Hacking How big is a Nintendo switch nand dump

[jimmyj]

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[Maximilious]

29.12 GibiBytes (or 32 GigaBytes) for full NAND including user partition. 2GB for just system.

 

[Deleted-442439]

You own a Switch and don't know the size of your NAND....

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

32GB for full NAND including user partition. 2GB for just system.

No... A raw NAND backup is 29GB.
Nevermind... Apparently, I just need to keep my mouth shut, today.

You own a Switch and don't know the size of your NAND....

Most don't, and it isn't apparently obvious, either.

 

[rajkosto]

No... A raw NAND backup is 29GB.

No, it's 32GB which is 29.1GiB.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

So I will need a memory card bigger than 32GB to backup?

 

[Maximilious]

Apparently we have a lot of space nazi's in the sub. 3GB isn't much to complain about in the year 2018, but I fixed my post for everyone concerned about it.

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

No, it's 32GB which is 29.1GiB.

Touché. I have redacted my post.
But if we're being technical, 29.1GiB = 31.24589GB (according to Google conversion, anyway).

 

[rajkosto]

So I will need a memory card bigger than 32GB to backup?

nope, it should fit quite snugly if its empty

 

[nmkd]

So I will need a memory card bigger than 32GB to backup?

It should fit on a 32 card.

 

[PsychoRabbit]

To be more exactly, on windows it throws 29,1 GB (31.268.536.320 bytes).
I also recommend to do a CRC after doing a backup in case you have to move the backup and be sure it's integrity is still correct.

 

[jimmyj]

You own a Switch and don't know the size of your NAND....

I need to buy an sd and haven't even entered rom yet. So what? Just wanted to know size so I could buy an sd that works

 

[TiMeBoMb4u2]

To be more exactly, on windows it throws 29,1 GB (31.268.536.320 bytes).
I also recommend to do a CRC after doing a backup in case you have to move the backup and be sure it's integrity is still correct.

According to @rajkosto (and I actually believe him), it's 29.1 "GiB", not "GB".

 

[rajkosto]

Windows displays GiB but says GB because people get weirded out at GiB (31268536320 bytes is correct)