Unable to access microD card.

Chrizzman · Jan 24, 2024

Hi, recently I bought a new microSD card for my switch so I can have more space. When I try to insert the card, after passing all the files from the old one, and inject the payload the switch show me this error. Does anyone has had the same problem? And how to solve it?

WizardWell · Jan 24, 2024

Is it properly formatted?

thesjaakspoiler · Jan 25, 2024

All Switches can handle FAT/FAT32 formatted SD cards.
Depending on your firmware, it might also be able to use exFat (not recommended as you risk loosing everything in case of a crash).

BigOnYa · Jan 25, 2024

Chrizzman said:
Hi, recently I bought a new microSD card for my switch so I can have more space. When I try to insert the card, after passing all the files from the old one, and inject the payload the switch show me this error. Does anyone has had the same problem? And how to solve it?

Is the new sd card Lexar brand by chance? I've seen many people having issues with Switch reading Lexar brand cards.

impeeza · Jan 25, 2024

Chrizzman said:
Hi, recently I bought a new microSD card for my switch so I can have more space. When I try to insert the card, after passing all the files from the old one, and inject the payload the switch show me this error. Does anyone has had the same problem? And how to solve it?

You are to two possible scenarios:

Your card is fake, so you can test your sd card using H2Testw (https://www.heise.de/download/product/h2testw-50539).
And/Or Your card is ExFat formatted but your console do not have the drivers to ExFat yet, so format it using fat32 format (https://gbatemp.net/download/gui-format.33869/)

BigOnYa · Jan 25, 2024

impeeza said:
You are to two possible scenarios:

I don't use Emu/Sysnand but would this happen if you tried to copy files from orig card without coping the hidden partiton files also?

jkyoho · Jan 25, 2024

impeeza said:
You are to two possible scenarios:

Your card is fake, so you can test your sd card using H2Testw (https://www.heise.de/download/product/h2testw-50539).

And/Or Your card is ExFat formatted but your console do not have the drivers to ExFat yet, so format it using fat32 format (https://gbatemp.net/download/gui-format.33869/)

3rd. FPC connector issue