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Ihaveahax: Marked this version for translation

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			<!--T:1-->
	This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32.		This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32.

			<!--T:2-->
	If the console already recognizes the SD card, this guide is not required.		If the console already recognizes the SD card, this guide is not required.

			<!--T:3-->
	This page is for Mac users only. If you are not on Mac, check out the [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Windows\|Windows]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Linux\|Linux]] pages.		This page is for Mac users only. If you are not on Mac, check out the [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Windows\|Windows]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Linux\|Linux]] pages.

	== Instructions ==		== Instructions == <!--T:4-->
	</translate>		</translate>
	<tabber>		<tabber>
	\|-\|<translate>OS X El Capitan (10.11) and later</translate>=		\|-\|<translate><!--T:5--> OS X El Capitan (10.11) and later</translate>=

	<ol>		<ol>
	<li><translate>Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:6--> Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li>
	<li><translate>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:7--> If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:8--> Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li>
	<li><translate>In the top-left "View" menu, choose "Show All Devices"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:9--> In the top-left "View" menu, choose "Show All Devices"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning\|1=<translate>Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li>		<li><translate><!--T:10--> Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning\|1=<translate><!--T:11--> Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li>
	<li><translate>Click "Erase" at the top</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:12--> Click "Erase" at the top</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:13--> Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:14--> Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"</translate>		<li><translate><!--T:15--> Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"</translate>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li><translate>If "Scheme" does not appear, click "Cancel" and make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:16--> If "Scheme" does not appear, click "Cancel" and make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li>
	</ul></li>		</ul></li>
	<li><translate>Click "Erase"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:17--> Click "Erase"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:18--> Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Click "Close"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:19--> Click "Close"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer, unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:20--> If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer, unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</translate></li>
	</ol>		</ol>

	\|-\|<translate>OS X Yosemite (10.10) and earlier</translate>=		\|-\|<translate><!--T:21--> OS X Yosemite (10.10) and earlier</translate>=

	<ol>		<ol>
	<li><translate>Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:22--> Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li>
	<li><translate>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:23--> If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:24--> Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning\|1=<translate>Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li>		<li><translate><!--T:25--> Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning\|1=<translate><!--T:26--> Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li>
	<li><translate>Click "Partition" at the top</translate>		<li><translate><!--T:27--> Click "Partition" at the top</translate>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li><translate>If "Partition" does not appear, make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:28--> If "Partition" does not appear, make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li>
	</ul></li>		</ul></li>
	<li><translate>Ensure that "Partition Layout" is set to "1 Partition"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:29--> Ensure that "Partition Layout" is set to "1 Partition"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:30--> Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:31--> Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Click "Options" below the partition table</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:32--> Click "Options" below the partition table</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Choose "Master Boot Record"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:33--> Choose "Master Boot Record"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Click "OK"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:34--> Click "OK"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Click "Apply"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:35--> Click "Apply"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Click "Partition"</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:36--> Click "Partition"</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:37--> Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>
	<li><translate>Close Disk Utility</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:38--> Close Disk Utility</translate></li>
	<li><translate>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</translate></li>		<li><translate><!--T:39--> If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</translate></li>
	</ol>		</ol>

Ihaveahax: translate tags

2025-08-02T03:53:06Z

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			<translate>
	This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32.		This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32.

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	== Instructions ==		== Instructions ==
			</translate>
	<tabber>		<tabber>
	\|-\|OS X El Capitan (10.11) and later=		\|-\|<translate>OS X El Capitan (10.11) and later</translate>=

	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li>		<li><translate>Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li>
	<li>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</li>		<li><translate>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li>
	<li>Run the Disk Utility app</li>		<li><translate>Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li>
	<li>In the top-left "View" menu, choose "Show All Devices"</li>		<li><translate>In the top-left "View" menu, choose "Show All Devices"</translate></li>
	<li>Select your SD card in the left panel<br>{{warning\|1=Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li>		<li><translate>Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning\|1=<translate>Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li>
	<li>Click "Erase" at the top</li>		<li><translate>Click "Erase" at the top</translate></li>
	<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li>		<li><translate>Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li>
	<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</li>		<li><translate>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</translate></li>
	<li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"		<li><translate>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"</translate>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>If "Scheme" does not appear, click "Cancel" and make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</li>		<li><translate>If "Scheme" does not appear, click "Cancel" and make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li>
	</ul></li>		</ul></li>
	<li>Click "Erase"</li>		<li><translate>Click "Erase"</translate></li>
	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li><translate>Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>
	<li>Click "Close"</li>		<li><translate>Click "Close"</translate></li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer, unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</li>		<li><translate>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer, unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</translate></li>
	</ol>		</ol>

	\|-\|OS X Yosemite (10.10) and earlier=		\|-\|<translate>OS X Yosemite (10.10) and earlier</translate>=

