Note: This 3DS I am talking about is a region changed one from Japan to EU. I sadly do not have a NAND backup of the Japan. Only a NAND backup of the EU. The SD card is a 256GB Samsung card that cannot be confirmed genuine.
So recently I started receiving a message stating that my SD card could not be read from when loading up my 3DS (worked fine for around a month beforehand with no message). Sometimes this would be fixed on a restart or by holding power off, then clicking home instead of the power off button. Only once did it say SD card was removed mid gameplay.
Fast forward a few hours and I try to start my 3DS, the same issue however it won’t read from the SD card and nothing is working. I put it into my laptop and it is fine, able to copy its contents onto my laptop so it is reading fine. Put the SD card back in and it now will not show anything when I try to boot it with the SD card in. Just a black screen (blue light is on) with no ability to load Luma or GB9 when booting.
If I take out the SD card the 3DS turns on just fine.
Any idea on how I can fix this? Will the backup I made be corrupted or not complete as I made it when the SD card was giving issues? And will I risk bricking my 3DS if I use a new SD card with the full SD card backup I made?
Also on a side note: I copied the entire contents of my SD card onto a folder on my laptop. Will this if put onto a new card work in the exact same way, or is it not an exact copy that will perform the same. As the file size when copied is smaller than what is on the SD card. Could be a stupid question but need to know.
So recently I started receiving a message stating that my SD card could not be read from when loading up my 3DS (worked fine for around a month beforehand with no message). Sometimes this would be fixed on a restart or by holding power off, then clicking home instead of the power off button. Only once did it say SD card was removed mid gameplay.
Fast forward a few hours and I try to start my 3DS, the same issue however it won’t read from the SD card and nothing is working. I put it into my laptop and it is fine, able to copy its contents onto my laptop so it is reading fine. Put the SD card back in and it now will not show anything when I try to boot it with the SD card in. Just a black screen (blue light is on) with no ability to load Luma or GB9 when booting.
If I take out the SD card the 3DS turns on just fine.
Any idea on how I can fix this? Will the backup I made be corrupted or not complete as I made it when the SD card was giving issues? And will I risk bricking my 3DS if I use a new SD card with the full SD card backup I made?
Also on a side note: I copied the entire contents of my SD card onto a folder on my laptop. Will this if put onto a new card work in the exact same way, or is it not an exact copy that will perform the same. As the file size when copied is smaller than what is on the SD card. Could be a stupid question but need to know.
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