canon.com and spend time "Just simply" trying to get any info and there is none. Of course, there are many ways to buy Canon products on the site, but 10 years is just too long ago for tech support from Canon.

I have searched for "Legacy Extension: Canon" in the libraries, in the HD, I've searched just for the word "Canon" and I've searched extensions. The only thing I have found is this in System Report. Question: Am I suddenly not going to be able to upload video from the camcorder one day into iMovie? (I'm saving on a SD Extreme at the moment instead of saving in the camera). And I've had no issues, but I have gotten this message over the past couple months, maybe longer. Is there some place to look (hidden?) to delete something? As I say, there's no info from Canon to update anything. PS I do not have a Canon EOS nor do I ever recall connected one to any computer I've owned in the past 20 years.

thanks.... Gary

 

[Cheryl]

You do have a couple of options.
1) Do not upgrade to the next future version of Mac OS. At least until you are done with your project.
2) Check to see if Canon (or Apple) has an updated driver for the camera.
3) Disable the CanonEOS 1D driver. (you can move it to a folder that is not in the system folders) and then see if your camera still works on your Mac. It could very well be that when you had originally installed the driver for your camera, it included drivers for several other models. HP use to do that with their printers.

 

[TuckerdogAVL]

You do have a couple of options.
1) Do not upgrade to the next future version of Mac OS. At least until you are done with your project.
2) Check to see if Canon (or Apple) has an updated driver for the camera.
3) Disable the CanonEOS 1D driver. (you can move it to a folder that is not in the system folders) and then see if your camera still works on your Mac. It could very well be that when you had originally installed the driver for your camera, it included drivers for several other models. HP use to do that with their printers.

I'll check all that out. Since the CanonEOS is not a device I ever owned, I doubt it had anything to do with the camcorder. The Canon website software drivers for the Vixia Cam say, "nope. nothing to see here. Please try again" No, seriously, it says there isn't anything that says "Please try again." I thought that was humorous.