I’ve been wanting to find a way to avoid the problems with SD cards.
This is the response I got when posting this problem to CURA.
Please dont attempt to print via usb cable to any 3d printer.
Support for direct printing over USB is considered legacy and not actively maintained in UltiMaker Cura.
Direct USB printing is considered extremely unreliable and UltiMaker offers zero assurance that it will work with your configuration.