I need help accidentally press fat 32 instead of exfat while updating my switch firmware on daybreak
- Thread starter denes
- Start date
- Views 7,949
- Replies 17
First of all don't double-post.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-need-...-switch-firmware-on-daybreak-question.617566/
Second to that, even though exFAT+FAT32 are preferred no matter what you gonna use in the end, you should bite the bullet and backup everything from your SD, remove it, reformat it to FAT32, put back your backup and live on without having to worry that your SD card might corrupt due to exFAT.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/i-need-...-switch-firmware-on-daybreak-question.617566/
Second to that, even though exFAT+FAT32 are preferred no matter what you gonna use in the end, you should bite the bullet and backup everything from your SD, remove it, reformat it to FAT32, put back your backup and live on without having to worry that your SD card might corrupt due to exFAT.
you should switch to fat32 but you could just reinstall the fw using daybreak and pick exfat option this time.
I've said it repeatedly and will never stop saying it. fat32 firmware install should never even be an option. It should automatically and ALWAYS install exfat. It's only a driver. Installing with the exfat option does not mean that it will change your card to exfat, or that you even have to use it. It only makes you ABLE to use it. This is why the option is just dumb.
Yes but make sure you backup your emunand as well using Hekate. FAT32 is a better filesystem on Switch anyway, so you’re better off.
No, it's the other way round.
Nintendo's exFat driver is crap and we welcome you to write a post whenever the day of judgement comes for you.
I believe he’s saying to always chose both drivers (but still use FAT32). Installing both doesn’t hurt anything so it shouldn’t need to be an option in daybreak.nro. It’s just a newbie catcher.
ExFAT firmware install should not even be an option because nobody should be using ExFAT. Giving people the option means people that don't know will use it and inevitably have their card corrupted sooner or later and then they come here crying for help. Until Nintendo fixes their shit (which will never happen) there should at the very least be a big bold warning when installing ExFAT firmware, but it would be better yet if the option wasn't there, because some people are going to ignore the warning or just not read it at all.
maybe have Hekate flash a warning that you have to click through:
Warning: You are running exfat and it could be a hazard to your data’s health. Continue anyway? N/y
Could make it a flag that you can turn off but you have to consciously do so.
Or…just remove support for it in Hekate, Atmosphere and daybreak.
Purists will say that having all options available is better and people should simply make better choices.
Last edited by binkinator,
Installing the exfat driver does not format your card to exFAT. It only allows an exFAT card to work. Your card is not touched, unless you tell HOS to format your card. But it is sometimes NECESSARY to let the Switch do so, before you even force the fat32.
Did you forget about this thread @binkinator ? https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-...with-32k-clusters-but-will-read-exfat.609389/
We all agree that Nintendo's exFAT drivers are shit, but there is always a use case.
and for @denes , You can simply run Daybreak again and choose the exFAT option. Won't hurt anything if that is your choice. It won't make your card exFAT either. But if your card is already exFAT, you really want to backup your card to your PC, then partition as fat32 in nyx, then copy your things back to it afterwards.
And if you don't want to change to fat32 (can't stress enough that you really should, but backup your files first), and the problem is that the card can now no longer be read by HOS, then you need to put Hekate, Atmosphere, and the firmware files onto a fat32 card in order to run daybreak again with the exfat option. Then power off, swap cards, and power on again.
Last edited by urherenow,
It's hilarious how afraid people on here are of even the driver for exfat. I agree with above, there shouldn't be an option in daybreak for this. It should just install both drivers by default as it's completely harmless and makes the process foolproof.
I didn't say that it does, but if people have the option to use exFAT they are going to and it will inevitably lead to headaches. That's why on every Switch I've hacked for people I install the FAT32 firmware so people don't end up using exFAT when they upgrade their MicroSD or format their card later down their line.
Ayup. I find that if people are directed to format and then partition their card w/ Hekate, instead of just reusing their current HOS formatted SDCard, they get started in the right (FAT32) direction from the beginning. Get them while they are young!
You will get complaints either way. If the exFAT version is not installed they will complain to you why their microSD isn't working. If it is they will complain to you why X is crashing/not working after they switched to an exFAT card. The only way to eleminate this problem is a rewrite of the buggy driver. Atmosphere's roadmap does mention the intention to do so at some point.
That's fine. I'd rather have them complain and have to tell them to use guiformat, than their card get corrupted.
Similar threads
- Solved
- No one is chatting at the moment.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
Xdqwerty:
@BakerMan, iirc it was about a news article about princess peach showtime using the word "sus" unironically -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
realtimesave:
Nintendo needs to release a new console, switch is getting such shitty little games lately lol it's pathetic -
-
-
