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Stormflora · 2024-08-07T23:05:03+0100

If I wanted to upgrade my microSD to a larger capacity one, would I have to redo the softmod from scratch, or is there a way to clone the current microSD to the bigger one?

I'm aware that the Switch creates a hidden drive on the microSD, which may or may not be cloneable.

Nephiel · 2024-08-07T23:11:31+0100

Stormflora said:
If I wanted to upgrade my microSD to a larger capacity one, would I have to redo the softmod from scratch, or is there a way to clone the current microSD to the bigger one?

I'm aware that the Switch creates a hidden drive on the microSD, which may or may not be cloneable.

https://rentry.org/EmuNANDNewSDcard

Stormflora · 2024-08-08T00:12:13+0100

Nephiel said:
https://rentry.org/EmuNANDNewSDcard

Oh! So the hidden partition created on the microSD doesn't matter, and Hekate/Atmosphere recreates it automatically? It's as simple as copying the contents 1:1 from the microSD's accessible drive to the new microSD?

Nephiel · 2024-08-08T00:36:08+0100

Stormflora said:
Oh! So the hidden partition created on the microSD doesn't matter, and Hekate/Atmosphere recreates it automatically? It's as simple as copying the contents 1:1 from the microSD's accessible drive to the new microSD?

It does matter. Copying 1:1 only works with a file-based emuNAND, not with a partition-based one.

The emuNAND contains important stuff such as user profiles, game saves, tickets and prodinfo, among other things. With a partition-based emuNAND, none of that is included in the accessible drive.

Hekate can create an emuNAND partition on a blank microSD and fill it with a clone of your sysNAND to start from scratch, but if you already have a microSD in your modded console, it likely has an emuNAND partition with data you want to keep. The linked guide has a few methods to copy that partition safely to a new microSD.

Stormflora · 2024-08-08T01:32:10+0100

Nephiel said:
It does matter. Copying 1:1 only works with a file-based emuNAND, not with a partition-based one.

The emuNAND contains important stuff such as user profiles, game saves, tickets and prodinfo, among other things. With a partition-based emuNAND, none of that is included in the accessible drive.

Hekate can create an emuNAND partition on a blank microSD and fill it with a clone of your sysNAND to start from scratch, but if you already have a microSD in your modded console, it likely has an emuNAND partition with data you want to keep. The linked guide has a few methods to copy that partition safely to a new microSD.

How do I figure out whether my microSD's emuNAND is file-based or partition-based?

Nephiel · 2024-08-08T07:03:00+0100

Stormflora said:
How do I figure out whether my microSD's emuNAND is file-based or partition-based?

It has file-based emuNAND if:
- it contains a folder named EmuMMC/SD00,
- Disk Manager on PC shows only 1 partition for that SD card.

It has partition-based emuNAND if:
- it contains a folder named EmuMMC/RAW1,
- Disk Manager on PC shows 2 or more partitions for that SD card.

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