Hacking How to make the switch recognize sdcard without updating

[Dudamax]

My switch is on 2.1.0 and I need to keep it that way for the future. So when I try to put in my SD card it tells me I need to update but I don't want to for potential Homebrew. How can I avoid this?? The SD is an sdxc Samsung 128gb.

 

[Deleted User]

My switch is on 2.1.0 and I need to keep it that way for the future. So when I try to put in my SD card it tells me I need to update but I don't want to for potential Homebrew. How can I avoid this?? The SD is an sdxc Samsung 128gb.

you can't

 

[froggestspirit]

does this happen anytime you use a new SD card? or is it only below a certain FW?

 

[TheCyberQuake]

does this happen anytime you use a new SD card? or is it only below a certain FW?

Only the first time you use an sdxc card. 64gb and up iirc will be sdxc. Lower capacity cards will work without the update

 

[ihaveahax]

there is a one-time update for exFAT support when an SDXC card is inserted. sorry, you can’t get around this on a lower version right now (and possibly for a while).

 

[senas8]

See for me . witch a 16GB sd card it asked me to update.. with my 64GB it only asked me to format.. don't know what's going on. Op try different sizes and different brands?
Op I'm also thinking by the time we have home brew .. there will prob be a way to use ur 128GB.

 

[MatMaf]

Only the first time you use an sdxc card. 64gb and up iirc will be sdxc. Lower capacity cards will work without the update

Pretty sure 64GB is still only SDHC.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

Pretty sure 64GB is still only SDHC.

Nope, SDHC only supports up to 32 gb.
https://www.sdcard.org/developers/overview/capacity/

 

[Razor83]

Pretty sure 64GB is still only SDHC.

Nope.
2GB or less = SD [FAT/FAT16]
4GB to 32GB = SDHC [FAT32]
Greater than 32GB (e.g. 64GB) = SDXC [exFAT]

 

[alepman90]

Yes you can i used 64Gb on my 2.3 without triggering the update message,this's a post i did month ago
https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...ice-to-activate-micro-sd.480011/#post-7496536

 

[senas8]

Yeah so I guess here is the answer op:

" The Switch checks the filesystem, not the SD Card size. If you format a smaller MicroSD like 4GB to ExFAT, the Switch will prompt for an update to use it.
If you format a 64GB or larger MicroSD to FAT32, the Switch will use it without an update."

 

[magico29]

My switch is on 2.1.0 and I need to keep it that way for the future. So when I try to put in my SD card it tells me I need to update but I don't want to for potential Homebrew. How can I avoid this?? The SD is an sdxc Samsung 128gb.

format to fat 32,i tested in 2 samsung 128 gb memory cards so you dont need to update just use your compuer and fat32 formar program
tested on 2.3.0 and 3.0.1

 

[SimisFul]

Only the first time you use an sdxc card. 64gb and up iirc will be sdxc. Lower capacity cards will work without the update

My 64gb micro SD is formatted in fat32 and didn't require an update, but if I format it in exFat and it did.

Search "Gui format" OP, youll get what you need

 

[Izotov]

Just format to fat32
Use SDFormatter app

 

[sarkwalvein]

Just format to fat32
Use mkfs

j/k - but it would work anyway

 

[Dudamax]

Thanks everybody

 

[magico29]

Thanks everybody

you are very welcome!!

 

[SkulllKid]

well i never used one before (I'm on 2.0) and i put one a week ago and it works without an update.

 

[dave11674]

I HAVE A 256gb sdxc card
was telling me i needed to update
so i partitioned it to 2 x 128gb partitions
formatted one as fat32 and the switch now see's it ok

dave