Homebrew Remember: Backup Your Sd Card!

[Itzumi]

I know this might not be the place to say it, or stuff like that, but I just want to put this out.

Earlier today I was going to browse the temp when I had a feeling I should update my SD card backup. I plugged my micro SD into my computer, copied everything to a folder on my computer, ejected, inserted it back.

The first red flag was that my splash didn't show at all. I booted to a nonthemed home menu with none of my stuff there. I turned the DS off and checked to make sure it was in correctly and inserted all the way. It was.

So I plugged it back into my computer, and lo and behold, this was shown:

Spoiler: SdCard Contents

I had apparently averted disaster moments before it struck.

My next idea was to format and test the card with H2testw. The results were not good.

Spoiler: H2testw Results

The card in question was this one:

Spoiler: Sd Card

It seems my SD Card was dying. This story goes to show that proper backups can go a long way, as all data was backed up before this happened.

I want this to be a warning to not slack off on making backups. It can mean the difference between a lot of pain and an easy fix.

 

[k3rizz3k]

I had a 32GB Full sized SD Also sandisk do the Exact same thing in my sons 2DS. Switched to Samsung after that (And a few other Sandisk failures on my end)

 

[Itzumi]

I had a 32GB Full sized SD Also sandisk do the Exact same thing in my sons 2DS. Switched to Samsung after that (And a few other Sandisk failures on my end)

Do Sandisk cards tend to have problems?

 

[spectral]

Honestly this is true for a lot more than just 3DS SD cards. I find it insane how lax people are with backing up their data in general.

 

[Itzumi]

Honestly this is true for a lot more than just 3DS SD cards. I find it insane how lax people are with backing up their data in general.

I lost vacation photos due to an sd card actually refusing to be read by anything anymore. Been backing things up ever since.

 

[k3rizz3k]

Do Sandisk cards tend to have problems?

I think it's not REAL common, but it is getting more common with Sandisk than it used to be.
For this reason alone I do backups at least once a month.

 

[Itzumi]

I think it's not REAL common, but it is getting more common with Sandisk than it used to be.

Ill still consider it towards my next sd card purchase.

 

[spectral]

I think it's not REAL common, but it is getting more common with Sandisk than it used to be.

Sandisk are also one of the most common targets by counterfeiters.

 

[Itzumi]

Sandisk are also one of the most common targets by counterfeiters.

I made sure to go to Sandisks website for my next one.

 

[k3rizz3k]

Sandisk are also one of the most common targets by counterfeiters.

All the ones I bought were at walmart. I know this doesn't completely remove the risk for it, but it does lower it considerably.

 

[spectral]

I made sure to go to Sandisks website for my next one.

While not a guarantee, I tend to buy directly from a large retailer, rather than a market place or ebay seller. Its much harder for them to penetrate that supply chain. I've tended to have good luck with Samsung cards.

Edit@k3rizz3k same as me, except I use Amazon instead, double checking it's actually sold by Amazon and not a marketplace seller. I wouldn't touch anything with flash memory in it from ebay or a marketplace seller with a 10 foot pole.

 

[Itzumi]

While not a guarantee, I tend to buy directly from a large retailer, rather than a market place or ebay seller. Its much harder for them to penetrate that supply chain. I've tended to have good luck with Samsung cards.

Ok.
EDIT: ill think on it.