Homebrew Question tinfoil wont load, cant load any games either

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hello i was using tinfoil fine yesterday but after going on the eshop i cant get anything to work and tinfoil wont work either, is there a fix for this?
everytime i start the app it says "could not start the software.
please try again from the home menu"
 
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hello i was using tinfoil fine yesterday but after going on the eshop i cant get anything to work and tinfoil wont work either, is there a fix for this?
your question is like going to a mechanic and saying my car wont turn on? You need to give more info for anyone to be able to help you
 

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i tried it and it corrupted everything in my sd card, i really hate this tinfoil app
This isn't Tinfoil's fault, you've done something wrong.

First, if your SD Card is on exFAT, (probably why the corruption happened) format to FAT32.
If it was already FAT32 or not, do this:
1. Delete your current Atmosphere folder
2. Put the sigpatches on your SD Card https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-heard-that-you-guys-need-some-sweet-patches-for-atmosphere.521164/
3. In the Tinfoil zip only extract the Switch folder
4. Launch Tinfoil via holding R on a game/fowarder, NOT through album.
 

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This isn't Tinfoil's fault, you've done something wrong.

First, if your SD Card is on exFAT, (probably why the corruption happened) format to FAT32.
If it was already FAT32 or not, do this:
1. Delete your current Atmosphere folder
2. Put the sigpatches on your SD Card https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-heard-that-you-guys-need-some-sweet-patches-for-atmosphere.521164/
3. In the Tinfoil zip only extract the Switch folder
4. Launch Tinfoil via holding R on a game/fowarder, NOT through album.
my sd card was never fat 32 it was always exfat, how am i supposed to launch tinfoil through the home menu when the app does not appear until i go to album and click on it, also what do you mean press r on a game?
 
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my sd card was never fat 32 it was always exfat, how am i supposed to launch tinfoil through the home menu when the app does not appear until i go to album and click on it
1. Format the card to FAT32. exFAT is known to cause corruptions.
2. You're supposed to launch Tinfoil by holding R on a game or by using a fowarder, not clicking on album.
 

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1. Format the card to FAT32. exFAT is known to cause corruptions.
2. You're supposed to launch Tinfoil by holding R on a game or by using a fowarder, not clicking on album.
ok but isnt there a limit to how big the games are on fat 32? how should i get around that
 

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Oh, just USB Install the game with NUT.
It's in the downloads section of Tinfoil.io, read it's instructions carefully.
ok i did it and i can get into tinfoil, but the games i installed on tinfoil from before still dont work, what do i do to make them work or should i just reinstall them all?, also the home menu tinfoil app doesent work either
 

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ok so for some reason i cant get the usb option to work i installed the drivers with zadig but it says disconnected on nut still
 

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