Switch slowdown issue

[ItchyPanda]

Hey guys, I haven’t seen this problem posted online but it seems my Switch is loading games slower than usual. This is the background:
I accidentally upgraded to 17.0.0 back when it didn’t have support so I downgraded with Daybreak.
After the downgrade I used the appropriate Atmosphere at the time and when 17.0.0 became supported I upgraded it once more and downloaded the latest Atmosphere. To my surprise after doing this I noticed that my Switch was loading the games slower than usual, even without the CFW, booting the game in either Vanilla or CFW made my games load like this, noticed this while playing Smash Ultimate and recently Mario Wonder and RPG.

Is this a known issue? Does anybody know what could be causing this and a possible solution? Thanks in advance!

 

[linuxares]

I would suggest you boot Hekate and see if it reports any read and write fails. It just might be so simple that the sd card is starting to go bad and you need a new one.

 

[ItchyPanda]

I would suggest you boot Hekate and see if it reports any read and write fails. It just might be so simple that the sd card is starting to go bad and you need a new one.

Hmm thanks will do! Oh also forgot to mention it seems the battery is swollen as the back of the Switch looks like it may be, would this also affect performance? I’m getting the battery replaced but just wanted to make sure it’s something else

 

[linuxares]

Hmm thanks will do! Oh also forgot to mention it seems the battery is swollen as the back of the Switch looks like it may be, would this also affect performance? I’m getting the battery replaced but just wanted to make sure it’s something else

Oh nonono! Please if you can and have the tools, open it! You need to remove it asap and yes that can be a cause. But for your safety remove it and despose of it.

They swell as a protection mechanism

 

[linuxares]

Not sure which model you have but here is for v1 and v2 https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Nintendo_Switch

 

[ItchyPanda]

Not sure which model you have but here is for v1 and v2 https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Nintendo_Switch

Thanks! Will check it out asap, appreciate the help