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This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32.
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This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Linux|Linux]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Mac|Mac]] pages.
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== Choose your SD card size ==
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|-|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">64GB or larger</span>=

=== What You Need ===
*<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The latest version of [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/ SD Memory Card Formatter]</span>
*<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The latest version of [http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm guiformat]</span>

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=== Instructions ===
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<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Insert your SD card into your computer</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Run <code>SD Card Formatter Setup</code> (the <code>.exe</code> file) in the downloaded .zip file with Administrator privileges, then install the program</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Run <code>SD Card Formatter</code> from the Start Menu</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Select card"</span>{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "Format"</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "OK"</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wait for the format to finish</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "OK"</span></li>{{info|'''You're not done yet!''' Your SD card will be formatted to exFAT at this point. The following steps will format it to FAT32.}}
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Close SD Card Formatter</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Run <code>guiformat.exe</code></span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Drive"</span>{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Select a size for "Allocation unit size"</span>
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<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If the SD card is 64GB, choose 32768</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If the SD card is larger than 64GB, choose 65536 (note that if GUIFormat reverts to 32768, this does not mean it selected the wrong cluster size!)</span></li>
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<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "Start"</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "OK"</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wait for the format to finish</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "Close"</span></li>
{{info| To confirm that your SD card was formatted correctly, navigate to This PC, right-click the SD card drive, and select Properties. Ensure that the file system is set to FAT32. }}
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">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</span></li>
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=== Common errors with guiformat ===
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==== Failed to open device: GetLastError()=32 ====
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Close everything that may be using the SD card, such as any File Explorer windows. If it does not resolve the issue, try formatting the card to NTFS, then run GUIFormat again.
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==== GetLastError()=1117 ====
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Your SD card write-protection switch may be [https://3ds.hacks.guide/images/sdlock.png enabled]. The lock must be flipped upwards to allow writing to the SD card (including formatting).
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|-|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">32GB or smaller</span>=

=== What You Need ===
*<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The latest version of [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/ SD Memory Card Formatter]</span>

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=== Instructions ===
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<ol>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Insert your SD card into your computer</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Run <code>SD Card Formatter Setup</code> (the <code>.exe</code> file) in the downloaded .zip file with Administrator privileges, then install the program</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Run <code>SD Card Formatter</code> from the Start Menu</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Select card"</span>{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "Format"</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "OK"</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wait for the format to finish</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Click "OK"</span></li>
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Close SD Card Formatter</span></li>
{{info| To confirm that your SD card was formatted correctly, navigate to This PC, right-click the SD card drive, and select Properties. Ensure that the file system is set to FAT32. }}
<li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">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</span></li>
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== SD Card not formatting or has some other issue. ==
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Refer to the {{ml|SD Clean/Windows|SD Clean}} guide.
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