Hardware O3DS larger Sd capacity support

[doughmay]

Hey! So I have small 8gb sd card in my 3ds and I was wondering how I could enable my 3ds to use a larger capacity 64gb card, as I want to download many of my digital titles that I have, I had to get rid of alot of them for Pokemon Moon. Does anyone know how to do this?

 

[YugiSenpai]

Yes it is possible, I have done that myself.

You will need to format the card to FAT32 before you can use it on the 3DS. If you use Windows you will need to download a format tool like HP's tool http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml

In order to format the card. Windows does not natively format storage that are bigger than 32 GB to FAT32, which is why you need a tool.

 

[doughmay]

Yes it is possible, I have done that myself.

You will need to format the card to FAT32 before you can use it on the 3DS. If you use Windows you will need to download a format tool like HP's tool http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml

In order to format the card. Windows does not natively format storage that are bigger than 32 GB to FAT32, which is why you need a tool.

Oh. So all I have to do is format to fat32 and transfer everything from one card to the next and it should be fine?

 

[YugiSenpai]

Oh. So all I have to do is format to fat32 and transfer everything from one card to the next and it should be fine?

I'm not sure if the games will transfer but you should try it.

 

[MarioMasta64]

Oh. So all I have to do is format to fat32 and transfer everything from one card to the next and it should be fine?

i would recommend copying in case something goes wrong. such as corrupt files.

 

[TarkinMX]

I'm not sure if the games will transfer but you should try it.

It'll transfer, I've done this myself. And as Mariomasta64 said, just copy it.

 

[doughmay]

It'll transfer, I've done this myself. And as Mariomasta64 said, just copy it.

Essentially an exact clone of the sd? J

 

[MarioMasta64]

Essentially an exact clone of the sd? J

yes, so that if something doesnt transfer i.e. a corrupted file. youll have the old card. in case something goes wrong and the new doesnt function you have the old one

 

[RivenMain]

Once you get it reformatted with ease us Use usb image to make a back up, put the new sd and click restore. This will make a copy of your old sd image incase anything happens to it. So now your sd will have abunch of unallocated space that you'll need to re add by sliding right.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-transfer-emunand-to-another-sd-card-working-on-new3ds.383684/ just follows this if it confuses you

 

[MarioMasta64]

Once you get it reformatted with ease us Use usb image to make a back up, put the new sd and click restore. This will make a copy of your old sd image incase anything happens to it. So now your sd will have abunch of unallocated space that you'll need to re add by sliding right.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-transfer-emunand-to-another-sd-card-working-on-new3ds.383684/ just follows this if it confuses you

seems legit