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{{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} | {{warning|Before beginning these steps, copy all of your SD card's contents to a folder on your computer.}} | ||
=== GParted === | |||
# Open GParted. | |||
#* If you do not have GParted installed, install it using your package manager of choice, such as follows: | |||
#** Debian-based: <code>sudo apt-get install gparted</code> | |||
#** Fedora-based: <code>sudo dnf install gparted</code> | |||
#** Arch-based: <code>sudo pacman -S gparted</code> | |||
# Find your SD card in the drive list and select it. | |||
# Open the Device tab and select "Create Partition Table..." | |||
#* If this fails saying there are active partitions, open the Partition tab and select "Unmount". | |||
# Select <code>msdos</code> partition type and click "Apply". | |||
# Right-click on the new "unallocated" space and click "New". | |||
# Change the filesystem to "fat32", and optionally choose any label that does not start with <code>3ds</code>. Leave all other settings intact. | |||
# Click "Add", then press the "Apply All Operations" button and click "Apply". | |||
# Close GParted, then remove and reinsert the SD card. | |||
# Copy your data back onto the SD card. | |||
=== Command line === | === Command line === | ||
{{warning|The commands in this guide are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences.}} | {{warning|The commands in this guide are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences.}} | ||
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# Open a terminal window and type <code>watch lsblk</code>. | # Open a terminal window and type <code>watch lsblk</code>. | ||
# Insert the SD card and watch for a new device appearing in lsblk. | # Insert the SD card and watch for a new device appearing in lsblk. | ||
# | #* Observe the output for the new device. It should match something like this: {{#tag:syntaxhighlight| | ||
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT | NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT | ||
mmcblk0 179:0 0 3,8G 0 disk | mmcblk0 179:0 0 3,8G 0 disk | ||
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#* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change </code>64</code> to <code>128</code>. | #* If the SD card is over 32GB in size, change </code>64</code> to <code>128</code>. | ||
# Type <code>sudo eject /dev/(device name)</code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card. | # Type <code>sudo eject /dev/(device name)</code>, then remove and reinsert the SD card. | ||
# Copy your data back onto the SD card. | # Copy your data back onto the SD card. | ||