GoPro 3 won't update so i can't update wifi password

[tiffanym32]

Hi, 

I need to update the wifi password on my GoPro silver 3.

I have tried following the steps but it will not allow me to drag the update onto the camera. 

When I take the sd card out and put the update on to the card then insert it back in it won't update either. 

I have tried 3 sd cards, tried clearing and reformatting two of the cards and one of the cards was brand new. 

Nothing has worked. 

Is there a way I can reset the whole camera so that the wifi password resets to the default?

I've read so many forums with users experiencing the same issue.

Please can you advise what i can do to resolve this or because i can't connect it to the app with out the wifi :(

Thank you, 

[foggydawn6524 · Accepted solution]

If the above solutions do not work for you...and I tried every iteration of them I could...consider updating not only the WiFi password, but the firmware as well.  When i went back and selected to update both from the GoPro site (vs just the wifi password), my Hero 3+ updated perfectly. Appreciate everyone who has shared their solutions.  See this YouTube (hope it works): https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=GoPro+Hero+3+Incorrect+Password&&view=detail&mid=D13CD4504B2BAA...

[jefft]

@tiffanym32 - The HERO3 cameras are a little different. Here's a variation to try if the way you did it didn't work. Instead of moving the Update folder over to the SD card, try moving the files in that Update folder out of that folder and up into the root directory on the SD card. Then, pop that into the camera and turn the camera on. The update should start from there.

Jeff

[tiffanym32]

Thanks Jeff this has worked a treat :)

[foggydawn6524 · Accepted solution]

If the above solutions do not work for you...and I tried every iteration of them I could...consider updating not only the WiFi password, but the firmware as well.  When i went back and selected to update both from the GoPro site (vs just the wifi password), my Hero 3+ updated perfectly. Appreciate everyone who has shared their solutions.  See this YouTube (hope it works): https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=GoPro+Hero+3+Incorrect+Password&&view=detail&mid=D13CD4504B2BAA...

[ericm6805]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I've spent hours trying to do the update on my Hero3 by moving the UPDATE folder to the SD card. Simply moving the files within the UPDATE folder to the root of the SD card did the update.