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| This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to work with the 3DS. | | This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to FAT32. |
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| If the 3DS already recognizes the SD card, this guide is not required.
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| This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Linux|Linux]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Mac|Mac]] pages. | | This page is for Windows users only. If you are not on Windows, check out the [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Linux|Linux]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Formatting an SD card/Mac|Mac]] pages. |
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| == What You Need == | | == Choose your SD card size == |
| *'''For SD cards 32GB or smaller''': the latest version of [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/ SD Formatter]
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| *'''For SD cards 64GB or larger''': The latest version of [http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm guiformat]
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| == Instructions == | | === What You Need === |
| | *The latest version of [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/ SD Memory Card Formatter] |
| | *The latest version of [http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm guiformat] |
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| | === Instructions === |
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| <li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li> | | <li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li> |
| <li>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</li> | | <li>If the SD card has any files and folders on it, copy everything to a folder on your computer</li> |
| | <li>Run <code>SD Card Formatter Setup</code> (the <code>.exe</code> file) in the downloaded .zip file with Administrator privileges, then install the program</li> |
| | <li>Run <code>SD Card Formatter</code> from the Start Menu</li> |
| | <li>Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Select card"{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li> |
| | <li>Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</li> |
| | <li>Click "Format"</li> |
| | <li>Click "OK"</li> |
| | <li>Wait for the format to finish</li> |
| | <li>Click "OK"</li>{{info|'''You're not done yet!''' Your SD card will be formatted to exFAT at this point. The following steps will format it to FAT32.}} |
| | <li>Close SD Card Formatter</li> |
| <li>Run <code>guiformat.exe</code></li> | | <li>Run <code>guiformat.exe</code></li> |
| <li>Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Drive"{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li> | | <li>Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Drive"{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li> |
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| <li>If the SD card is 64GB, choose 32768</li> | | <li>If the SD card is 64GB, choose 32768</li> |
| <li>If the SD card is larger than 64GB, choose 65536</li> | | <li>If the SD card is larger than 64GB, choose 65536 (note that if GUIFormat reverts to 32768, this does not mean it selected the wrong cluster size!)</li> |
| </ul></li> | | </ul></li> |
| <li>Enter anything for "Volume label"</li>
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| <li>Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</li> | | <li>Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</li> |
| <li>Click "Start"</li> | | <li>Click "Start"</li> |
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| === Common errors with guiformat === | | === Common errors with guiformat === |
| ==== Failed to open device: GetLastError()=32 ==== | | ==== Failed to open device: GetLastError()=32 ==== |
| Close everything that may be using the SD card, such as any File Explorer windows. | | Close everything that may be using the SD card, such as any File Explorer windows. If it does not resolve the issue, try formatting the card to NTFS, then run GUIFormat again. |
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| ==== GetLastError()=1117 ==== | | ==== GetLastError()=1117 ==== |
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| |-|32GB or smaller= | | |-|32GB or smaller= |
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| | === What You Need === |
| | *The latest version of [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-windows-download/ SD Memory Card Formatter] |
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| <li>Run <code>SD Card Formatter</code> from the Start Menu</li> | | <li>Run <code>SD Card Formatter</code> from the Start Menu</li> |
| <li>Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Select card"{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li> | | <li>Select your SD card’s drive letter for "Select card"{{warning|Make sure you choose the correct drive letter, otherwise you might accidentally erase the wrong drive!}}</li> |
| <li>Enter anything for "Volume label"</li>
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| <li>Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</li> | | <li>Ensure that "Quick Format" is selected</li> |
| <li>Click "Format"</li> | | <li>Click "Format"</li> |
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| </ol> | | </ol> |
| </tabber> | | </tabber> |
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| | ==SD Card not formatting or has some other issue.== |
| | Refer to the [[SD Clean/Windows|SD Clean]] guide. |
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| {{hg imported|Guide_3DS}} | | {{hg imported|Guide_3DS}} |
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| [[Category:General guides]] | | [[Category:General guides]] |
