Checking SD card integrity/Mac: Difference between revisions

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This is an add-on section for checking your SD card for errors using F3XSwift.

Depending on the size of your SD card and the speed of your computer, this process can take up to several hours!

This page is for Mac users only. If you are not on macOS, check out the Windows or Linux pages.

F3XSwift is only compatible with macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and above. If you have an older version of macOS, follow this page instead.

What You Need

The latest version of F3XSwift (the .app.zip file)

Instructions

Insert your SD card into your computer
Create a new folder on your desktop, which will be referred to as the backup folder from now on
Copy everything from your SD card to the backup folder
Format the SD card
Run the F3XSwift app
Select your SD card from the list of volumes
Click "Test"
Click "Open" to confirm writing to your SD card
Wait until the process is complete

{{success|text=If the test shows the result Success! Your card is ok!, your SD card is likely good. You can delete all .h2w files on your SD card and then copy the contents of the backup folder back to it.}

If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!

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 == Instructions ==
 # Insert your SD card into your computer
+# Create a new folder on your desktop, which will be referred to as the backup folder from now on
+# Copy everything from your SD card to the backup folder
+# [[Formatting_an_SD_card/Mac|Format the SD card]]
 # Run the F3XSwift app
 # Select your SD card from the list of volumes
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 # Wait until the process is complete
-{{success|text=If the test shows the result <code>Success! Your card is ok!</code>, your SD card is likely good. You can delete all <code>.h2w</code> files on your SD card.}}
+{{success|text=If the test shows the result <code>Success! Your card is ok!</code>, your SD card is likely good. You can delete all <code>.h2w</code> files on your SD card and then copy the contents of the backup folder back to it.}
 {{critical|text=If the test shows any other results, your SD card is failing. You will have to replace it!}}
+[[Category:General guides]]