My experience as well. Reformatting the SD card, or cards, before applying Firmware updates or new configuration files nearly always solved any problem!! I use an iMac, by the way.
Pro 440, B&W 804D, HMS In Concerto Speaker cables, Audioquest Jitterbug & Cinnamon USB, 2018 Mac Mini with 8Gb RAM, Furutech G320 Power cable, Audirvana Studio, 4 x 2TB SSD External Drives