[HELP] Accidently update my switch for Fat32 only

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When manually updating my switch to 16.0.3 using day break I selected update for FAT32 SD card, only after the switch refused to properly reboot that my SD card was exFAt. Is there any way to undo my mistake or is my switch bricked?
 

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If you got a spare SD Card.
Just copy your Nintendo folder from the exfat to the new sd card.
Download a AIO package like Deepsea, copy over the firmware and update with the fat32+exfat in Daybreak again. Done!
 

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If you got a spare SD Card.
Just copy your Nintendo folder from the exfat to the new sd card.
Download a AIO package like Deepsea, copy over the firmware and update with the fat32+exfat in Daybreak again. Done!
I don't have a spare sd card, I'm looking to fix this issue with just the equipment I have on hand
 

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Backup SD Card, format it to FAT32, copy everything back and update with Daybreak?

Your card will be FAT32 but it's honestly for the better.


GUIFormat can format it to FAT32.
 

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Run the update again this time choose fat32 and exfat.
he cant because he cant boot since his card is exfat

backup your card
format it in rufus as fat32, it should have been fat32 to begin with since exfat is prone to corruption
 

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he cant because he cant boot since his card is exfat

backup your card
format it in rufus as fat32, it should have been fat32 to begin with since exfat is prone to corruption
Oh i see and i agree he should use fat32 i actually bricked a 128gb samsung sd card using exfat on my switch.
 

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Oh i see and i agree he should use fat32 i actually bricked a 128gb samsung sd card using exfat on my switch.
Yeah, Exfat on the Switch can be very very unstable. Though I highly highly doubt it is truly bricked. I'd check it in disk management, and delete any volumes that may be visible and recreate them.
 

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I've just finied reformatting th SD card using fat32format and put back all the backed up files on the SD card put I keep getting this error
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On your error screen where it says program 42000000000E51A on your sd card in sd/atmosphere/contents look for that folder and delete it if its there.
 

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