Hacking [FatFS] Error: NOFAT Failed to mount SD card (FATFS Error 13). Make sure that a FAT partition exists

[link2k]

I think the same thing happened to you, but I solved the problem by installing Android, after I installed the Android system right away the Nintendo Switch was correctly reading the SD card reader and I could restore it .. Good luck ...

 

[link2k]

install this pack format sd (fat32) system right away the Nintendo Switch was correctly reading the SD card reader and I could restore it .. Good luck ...

 

[zhengbilly]

I have same problem.It shows "error: nofat "" failed to mount SD card".Is anybody figure out the problem?

 

[ethar]

I had the same problem with "Error: NOFAT Failed to mount SD card (FATFS Error 13). Make sure that a FAT partition exists" - Use MiniTool Partitio Wizard Proffesional and format card Primary partition non Logical!

 

[Zalmoxis]

first of all i want to thank you guys for the support about this theme.
i've had the same issue, when i tried to install android on my sd card and flashed on the sd card that i was using for switch stuff, so when i tried to get back i've got this error.

my solution was:
1. try to clea the sd card, removing all partitions. using diskpart and the disk management from windows.
on diskpart i've used the following commands:
WINKEY->CMD->diskpart
list disk -> to list disks
select disk 1 -> in case, the number of my sd driver
list partitions -> to list partitions on the drive. your objective is delete all partitions. if you got some error here, try by windows drive management

when you don't have any partitions on your drive, type the most important commands to make the magic happen:
clean -> clears any residue or partition / disk configuration
convert mdb - it will convert your drive in some kind of mdb format and this will make it works on switch

now you can close the prompt, format your unir using guiformat (a tool to format in fat32), and voila. sd card readable again.

that worked with me, and i expect this can help you too.

 

[RuThaN]

I had same problem, i had to use Minitool partition manager, before i used R-Drive image for SD card cloning and Disk Genius for partition resize and it wasnt enough. Im using exFat.

 

[Amingo]

I had the same problem with "Error: NOFAT Failed to mount SD card (FATFS Error 13). Make sure that a FAT partition exists" - Use MiniTool Partitio Wizard Proffesional and format card Primary partition non Logical!

This helped me. I used EASUS Partition Master but the trick was to choose a Primary Partition with FAT32!

 

[xeph20]

I had the same problem with "Error: NOFAT Failed to mount SD card (FATFS Error 13). Make sure that a FAT partition exists" - Use MiniTool Partitio Wizard Proffesional and format card Primary partition non Logical!

Thank you thank you thank you thank you !!!!

I searched for hours and tried so much and had so many frustrations... i just had to convert to primary partition.... it was indeed logical drive....

 

[RogerCarvalho]

Using Guiformat I found that for my 1TB card to be recognized correctly in Hekate and not have this error, the allocation unit size has to be 65536.