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The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for each operating system.
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The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for Windows, Linux and macOS.
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If you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can also use GodMode9 to format an SD card to FAT32:
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* [[3DS:GodMode9_Usage#Format_an_SD_card|3DS:GodMode9 Usage]]


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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] + [https://nintendohomebrew.com/guiformat 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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