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The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for Windows, Linux and macOS. | |||
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*[[ | {{critical|text=<translate><!--T:2--> 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.</translate>}} | ||
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*[[/Linux | {{info|text=<translate><!--T:3--> iOS/iPadOS cannot format SD cards.</translate>}} | ||
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* <translate><!--T:5--> If you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can instead use [[3DS:GodMode9 Usage#Format an SD card|GodMode9]].</translate> | |||
* <translate><!--T:6--> 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]</translate> | |||
** <translate><!--T:7--> 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></translate> | |||
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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] | |||
* Linux: [https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools dosfstools] | |||
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