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Formatting an SD card

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Revision as of 03:00, 19 July 2024 by Kookies (talk | contribs) (Switch guide now uses hekate for partitioning (dead link replaced). TegraExplorer can still be used, so linked seperately.)

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

Choose your operating system

Font Awesome 5 brands microsoft.svg Windows Font Awesome 5 brands linux.svg Linux Apple logo black.svg Mac

OOjs UI icon information-destructive.svg 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.
OOjs UI icon information-progressive.svg 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 Hekate or TegraExplorer
    • 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 Fat32 + EmuMMC

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