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{{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} | {{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} | ||
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# Double-click Disk Utility in the <code>/Applications/Utilities</code> folder. | # Double-click Disk Utility in the <code>/Applications/Utilities</code> folder. | ||
# Choose View > Show All Devices. | # Choose View > Show All Devices. | ||
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# Click the Scheme pop-up menu, then choose Master Boot Record. | # Click the Scheme pop-up menu, then choose Master Boot Record. | ||
#* If the Scheme pop-up menu is not available, make sure you selected the storage device you want to erase — it’s at the top of the hierarchy. | #* If the Scheme pop-up menu is not available, make sure you selected the storage device you want to erase — it’s at the top of the hierarchy. | ||
# Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose <code>MS-DOS (FAT)</code | # Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose <code>MS-DOS (FAT)</code>. | ||
# Enter a name for the new partition that does not begin with <code>3ds</code>. | # Enter a name for the new partition that does not begin with <code>3ds</code>. | ||
# Click Erase, then click Done. | # Click Erase, then click Done. | ||
# Once the format is complete, copy your data back onto the SD card. | # Once the format is complete, copy your data back onto the SD card. | ||
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|-|Disk Utility (10.11-10.13)= | |||
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# Double-click Disk Utility in the <code>/Applications/Utilities</code> folder. | # Double-click Disk Utility in the <code>/Applications/Utilities</code> folder. | ||
# Choose View > Show All Devices. | # Choose View > Show All Devices. | ||
# In the sidebar, select the storage device you want to erase. | # In the sidebar, select the storage device you want to erase. | ||
# Eject each volume on the disk (select the volume in the sidebar, then click the Eject button), then click the Erase button once all volumes are unmounted. | # Eject each volume on the disk (select the volume in the sidebar, then click the Eject button), then click the Erase button once all volumes are unmounted. | ||
# Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose <code>MS-DOS (FAT)</code | # Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose <code>MS-DOS (FAT)</code>. | ||
# Enter a name for the new partition that does not begin with <code>3ds</code>. | # Enter a name for the new partition that does not begin with <code>3ds</code>. | ||
# Click Erase, then click Done. | # Click Erase, then click Done. | ||
# Once the format is complete, copy your data back onto the SD card. | # Once the format is complete, copy your data back onto the SD card. | ||
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# Navigate to Disk Utility. To do this, press {{B|CMD}} + {{B|SPACE}} and search for "Disk Utility". | # Navigate to Disk Utility. To do this, press {{B|CMD}} + {{B|SPACE}} and search for "Disk Utility". | ||
# Select your SD card. | # Select your SD card. | ||
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# Click Erase, then click Done. | # Click Erase, then click Done. | ||
# Once the format is complete, copy your data back onto the SD card. | # Once the format is complete, copy your data back onto the SD card. | ||
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# Open the Terminal app. | |||
# Type <code>diskutil list external physical</code>, then find the SD card and take note of its disk name. It will look like <code>disk2</code> or <code>disk3</code>. | |||
# Once you are sure of the SD card's disk name, type <code>diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk#</code>, where # is the number in the disk name you found. | |||
#* If the system cannot unmount the disk, type <code>diskutil unmountDisk /force /dev/disk#</code> to forcibly unmount it. | |||
# Type <code>diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 NAME MBRFormat /dev/disk#</code>. | |||
#* Replace <code>#</code> with the disk number, and replace <code>NAME</code> with any name that does not begin with <code>3ds</code>. | |||
# Once the format is complete, copy your data back onto the SD card. | |||
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[[Category:General guides]] | [[Category:General guides]] | ||