Hacking Wii U can't read from SD cards larger than 2GB from minute menu to use redNAND

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I installed ISFShax onto my bricked Wii U using Paid the Beak, which I set up using a 2GB SD card. While the 2GB card is only required for PTB according to the instructions, I had to use it to install ISFShax as well because my Wii U refused to load any files on either my 4GB SD card or my 32GB microSD (both formatted to FAT32). redNAND requires at least an 8GB card to rebuild the MLC so I can't use my 2GB for that step. I tried copying all the contents of my 2GB card to the 32GB but my Wii U won't boot into minute with any other card, and swapping cards while minute's already running doesn't work since anything I try to run throws a "failed to open <filename>" error. Am I missing a step to get these larger cards readable? I haven't used my Wii U since around 2018 so it'd be running on firmware from back then if that means anything.
 
You need to format the card as FAT32, 32kb cluster, you may as well h2testw the card if you never tested the card.
 
Format the 32gb card with the official SD formatter and nothing else. See if that helps
 

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