Hardware Clone emuMMC SD-Card to a larger card

[Rorut]

I want to clone my 128GB micro SD to a 256GB card.
Any software that can clone the complete card with both my FAT32 and hidden OS partition?
Any advice is appreciated
Thanks!

 

[Dave_Chad]

Didn't work cloning full card for me. I just copied data off my fat32 partition. Cloned EmuMMC partition to new card. Formatted remaining space to fat32 and copied my files back. Worked perfectly.

I think i used Aomei partition manager to do it but most partition software will likely clone that partition. In fact i may have used Win32 disk imager to make a copy and write it to the new card thinking about it...

In fact yes i used Win32 disk imager. Read partition but still copied data off the fat32 partition. Once copied to the new card the fat32 partition was the same size as the old card and couldn't be resized so i had to delete it and remake it at the new siz.

 

[Rorut]

Didn't work cloning full card for me. I just copied data off my fat32 partition. Cloned EmuMMC partition to new card. Formatted remaining space to fat32 and copied my files back. Worked perfectly.

I think i used Aomei partition manager to do it but most partition software will likely clone that partition. In fact i may have used Win32 disk imager to make a copy and write it to the new card thinking about it...

In fact yes i used Win32 disk imager. Read partition but still copied data off the fat32 partition. Once copied to the new card the fat32 partition was the same size as the old card and couldn't be resized so i had to delete it and remake it at the new siz.

Thanks a lot!
Sounds straight forward

 

[Rorut]

Wouldn't it be easier to just create a fresh new emunand on the new sd card? And copy all content from the FAT32 from old card to new card?

 

[AD2076]

you can use dd to backup/restore emuMMC partition. Hekate 5.2.0 can backup your emuMMC too.

 

[Rorut]

you can use dd to backup/restore emuMMC partition. Hekate 5.2.0 can backup your emuMMC too.

I made a backup first thing in hekate.
But now I need to migrate to a larger card. Just thought why just dont create a complete new emuMMC in hekate and just copy my homebrew files to the new partition instead of cloning the emunand and installing more software on my computer? Should be a faster process aswell

 

[AD2076]

you have to backup all your game saves and restore them in the new emuMMC.
Backup/Restore the whole emuMMC is the fast and easy way imho
I did it on saturday, switched from 256Gb to 512Gb microsd.

 

[Rorut]

you have to backup all your game saves and restore them in the new emuMMC.
Backup/Restore the whole emuMMC is the fast and easy way imho
I did it on saturday, switched from 256Gb to 512Gb microsd.

I thought the game save were stored in the FAT32 partition and not the hidden one. In that case I understand

 

[Rorut]

I took my new card and made the partitions with hekate. Then I used diskgenius and cloned my old nandEMU partition to my new card. After that I just copied all files to the FAT32 partition.

 

[DrDuszek]

Just ask 512GB work for FAT32 ? What name sdcard work for Switch CFW ?

 

[Rorut]

Just ask 512GB work for FAT32 ? What name sdcard work for Switch CFW ?

Im using a Samsung Evo Plus U3. Yes any card work for FAT32

 

[DrDuszek]

Show me picture sdcard?

How much size GB emummc?

 

[Rorut]

Just google ”Samsung Evo Plus U3”.
I would say minimum 64GB. Anything above that you can afford. I’m using a 256GB.

 

[DrDuszek]

Just google ”Samsung Evo Plus U3”.
I would say minimum 64GB. Anything above that you can afford. I’m using a 256GB.

ok ty much

 

[Rorut]

Dont forget to make a nand backup first thing before booting any custom firmware.

 

[DrDuszek]

Dont forget to make a nand backup first thing before booting any custom firmware.

i have it cfw now with 64 GB SD, done ago backup.