Worked absolutely perfectly. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MAC USERS: GUI Format is a .exe and thus doesn’t run on Mac OS. This was very confusing. You need to format an SD card of size 64 GB or greater with Disk Utility, and select DOSFAT (the lowest option) to format to FAT32.
Dude I literally just ordered a new SD Card like 5 minutes ago and was asking myself this question. You seem to have a solution to everything that is 3DS. Thank you.
You already saved my life with the tutorial on installing Homebrew, and now this great tutorial (because my 2ds ran out of memory with all the homebrew stuff) . You are amazing!
Sthetix is a god. Literally has a guide on everything. I keep encountering problems with my newly modded 3DS and when I google it, his guides pop up first and work perfectly first time. Thank you!!!
I remember finding this channel cuz I couldnt turn on my ds and im still here upgrading the sd card size for that same ds. Thanks for making these videos man
Exactly what I was looking for. Got a 128gb sd card at Best Buy today on sale for 60 bucks since 32gb wasn’t really enough for my digital library. You’ve earned a sub my friend. Thanks a lot!
Amazing tutorial! I was so nervous about doing this, but your step-by-step instructions were just so easy and simple to follow. Thank you so much, man!
Ive watched ur homebrew video and successfully homebrewed my nintendo and with this video I extended the memory. All you have to do is follow the steps you show and voila. Thanks again for understandable tutorials! Been alot of help 😊
THANK YOU I just got the new 2ds xl as a gift and wanted to go all digital but I didn’t have a 32 gb sd card but i had a 64gb one and this video helped me alot! Keep it up!
@@theunicornenthusiast7194 my old 3ds xl, had the right higne broken off, cart slot pins bent, the volume slider doesn't work, and for some reason I turning on 3d lowers the volume,the back cover is in 2 pieces, and the battery keeps disconnecting, yet it still manages to function properly software-wise XD, I did buy a "new" 3ds xl a couple days ago and it's arriving in a couple hours, so it's not that bad
@@theunicornenthusiast7194 my top screen has a problem too the screen flickers and turn black I used to panic but for some reason it started to work again and the problem doesn't bother me much I only get flickers once a week so I can play with no worry
@@wisxper yeah I'm still baffled by that, the plastic thing meant to hold the volume button ribbon cable broke off when I tried repairing it and then turning on 3d lowered the volume for some reason, the higher the 3d the lower the volume got, but it wasn't immediate it was slow, as in turning from "off" to max super fast would cause it to slowly turn down the volume until it was very quiet, it wasn't muted but could only be heard via headphones
This tutorial helped so much. There’s a sale in the eshop for the Ace Attorney games and I needed another SD card. Just imagine my confusion before i found this video lol
Thanks for this video! Appreciate it a lot 🙏🏽 just so happens I’m upgrading my SD card. I’ve done everything to my DS using your channel. Keep making videos, please.
Thank you so much!!! I just swapped my original 4 GB one for a 256 GB one since I'm panic-downloading everything I can before the e shop shuts down forever. Thank you again!!!
There’s an easier way Go into godmode9 and do in mount sd then take the sd card out and put the new one in press the home button and press more sd formatting then press no EmuNand then take it out and copy all the files over I hope this helps
I'm gonna try and fix what you said; First, create a folder, i named it backup. Put all of your old sd card folders in it, ALL of them.Go into godmode by pressing START when booting up(Cfw required !).Then mount the sd card, remove it and place the new one. Press the home button, go in scripts and select format SD card. Then connect your new sd card to your computer and put the old files from the ''Backup'' files in the new sd card.
@@qlex1ss i think when he said "in mount sd" he meant the option "unmount sd" to safely remove the card. everything else he said is exact, even the "home --> more... --> SD Format menu ---> No EmuNand". You don't have to go into scripts at any point. but file backup before all this is definitely important.
Had to get a new 3ds due to my old one having the bulging battery problem. Was able to transfer everything, but found out the new 3ds had a 4GB sd card. I was able to copy everything safely! Thank you for the video! :D
Thank you so much! I just did it and it worked! but for some reason my sd card was already FAT32 so it was even easier. thanks alot man your videos really help unlike some other youtubers...
