Its been a age since I've dusted off my Switch and was curious is there a way to run games off of a external drive or do we need to use internal/sd card?
Games from a external drive?
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Short answer- No you can't play off a external hard drive.
Long answer- Yes if you have firmware 11.0 or lower, and SXOS installed. But with a lower firmware, means you cannot play newer games that require firmware above 11.0.
Bummer last thing I booted this I got off SXOS. Can you store and transfer games in the very least? or do you need to still plug into a pc to transfer stuff?
Ive heard others say you can install games from a external hd, using DBI, Awoo, Goldleaf, etc but I have never done it personally. I'd imagine you would just use the file explorer and search for your external USB drive, find nsp/xci file and select install. Good luck.
Last edited by BigOnYa,
It may just be easier to hook the external HD to your pc, and use the traditional way of installing to Switch from pc with usb.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/awoo-in...sz-xci-xcz-installer-based-on-tinfoil.551923/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-to-setting-up-dbi-installer-over-usb.591075/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/awoo-in...sz-xci-xcz-installer-based-on-tinfoil.551923/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-to-setting-up-dbi-installer-over-usb.591075/
Tiinfoil can definitely do it but it just isn't the title manager of choice for most people these days.
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