Mmmm this is indeed pretty interesting.I used ChoiDujourNX to get 5.1.0 w/ the exfat update. After everything was successful I shut down the system and removed my SD card. Formatted to ExFat on Windows 10 (Quick Format) and moved the files to the SD Card. I checked the files and they all had the archive bit enabled. You can see some discussion around how Horizon has expectations for this here. Although in that thread they seem to imply adding the bit helps under specific circumstances.
In any case I thought I would share in case anyone looks here for a potential solution to move from Fat32 to ExFat successfully.
The community is currently divided into two camps when it comes to how to format the micro SD card for the switch.
While exFAT allows bigger files than 4 GB which comes in handy for "backup" users dealing with large XCI or NSP files, some people are saying it has issues with some homebrews and leads to corruption. It's an often read thing especially in the RetroArch thread.
However there are also people which were using exFAT since day one and never had any issues so far, even with RetroArch.
Also many of you said here that one should join the exFAT master race train.
I'd like to have people posting here their issues they had while using FAT32 and/or exFAT to get a better picture what's causing those issues and which would be the preferable one to stay with.
Two notes:
- Formatting a mSD card to exFAT using a Mac has been reported multiple times to lead to issues like data corruption or folders like the switch folder being invisible for the hbmenu.
- Tinfoil is about to receive a network installation update so installing NSP files bigger than 4 GB might be doable on FAT32 cards in the future. XCI files can be splitted since ages.
Exfat here, no issues with homebrews or retroarch
Whatever you're taking, you should reduce it buddy.With the amount of time you spent here asking for the impossible (Fat32 for 4 GB+ files... Lol... you can also ask for a flying boat...), what about getting a job, and buying a second SD card in case you believe in the "ExFAT will burn your house, just a matter of time" fake news circus? That would save us a lot of time, thanks.
That depends.This thread is useless
Heh, well for me its uselessThat depends.
1 vote for "FAT32 - I had issues" against 16 votes for "exFAT - I had issues" is at least enough information for me to stay on FAT32.
That's not what he said, is it? He said its useless without more info such as the Horizon version. How's anyone supposed to get to the bottom of the issue if we just have people saying either "yeah, mines corrupted" and "no, mine's fine"?That depends.
1 vote for "FAT32 - I had issues" against 16 votes for "exFAT - I had issues" is at least enough information for me to stay on FAT32.
Its a indication at best. But I think he knows what I meant^^That's not what he said, is it? He said its useless without more info such as the Horizon version. How's anyone supposed to get to the bottom of the issue if we just have people saying either "yeah, mines corrupted" and "no, mine's fine"?
EDIT
Or what m4xw said.
Hence why I asked at the top of the page if anyone on 5.1.0 can confirm getting these issues.