Homebrew RELEASE Legal NSP splitter for FAT32

[OrGoN3]

Not yet. It’s on the roadmap.

Thank you! And thanks for the LEGAL splitter!

 

[2Siralv]

question tinfoil is able to download the nsp i parts?

 

[spotanjo3]

I was told to use this:

just switch to FAT32. With Tinfoil's USB install, you don't even need to split >4GB NSP files anymore.

 

[Baggesen]

So, is this not relevant for mac users at all right now? Or do you just have to do some extra housekeeping after using the script?

 

[isoisoiso]

When GUI

 

[AlternativeZero]

When GUI

You can drag and drop.

 

[sorabora]

You can drag and drop.

Windows only, right? (not macOS)

 

[AlternativeZero]

Windows only, right? (not macOS)

Could be wrong but it should work on Mac since it's Python not PowerShell.

 

[Dipzza]

On linux file systems the archive flag doesn't exist, so is weird that you have an utility to change that property by default.

If someone else is having problems figuring out how to set the archive bit from linux:
You can use fatattr with "fatattr +a FILE" to set it in you SD card and it installs perfectly

Arch Linux/Antergos/Manjaro/etc: I installed it from the AUR
For Debian/Ubuntu: manpages-ubuntu-com/manpages/bionic/man1/fatattr-1-html (change '-' for '.', i can't post links)

 

[dorisnov]

I'm having this error spliting a 10gb NSP:

Starting part 00
Part 00 complete
Starting part 01
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "splitNSP.py", line 143, in <module>
    main()
  File "splitNSP.py", line 140, in main
    splitCopy(filepath)
  File "splitNSP.py", line 108, in splitCopy
    splitFile.write(nspFile.read(chunkSize))
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

I'm running the script on the D drive of my computer with Windows.

 

[EmulateLife]

So I'm supposed to transfer the folder not the individual nsps?

Can I transfer the folder via usb using tinfoil?

 

[Taorn]

So I'm supposed to transfer the folder not the individual nsps?

Can I transfer the folder via usb using tinfoil?

Yes, you need to copy the folder to your sd card.

However if you use the usb installation of tinfoil, then you don't need to split the nsp in the first place. Splitting is only necessary, when you try to copy a file with over 4 GB file size to an FAT32 formatted card.

 

[EmulateLife]

Yes, you need to copy the folder to your sd card.

However if you use the usb installation of tinfoil, them you don't need to split the nsp in the first place. Splitting is only necessary, when you try to copy a file with over 4 GB file size to an FAT32 formatted card.

Oh ok, someone posted that they were using usb on fat32 and it stopped at 4 gb. So I thought it needed to be splitted.

 

[EmulateLife]

Yes, you need to copy the folder to your sd card.

However if you use the usb installation of tinfoil, them you don't need to split the nsp in the first place. Splitting is only necessary, when you try to copy a file with over 4 GB file size to an FAT32 formatted card.

I could really use your help one more time. I thought I needed to split my nsps so I did all of them. Then you tell me it's not necessary for usb. Now I found out it doesn't work when they're split (cmd and tinfoil just freeze, I guess they can't load the folder) Im probably the only one to ask this but is there a way to rejoin split nsps? The whole reason I want to use usb is to avoid taking out my sd card over and over because I'm currently using tinfoil on my joycon and I want to do that as little as possible.

 

[notimp]

Read previous page.

 

[EmulateLife]

I should have been more observant. Thanks

 

[baretbh]

Goodbye NSP divider, hello NSP splitter!

Why, divider works perfectly and requires less work to use. Literally drag and drop and you are done.

 

[TsukiRyori]

Where do i put 00 and 01 cant seem to find it on tinfoil

 

[Chaotzu]

hmmm, the splitter convert the nsp file into 2 files
00
and
01
when i put them in the nsp folder, after opening tinfoil, it crashes and i had to exit from tinfoil, but the switch didn't crash.

edit: oh i see, i must put the folder that ends with .nsp instead.

What folder did you put where? I put the folder ending in ".nsp" with the 01-04 split files into my tinfoil\nsp folder but tinfoil doesnt seen anything. I'm still trying to figure out how to get this to work after the split.

 

[Darklinkreturns]

What folder did you put where? I put the folder ending in ".nsp" with the 01-04 split files into my tinfoil\nsp folder but tinfoil doesnt seen anything. I'm still trying to figure out how to get this to work after the split.

Right-click folder > Properties > Advanced > check the 'Folder is ready for Archiving' box. Should work after that.