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FORMAT OR FIX? MY SWITCH OLED WONT MOUNT THE MICROSD CARD FROM MY OLD PHONE

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  1. Selin Jansen
    @sjansen-3ih

    hmmmm ok okay, I'm worried. My Switch OLED worked fine with my microSD card from my old phone until since I took the card out to use in a PC. Now:

    microSD card can't be read

    microSD card can't be read
The card may need to be formatted for this system,
or it may be damaged. Formatting erases all data.
Card: 512 GB  -  status: not mounted

    The card shows up fine on my laptop, at least teh folders do... i haven't formatted anything yet. What should i check before i hit that button?

    Id rather not lose my screenshots and videos if theres any way to save them. The games I can download again, but the memories are another story.

    I'm not in a rush, but I'd like to buy the right thing next time. If anyone can explain what to look for in a card, that would help a lot.

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  2. Malik M.
    @mmoreau_10

    cheap high-capacity cards from unknown sellers are often fake: they report a big size but fail once u write past their real capacity... test it on a PC with a tool like H2testw or F3 before trusting it. fingers crossed 🤞

    it works on my machine™

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  3. Malik M.
    @mmoreau_10

    im literally losing my mind here told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been 20 minutes

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  4. Omar
    @night_rider

    take a screenshot backup if you can: put the card in a PC and copy the whole Nintendo folder to your computer before formatting anything. Game data can be downloaded again, but screenshots and videos cant.

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  5. Zora
    @binaryotter
    in reply to @night_rider

    wait what i wuoldn't format teh card right away. If the card is failing, copying data off first is teh only chance to save screenshots and videos.

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