Hacking Question Is EMUNAND partition hidden?

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I have a SDcard with a 2nd 32GB partition for EMUNAND and a 1st partition for standard usage by the OFW on the switch. So I powered off, pulled out the SDcard to update atmosphere, hekate and a few other things. When I placed it in the Windows 10 PC the 1st partition complained about needing a chkdsk(I'm sure I ejected wrong at some point on the Switch or PC), and in my over-zealousness to click OK I clicked it twice. However the 2nd click repaired the 2nd partition with the EMUNAND partition. The repair blew way a two marker byte groups here and there in the first part of the partition and most of BOOT0. I had a copy of the proper BOOT0 for the FW, and used HxD to copy it back, and then used Hekate migrate/repair to rewrite whatever markers were blown away. So I guess my question: is that 2nd partition suppose to be visible in windows or is it a hidden partition and mine somehow has become unhidden. I can always test this myself but what is it suppose to be? If it's suppose to be hidden how did mine become unhidden was the a bug from early EMUNAND creation tools?
 

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I have a SDcard with a 2nd 32GB partition for EMUNAND and a 1st partition for standard usage by the OFW on the switch. So I powered off, pulled out the SDcard to update atmosphere, hekate and a few other things. When I placed it in the Windows 10 PC the 1st partition complained about needing a chkdsk(I'm sure I ejected wrong at some point on the Switch or PC), and in my over-zealousness to click OK I clicked it twice. However the 2nd click repaired the 2nd partition with the EMUNAND partition. The repair blew way a two marker byte groups here and there in the first part of the partition and most of BOOT0. I had a copy of the proper BOOT0 for the FW, and used HxD to copy it back, and then used Hekate migrate/repair to rewrite whatever markers were blown away. So I guess my question: is that 2nd partition suppose to be visible in windows or is it a hidden partition and mine somehow has become unhidden. I can always test this myself but what is it suppose to be? If it's suppose to be hidden how did mine become unhidden was the a bug from early EMUNAND creation tools?
I believe its supposed to be hidden.
 

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