Hacking installing games over 4 gigs

theimortal1974 · Jan 20, 2020

i finally got games working to install on my switch. the problem is one game i want is 12 gigs in size. how can i get that on my switch when my card is formatted with fat32 like the guide told me to. i thought of using the zip program to split the game into 4 gig pieces but then when i install those pieces it still will be too big for my card unless i put it on the system itself

Zkajavier · Jan 20, 2020

You can install them through USB using Tinfoil + Nut or Goldleaf + Quark.

theimortal1974 · Jan 20, 2020

i assume that's for installing on the system. with only 32 gigs that won't work for long. can i format my sd card to exfat and remove the 4 gig limit?

Smoker1 · Jan 20, 2020

Also if you have SX OS, it has a Installer that you can Install that has the ability to use USB Drives that are exFAT. As for Atmosphere, no idea yet. HBG, Tinfoil, and Goldleaf need to figure that out. I try to access the USB in File Browser, but it just shows nothing.

nero99 · Jan 20, 2020

theimortal1974 said:
i finally got games working to install on my switch. the problem is one game i want is 12 gigs in size. how can i get that on my switch when my card is formatted with fat32 like the guide told me to. i thought of using the zip program to split the game into 4 gig pieces but then when i install those pieces it still will be too big for my card unless i put it on the system itself

install python on your computer, then download this https://github.com/AnalogMan151/splitNSP/releases very handy for file splitting while using fat32

theimortal1974 · Jan 20, 2020

nero99 said:
install python on your computer, then download this https://github.com/AnalogMan151/splitNSP/releases very handy for file splitting while using fat32

but that doesn't help when i run out of space on the switch and need to use my fat32 memory card

8BitWonder · Jan 20, 2020

theimortal1974 said:
i assume that's for installing on the system. with only 32 gigs that won't work for long. can i format my sd card to exfat and remove the 4 gig limit?

You can USB-install titles to system memory or SD all the same.
The 4GB file limit won't be an issue because NSPs are installed in 4GB chunks regardless of whether you're using fat32 or exFat.

Also that splitNSP program is a means of splitting NSPs into 4GB chunks and then flagging it as a single file.
That way you can transfer/install it to your SD even if you have the 4GB file-size limit.

theimortal1974 · Jan 20, 2020

8BitWonder said:
You can USB-install titles to system memory or SD all the same.
The 4GB file limit won't be an issue because NSPs are installed in 4GB chunks regardless of whether you're using fat32 or exFat.

Also that splitNSP program is a means of splitting NSPs into 4GB chunks and then flagging it as a single file.
That way you can transfer/install it to your SD even if you have the 4GB file-size limit.

good to know thanks for telling me. i'll try that tomorrow.

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