Hacking RELEASE guide.sdsetup.com - The official guide for SDFilesSwitch and SDSetup

[noahc3]

please give the guide a dark theme.

Guide now has a dark theme. It currently very briefly flashes white when switching pages with dark enabled. This will be fixed when I switch to an SPA framework.

I'll add this theme to SDSetup at some point as well.

 

[comput3rus3r]

Guide now has a dark theme. It currently very briefly flashes white when switching pages with dark enabled. This will be fixed when I switch to an SPA framework.

I'll add this theme to SDSetup at some point as well.

awesome thanks a lot for doing that.

 

[Mysuke]

I used this guide today for my newly acquired Switch. Somehow i managed to miss the 9.0.2 release by just a few hours, i was able to install games but not run them (it would ask to connect online before launching). It was fixed by just getting the new files.

I loved the idea of customizing all the files and content before even downloading, i don't use most of the content so it was a great feature to select only what i was interested.

Thanks for the guide (and the SDSetup site as well).

 

[noahc3]

I used this guide today for my newly acquired Switch. Somehow i managed to miss the 9.0.2 release by just a few hours, i was able to install games but not run them (it would ask to connect online before launching). It was fixed by just getting the new files.

I loved the idea of customizing all the files and content before even downloading, i don't use most of the content so it was a great feature to select only what i was interested.

Thanks for the guide (and the SDSetup site as well).

Whoops, I completely missed 9.0.2. Fixed.

 

[Thongs]

After formatting your SD card to exFAT:

1. Insert your SD card into your Switch
2. Turn on your Switch
3. Your Switch will ask to install a system update to support your SD card. Accept this and wait for the update to install.

Can my switch have exFat compatibility without having to update the system? Can someone explain what does number 3 mean? My switch firmware is on 2.0. I don't want to update and lose the 2.0 firmware. The guide (Section 2: SD Card Setup) tell me to update my system before I can make a backup of my nand in (Section 3: Safety Precautions). If I follow the guide then I wouldn't be backing up the 2.0 firmware and it would be impossible to downgrade right?

 

[noahc3]

After formatting your SD card to exFAT:

1. Insert your SD card into your Switch
2. Turn on your Switch
3. Your Switch will ask to install a system update to support your SD card. Accept this and wait for the update to install.

Can my switch have exFat compatibility without having to update the system? Can someone explain what does number 3 mean? My switch firmware is on 2.0. I don't want to update and lose the 2.0 firmware. The guide (Section 2: SD Card Setup) tell me to update my system before I can make a backup of my nand in (Section 3: Safety Precautions). If I follow the guide then I wouldn't be backing up the 2.0 firmware and it would be impossible to downgrade right?

Good point, a bit of an oversight on my part.

You can install the exfat update manually by following this guide. I'll add this information to the guide.

 

[xdaneo]

Ehm, sadly the file on mega called File: "This Zip" is missing...

 

[tomGER]

Whoops, I completely missed 9.0.2. Fixed.

Kinda my fault, I didn't inform you ;P

 

[noahc3]

Guide now runs on vuejs, meaning page transitions should be smoother and without the white flash in dark mode. I've also (sort of) fixed the menu on mobile.

I'll work on adding a better exFAT guide and some other cleanup.

 

[WaitWhatBro]

So just to make sure since I didnt see it anywhere, this works with 6.0 correct? Was directed from another thread but need to make sure.

 

[noahc3]

So just to make sure since I didnt see it anywhere, this works with 6.0 correct? Was directed from another thread but need to make sure.

Yes, it says all firmwares are supported in 'Before Starting'.

 

[noahc3]

Added back a new exFAT guide, with options to install either automatically through system update or manually using choidujournx

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

Wow! Great guide, @noahc3! Thank you!
I vote for this to be Sticky'd!

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

@noahc3... Would you mind explaining why the SDSetup Atmosphere "titles" folder structure is different from the official Atmosphere release?

SDSetup Structure

\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs\
\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs\main
\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs\main.npdm

Atmosphere (Official) Structure

\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs.nsp

I noticed a similar stucture on @Canna's Guide too.

 

[noahc3]

@noahc3... Would you mind explaining why the SDSetup Atmosphere "titles" folder structure is different from the official Atmosphere release?

SDSetup Structure

\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs\
\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs\main
\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs\main.npdm

Atmosphere (Official) Structure

\sd\atmosphere\titles\0100000000000036\exefs.nsp

I noticed a similar stucture on @Canna's Guide too.

The creport used in SDFiles is from before Atmosphere had exefs redirection that worked with PFS0 (NSP) files. The files here are simply unpacked. They are functionally identical, but Atmosphere now has it repacked into an NSP. I'm not exactly sure why tom didn't use the NSP version though, I'll ask when he's available.

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

The creport used in SDFiles is from before Atmosphere had exefs redirection that worked with PFS0 (NSP) files. The files here are simply unpacked. They are functionally identical, but Atmosphere now has it repacked into an NSP. I'm not exactly sure why tom didn't use the NSP version though, I'll ask when he's available.

That’s odd, because according to the release info for 0.7.0, the NSP option was already present.

Either way, replacing the exef folder with the NSP file should work, right?

 

[noahc3]

That’s odd, because according to the release info for 0.7.0, the NSP option was already present.

Either way, replacing the exef folder with the NSP file should work, right?

I mean before Atmosphere's official release. Pre-0.7.0.

Yes that will work fine.

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

I mean before Atmosphere's official release. Pre-0.7.0.

Yes that will work fine.

Oh, okay. On your website I saw it say Atmosphere v0.7.1, so I was assuming the files in the package were not Pre-0.7.0. BTW, Atmosphere v0.7.3 is out.

 

[noahc3]

Guide has been updated with a method of downgrading from 6.2.0 (technically any firmware) to any firmware of your choosing, even if you don't have your BIS keys beforehand (thanks shchmue). https://guide.sdsetup.com/#/manual620downgrade

You still wont have sleep, but if you primarily play in docked mode with autosleep off, this might be worth it for you.

 

[Kafluke]

I like how OP claims "the official". There is no such things. Just lots of guides trying to be "the official". The only thing that makes a guide official is years of use.