I am so glad I watched this, I had exacially the same idea but I never would of considered checking the SD card type, this will defenently come in handy when I eventually upgrade from 4GB to 32GB
Thank you so much for this tutorial! If I'd known it was this easy, I would've upgraded years ago! Now I can fit all those enormous yo-kai watch updates on my sd without worry XD
Thankyou mate so much for this video , however next time you might wanna metniton when formating your sd card that it deletes all previous data on their for me personally I didnt lose anything of value but never the less still wanna mention it to your viewers . May god bless you for all you do and I hope this channel becomes massively sucsefull .
Ok so basically you Check remaining blocks Turn off console Remove sd card Put sd card in computer Copy all the sd card data into a backup folder Put new sd card in Copy the backup data in the new SD card Convert to FAT32 Remove from computer Put it back into your console
Guys this works but if u have a SD CARD that cant i nstall cfw dont use that Thats why i had to go and take my dads 16 gb micro SD CARD. AND ALSO THANKS TO STHETIX I CAN FINALLY PLAYT FREE GAMES GOD BLESS STHETIX AND HIS FAMILY.
Hey man thanks a ton for the tutorial. I just got a 3ds with a bunch of software installed on it and wanted to create a backup. Wasn't sure if I could just copy everything over, glad to see it's a pretty straightforward process
Thanks for this! With that pack in 2gb SD card, I was worried I wasn't gonna be able to download all those games before the Eshop closes. Thanks yo you, I copied all my data to a 128gb card! You really saved my skin! Thanks for this tutorial!
i followed everything you did but my theme, digital game save data didnt transfer, did i do something wrong?? i used 32gb sd card for my 3ds xl UPDATE: NEVERMIND IT WORKED IM JUST DUMB
how irony is it when I try to upgrade my 32gb sd card to 64gb last week lost all my data and save files and got my 3ds bricked. And all I had to do this is this tutorial :(
Thank you so much for this video walk through. No other video explained the formatting of Fat32. I had no idea which is why it was not working for me. After following your instructions my 200GB Sd card is working. I will now be ready for my 3ds when it comes. Then I can switch from my 2ds XL to 3ds XL and enjoy without issues :)
Seriously this is such a great video!!!! I'm not the most tech/ computer savvy lass (but by the gods I've been on an impromptu learning curve recently) but following your instructions I was able to upgrade my storage to a 64gb micro SD card! The only trouble I encountered was that suddenly my right click wasn't working and I couldn't create a new folder on my desktop??? But I was able to work around that by creating a new folder in the files explorer and I got everything formatted properly. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing information!!!! I feel like a badass for being able to do this myself >^w^< ~nya
thanks sthetix i was confused because i was uneasy about the other tutorials because they're not as proffesional like yours thanks now i have way more than my 172 blocks now
This Tutorial Helped Me A Lot When I First Put the 64GB SDCard in it Wouldn’t Access it But Thanks to This Tutorial it Now Allowed it to Access the 64GB SDCard, Thank You For this Awesome Tutorial!
Worked like a charm, thank you sthetix! My new SD card was already FAT32 so I didn't need to use Guiformat :) Btw for anyone who is wondering, FAT and FAT32 are the same thing
I'm so dumb, I bought a micro SD for my 2ds (32 gb), couldn't figure out why it didn't work, realized it's because apparently there is no way to copy files from normal SD to micro sd, so I had to put the micro sd into an adapter, then plug it into a computer and copy the files, now I have 200,000+ blocks :)
I love how you do things "wrong" at first (like not closing the file explorer) to help people with what will probably be common issues.
everyone gangsta till the computer rakes 5 hours to back up 32gb
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Same. I feel it bro...
Worked absolutely perfectly.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MAC USERS: GUI Format is a .exe and thus doesn’t run on Mac OS. This was very confusing. You need to format an SD card of size 64 GB or greater with Disk Utility, and select DOSFAT (the lowest option) to format to FAT32.
does this apply to chromebook users as well
How do I get d
To disc utility
@@luisegonzalez1012 it literally comes with the mac 😂😂
Thanks for looking out for us mac users!
