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Formatting an SD card

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Revision as of 01:18, 26 March 2024 by Doge 2 (talk | contribs) (make notices about android/chromeos and ios/ipados formatting more noticeable)

The process to format an SD card to FAT32 is different for Windows, Linux and macOS.

Choose your operating system

Windows logo Windows Linux icon Linux Apple logo Mac

Critical icon 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.
Info icon iOS/iPadOS cannot format SD cards.

Alternatives

  • If you have a 3DS with custom firmware, you can instead use GodMode9.
  • If you have an unpatched or modchipped Switch, you can instead use TegraExplorer
    • Note: If you do not wish to create an emuNAND, e.g. for a sysCFW setup or for other consoles, select Only Fat32 instead of Fat32 + EmuMMC

If you already understand how to use the tools in the above guides, here are direct links to their pages: