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| The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for Windows, Linux and macOS. | | The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for each operating system. |
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| {{critical|text=ChromeOS and Android are not an option and formatting an SD card with its built-in formatter may result in it becoming unusable by consoles.}}
| | If you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can also use GodMode9 to format an SD card to FAT32: |
| | | * [[3DS:GodMode9_Usage#Format_an_SD_card|3DS:GodMode9 Usage]] |
| {{info|text=iOS/iPadOS cannot format SD cards.}}
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| === Alternatives ===
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| * If you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can instead use [[3DS:GodMode9 Usage#Format an SD card|GodMode9]].
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| * If you have an unpatched or modchipped Switch, you can instead use [[switchguide:user_guide/all/partitioning_sd_syscfw|Hekate]] or [https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/TegraExplorer TegraExplorer]
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| ** Note: Under TegraExplorer, if you do not wish to create an emuNAND, e.g. for a sysCFW setup or for other consoles, select Only Fat32 instead of <code>Fat32 + EmuMMC</code>
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| If you already understand how to use the tools in the above guides, here are direct links to their pages:
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| * Windows: [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/ SD Memory Card Formatter] + [http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm guiformat] | |
| * Mac: [https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/format-a-disk-for-windows-computers-dskutl1010 Disk Utility]
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| * Linux: [https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools dosfstools]
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Revision as of 21:52, 15 June 2022
The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for each operating system.
If you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can also use GodMode9 to format an SD card to FAT32:
