Random corrupted data

[Kas006]

Hello!

I have a very annoying problem.
After I installed Firmware 14.1.0 I get corrupted data all the time. I run Atmosphere 1.3.2 and the latest Sig patches. Latest Hetake.

Some games immediately stopped working after the FW upgrade and some works just fine. If i install/reinstall a game, it works fine. But when i reboot the Switch some random game/s stops working or the game that worked before reboot stops working. Its seems totally random. Yesterday 8/10 games worked. I installed 4 new games and suddenly almost none worked after reboot. My suspicions is that the SD card is going bad but I'm not sure, maybe bad sectors?. Its a SanDisk Extreme 128gb.

I use awoo and tinfoil to install the games. I use my laptop with windows to transfer NSP/XCI's to the SD card.

Any ideas what is wrong, or what i can do about this?

 

[binkinator]

Sounds like you need to back everything up and then test you sd card using h2testw.

h2testw — a destructive (in a good way) test to determine if your SD Card is good or not.

 

[Jasonclarke1986]

SD format? fat32 by any chance?

 

[Kas006]

SD format? fat32 by any chance?

ExFat

 

[mrgone]

ExFat

there is the problem

 

[Kas006]

there is the problem

So what now? Backup everything, format to FAT32? When i installed FW i choose ExFat install, does it matter? How do i transfer big game files to FAT32?

 

[Hayato213]

So what now? Backup everything, format to FAT32? When i installed FW i choose ExFat install, does it matter? How do i transfer big game files to FAT32?

You can choose to install firmware under exfat+fat32, as for game install do usb install via computer .

 

[Kas006]

You can choose to install firmware under exfat+fat32, as for game install do usb install via computer .

I have never gotten install via computer to work. I have only tried NUT though. Any better options? If I use a new SD card with FAT32. Will it still work even though i installed latest FW with the ExFat options?

 

[Hayato213]

I have never gotten install via computer to work. I have only tried NUT though. Any better options? If I use a new SD card with FAT32. Will it still work even though i installed latest FW with the ExFat options?

Yea it would work even if you picked exfat option, you would have to install the driver for the nintendo switch to do usb install, alternative is to wifi install via awoo.

 

[mrgone]

installations via usb: dbi's mtp-responder

changing from exfat to fat32:
install firmware as fat32 via daybreak
shutdown switch
backup sd
format sd to fat32 (use sdformatter or similar tools)
copy everything back
boot via your preferred method

having another sd card ready is of course helpful, because if anything goes wrong, the exfat card is stiull available
i upgraded mine from 32 to 128 when i changed from exfat to fat32

@ All: did i miss something?

 

[impeeza]

So what now? Backup everything, format to FAT32? When i installed FW i choose ExFat install, does it matter? How do i transfer big game files to FAT32?

Split NPS if you like, or use Network installation. DBI is your friend.

 

[Kas006]

installations via usb: dbi's mtp-responder

changing from exfat to fat32:
install firmware as fat32 via daybreak
shutdown switch
backup sd
format sd to fat32 (use sdformatter or similar tools)
copy everything back
boot via your preferred method

having another sd card ready is of course helpful, because if anything goes wrong, the exfat card is stiull available
i upgraded mine from 32 to 128 when i changed from exfat to fat32

@ All: did i miss something?

I had a Kingston 256gb which i setup. I had all the games downloaded on the computer and i managed to get the install from USB working through Awoo, Super neat, i will never need to remove the SD card from the switch again. Everything seems to work like a charm with FAT32. Thanks for the help

 

[binkinator]

I had a Kingston 256gb which i setup. I had all the games downloaded on the computer and i managed to get the install from USB working through Awoo, Super neat, i will never need to remove the SD card from the switch again. Everything seems to work like a charm with FAT32. Thanks for the help

glad you’re sorted!
Here’s some further reading on creature comforts for you: https://gbatemp.net/blogs/homebrew-i-use.18815/