	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li>		<li><translate>Insert your SD card into your computer</translate></li>
	<li>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</li>		<li><translate>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</translate></li>
	<li>Run the Disk Utility app</li>		<li><translate>Run the Disk Utility app</translate></li>
	<li>Select your SD card in the left panel<br>{{warning\|1=Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li>		<li><translate>Select your SD card in the left panel</translate><br>{{warning\|1=<translate>Make sure you choose the correct device, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!</translate>}}</li>
	<li>Click "Partition" at the top		<li><translate>Click "Partition" at the top</translate>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>If "Partition" does not appear, make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</li>		<li><translate>If "Partition" does not appear, make sure to choose the device instead of a volume</translate></li>
	</ul></li>		</ul></li>
	<li>Ensure that "Partition Layout" is set to "1 Partition"</li>		<li><translate>Ensure that "Partition Layout" is set to "1 Partition"</translate></li>
	<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li>		<li><translate>Enter anything for "Name"</translate></li>
	<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)"</li>		<li><translate>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)"</translate></li>
	<li>Click "Options" below the partition table</li>		<li><translate>Click "Options" below the partition table</translate></li>
	<li>Choose "Master Boot Record"</li>		<li><translate>Choose "Master Boot Record"</translate></li>
	<li>Click "OK"</li>		<li><translate>Click "OK"</translate></li>
	<li>Click "Apply"</li>		<li><translate>Click "Apply"</translate></li>
	<li>Click "Partition"</li>		<li><translate>Click "Partition"</translate></li>
	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li><translate>Wait for the format to finish</translate></li>
	<li>Close Disk Utility</li>		<li><translate>Close Disk Utility</translate></li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</li>		<li><translate>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</translate></li>
	</ol>		</ol>

Geometomas: note not to restore SD contents on OS X El Capitan and later if this is in the middle of another guide

2025-03-17T02:56:05Z

note not to restore SD contents on OS X El Capitan and later if this is in the middle of another guide

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	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>
	<li>Click "Close"</li>		<li>Click "Close"</li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li>		<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer, unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</li>
	</ol>		</ol>

StarlitSkies: note not to restore SD contents if this is in the middle of another guide

2025-03-17T02:32:17Z

note not to restore SD contents if this is in the middle of another guide

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	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>
	<li>Close Disk Utility</li>		<li>Close Disk Utility</li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li>		<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer unless you were linked to this by another guide that needs the SD to be formatted and blank</li>
	</ol>		</ol>

Ihaveahax: /* Instructions */ no, not always older versions

2024-11-10T18:07:41Z

Instructions: no, not always older versions

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	<li>Click "Erase" at the top</li>		<li>Click "Erase" at the top</li>
	<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li>		<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li>
	<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" ~~in older versions~~)</li>		<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" if it appears)</li>
	<li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"		<li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"
	<ul>		<ul>

Ihaveahax: /* Instructions */ some versions of macOS call it MS-DOS (FAT32)

2024-11-10T18:05:04Z

Instructions: some versions of macOS call it MS-DOS (FAT32)

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	<li>Click "Erase" at the top</li>		<li>Click "Erase" at the top</li>
	<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li>		<li>Enter anything for "Name"</li>
	<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)"</li>		<li>Ensure that "Format" is set to "MS-DOS (FAT)" (or "MS-DOS (FAT32)" in older versions)</li>
	<li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"		<li>Ensure that "Scheme" is set to "Master Boot Record"
	<ul>		<ul>

ManiacOfHomebrew: Undo MSET9 Fresh mention - Mac

2024-04-11T18:16:42Z

Undo MSET9 Fresh mention - Mac

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	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>
	<li>Click "Close"</li>		<li>Click "Close"</li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer		<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li>
	~~<ul>~~
	~~<li>If you are in the process of following the [[3DS:MSET9_fresh\|MSET9 fresh troubleshooting guide]], skip this step, or else the error is likely to keep happening.</li>~~
	~~</ul>~~</li>
	</ol>		</ol>

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	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>
	<li>Close Disk Utility</li>		<li>Close Disk Utility</li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer		<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li>
	~~<ul>~~
	~~<li>If you are in the process of following the [[3DS:MSET9_fresh\|MSET9 fresh troubleshooting guide]], skip this step, or else the error is likely to keep happening.</li>~~
	~~</ul>~~</li>
	</ol>		</ol>

ManiacOfHomebrew: Don't copy during MSET9 Fresh - Mac

2024-04-11T18:03:09Z

Don't copy during MSET9 Fresh - Mac

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	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>
	<li>Click "Close"</li>		<li>Click "Close"</li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li>		<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer
			<ul>
			<li>If you are in the process of following the [[3DS:MSET9_fresh\|MSET9 fresh troubleshooting guide]], skip this step, or else the error is likely to keep happening.</li>
			</ul></li>
	</ol>		</ol>

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	<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>		<li>Wait for the format to finish</li>
	<li>Close Disk Utility</li>		<li>Close Disk Utility</li>
	<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer</li>		<li>If the SD card had any files and folders on it before the format, copy everything back from your computer
			<ul>
			<li>If you are in the process of following the [[3DS:MSET9_fresh\|MSET9 fresh troubleshooting guide]], skip this step, or else the error is likely to keep happening.</li>
			</ul></li>
	</ol>		</ol>

Ihaveahax: remove 3DS mentions

2024-01-27T20:15:41Z

remove 3DS mentions

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	This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to ~~work with the 3DS~~.		This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32.

	If the ~~3DS~~ already recognizes the SD card, this guide is not required.		If the console already recognizes the SD card, this guide is not required.

	This page is for Mac users only. If you are not on Mac, check out the [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Windows\|Windows]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Linux\|Linux]] pages.		This page is for Mac users only. If you are not on Mac, check out the [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Windows\|Windows]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Linux\|Linux]] pages.