Hacking Switch SD card corrupted , have to start from scratch. What can I skip or do differently?

[vicstar19]

My sd card corrupted and I’m currently trying to retrieve data of some games if it’s even possible but I’m going to do the whole process over again. Do I actually have to do all the system nand backups again , because I still have those saves. I’m just wondering what is essential and what isn’t so I don’t waste time

 

[binkinator]

My sd card corrupted and I’m currently trying to retrieve data of some games if it’s even possible but I’m going to do the whole process over again. Do I actually have to do all the system nand backups again , because I still have those saves. I’m just wondering what is essential and what isn’t so I don’t waste time

Sorry for your loss. Answered over here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.488277/post-10023389

 

[vicstar19]

Sorry for your loss. Answered over here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.488277/post-10023389

Ok quick question. I just finished using Recuva and it’s shows all of my files as unknown. How am I supposed to know which ones are game save data or emmumc

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Sorry for your loss. Answered over here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.488277/post-10023389

These are all the highest size files on there. Could any of them be game data? :/ What is usually mp4. files?

 

[binkinator]

Ok quick question. I just finished using Recuva and it’s shows all of my files as unknown. How am I supposed to know which ones are game save data or emmumc

Post automatically merged: Dec 13, 2022

These are all the highest size files on there. Could any of them be game data? :/ What is usually mp4. files?

Answered over here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.488277/post-10023389

 

[vicstar19]

Answered over here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.488277/post-10023389

Ok I’ve successfully used the rar file for the saves. Is there where I completely wipe my sd card and hack the switch again? Because the next step requires JKSV

 

[binkinator]

Ok I’ve successfully used the rar file for the saves. Is there where I completely wipe my sd card and hack the switch again? Because the next step requires JKSV

Correct…once you’re certain you have backed up all your saves you need to “fix” the SDCard by wiping everything and reinstalling from scratch. MOnce you get to the point of reinstalling games and homebrew you will want to get an initial ga,e loaded and JKSV installed and THEN finish the import of yiur game save.

 

[vicstar19]

Correct…once you’re certain you have backed up all your saves you need to “fix” the SDCard by wiping everything and reinstalling from scratch. MOnce you get to the point of reinstalling games and homebrew you will want to get an initial ga,e loaded and JKSV installed and THEN finish the import of yiur game save.

Ok I’m going to that 32k bit thing you said to prevent corruption. What can I use to completely wipe a card? Also do I wipe to fat or exFat? i forgot

 

[binkinator]

Ok I’m going to that 32k bit thing you said to prevent corruption. What can I use to completely wipe a card? Also do I wipe to fat or exFat? i forgot

Rufus will help you format a non-bootable FAT32 /32k block size SDCard.

 

[vicstar19]

Rufus will help you format a non-bootable FAT32 /32k block size SDCard.

So now Im going to start from the beginning, I still have stuff like my sysnand and title keys. Do I have to do those again?

 

[binkinator]

So now Im going to start from the beginning, I still have stuff like my sysnand and title keys. Do I have to do those again?

Not necessary, if you already have them but they take literal seconds to redo. Cutting corners will open the door to miss something. If you miss something you will spend way more time trying to troubleshoot. This is just me having some tough love for ya. Right here, baby!

 

[vicstar19]

Not necessary, if you already have them but they take literal seconds to redo. Cutting corners will open the door to miss something. If you miss something you will spend way more time trying to troubleshoot. This is just me having some tough love for ya. Right here, baby!

I am stuck on the guide you sent me. I am told to copy text into the bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini in my sd card, but there is nowhere to but the text because they are just normal folders

 

[binkinator]

moving this here:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.488277/post-10024022

so we quit junking up the main page with minor troubleshooting…