How to format Micro SD cards that are higher than 32GB to FAT32

[Exotical]

Title says everything, I'm getting a New 3ds LL from japan in a few weeks, and am wondering if you could get a 64GB micro SDHC card to be fat32?

 

[Sypherone]

For sure. Use guiformat / fat32formatter. For Cards under 64 gb use 32 kb sector size and above 64 gb use 65 kb sectorsize.

 

[impeeza]

http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

http://ridgecrop.co.uk/guiformat-x64.Exe

do not forget to donate, this tool has saved countless consoles.

 

[Exotical]

http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

http://ridgecrop.co.uk/guiformat-x64.Exe

Thanks!

 

[HalfScoper]

If this doesn't work: I had to use a software called "SD Card Formatter" which seems to be directly advised by Nintendo support and well it was the only tool that worked for me in the end, https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/

 

[gudenau]

mkfs.vfat is how I do it.

 

[impeeza]

If this doesn't work: I had to use a software called "SD Card Formatter" which seems to be directly advised by Nintendo support and well it was the only tool that worked for me in the end, https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/

sd card formatter will format your card to ExFAT, try to use FAT32, FAT32GUI or FAT32GUI x64:

http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

http://ridgecrop.co.uk/guiformat-x64.Exe

 

[HalfScoper]

sd card formatter will format your card to ExFAT, try to use FAT32, FAT32GUI or FAT32GUI x64:

As I said it was the only program that whysoever did the trick for me.
Since I also for example own a Switch, of course I would usually format to FAT32 and have my programs for it, but the SD card never got detected by the 2DS (and yes I made sure it was inserted correctly, I am also sure it's not corrupted etc etc).

Maybe it was a bad advise, I just wanted to give an input based on my experience. And yes, the program you linked was also on the list of what I tried beforehand. Cheers.

 

[mitrium]

I used Rufus to format, have a 128GB formatted FAT32 with 32k cluster size! No issues at all, it also doesn't feel as slow as some people reported.

 

[impeeza]

You know, isn't not a bad advice at all, sometimes if a sd card have strange partitions or format, the SD Formatter tool could be the only way to give life back. but after the revival using the SD Formatter tool you could think about using Fat32 formatter to convert the new ExFAT to a FAT32

 

[mitrium]

You know, isn't not a bad advice at all, sometimes if a sd card have strange partitions or format, the SD Formatter tool could be the only way to give life back. but after the revival using the SD Formatter tool you could think about using Fat32 formatter to convert the new ExFAT to a FAT32

Good point, check on Disk Management (if you Windows) that you dont have any other partition created in that SD card, and if so; delete everything (after backing up if necessary). make sure it says "Unallocated Space" and then use Rufus.
Hope it works, also make sure you can see and copy hidden folders.

 

[impeeza]

I used Rufus to format, have a 128GB formatted FAT32 with 32k cluster size! No issues at all, it also doesn't feel as slow as some people reported.

rufus and MiniTool Partition Wizard are powerful tools and let you create big partitions on FAT32 but are advanced for most of the people, I personally love that tools.

about the "slowness" of 32K clusters, that was a very old issue on atmosphere and hekate but has been solved some time now.