Add: actually it's not the lowest option but second lowest. Lowest being ExFAT.
this don't help it still formats it by default to 32kb instead of 64kb
I used to have 949 blocks before this I bought a 64 gb sd then I did this tutorial and now I have over 432000 blocks thanks sthetix
Which one did you buy I’m looking to get one myself
@@chambo5310 I recommend sandisk
@@kenji3822 Ight thanks
Does this work with pre intalled games?
it does
Dude I literally just ordered a new SD Card like 5 minutes ago and was asking myself this question. You seem to have a solution to everything that is 3DS. Thank you.
MeBacon eat your cereal
Eat your cereal
ExcaliburWielder67 well said my guy, well said
@Mahesh i think spongebob (not sure)
Thanks a million dude, I was really nervous about this because I didn't want to lose anything but your tutorial was perfect. Really appreciate it
You already saved my life with the tutorial on installing Homebrew, and now this great tutorial (because my 2ds ran out of memory with all the homebrew stuff) . You are amazing!
What in the- I was LITERALLY going to do this today wtf. you're an MVP for this
Sthetix is a god. Literally has a guide on everything. I keep encountering problems with my newly modded 3DS and when I google it, his guides pop up first and work perfectly first time. Thank you!!!
I remember finding this channel cuz I couldnt turn on my ds and im still here upgrading the sd card size for that same ds. Thanks for making these videos man
u r welcome
I wasn't expecting it to be so easy, it worked without any problem. Thank you so much for this tutorial!
Exactly what I was looking for.
Got a 128gb sd card at Best Buy today on sale for 60 bucks since 32gb wasn’t really enough for my digital library. You’ve earned a sub my friend. Thanks a lot!
U r welcome
Uhhhh i think u got scammed... I got a 128gb microsd for 14$
@@leolcenterfuge7228 nice I got 512 gb for 20$
@@leolcenterfuge7228 how’s it going with the SS card?
@@leolcenterfuge7228I got one for 7
Amazing tutorial! I was so nervous about doing this, but your step-by-step instructions were just so easy and simple to follow. Thank you so much, man!
What about in game progress? Does that move too?
Yes, everything gets moved over.
I think I fucked up and didn’t format right so now my game progress is kinda lost..🫠 ugh
Great guide. Loved how you showed mistakes in some instances BEFORE the actual solution. Not being sarcastic, that is super smart.
I thought i lost everything till i realised i forgot to format to fat32
Mystic X ɔᴉʇsʎW fat haha funny lol 😂
Ive watched ur homebrew video and successfully homebrewed my nintendo and with this video I extended the memory.
All you have to do is follow the steps you show and voila.
Thanks again for understandable tutorials! Been alot of help 😊
Your voice is just so soothing. half of your videos aren't useful to me because you have already fixed all my problems, but i watch them anyway!
THANK YOU I just got the new 2ds xl as a gift and wanted to go all digital but I didn’t have a 32 gb sd card but i had a 64gb one and this video helped me alot! Keep it up!
Just swapped my old 16 GB with a 128GB and could'nt be happier. Thanks a bunch man!
Way to come in clutch , ordered a bigger SD card a few days ago - Its arriving today , along with this video
I watch all your 3ds hacking vids and i don’t even own a 3ds
then u must blame urself... ur brain maybe damaged too.
@@theunicornenthusiast7194 my old 3ds xl, had the right higne broken off, cart slot pins bent, the volume slider doesn't work, and for some reason I turning on 3d lowers the volume,the back cover is in 2 pieces, and the battery keeps disconnecting, yet it still manages to function properly software-wise XD, I did buy a "new" 3ds xl a couple days ago and it's arriving in a couple hours, so it's not that bad
@@theunicornenthusiast7194 my top screen has a problem too the screen flickers and turn black I used to panic but for some reason it started to work again and the problem doesn't bother me much
I only get flickers once a week so I can play with no worry
@@ajddavid452 LMAO "TURNING ON 3D LOWERS THE VOLUME
@@wisxper yeah I'm still baffled by that, the plastic thing meant to hold the volume button ribbon cable broke off when I tried repairing it and then turning on 3d lowered the volume for some reason, the higher the 3d the lower the volume got, but it wasn't immediate it was slow, as in turning from "off" to max super fast would cause it to slowly turn down the volume until it was very quiet, it wasn't muted but could only be heard via headphones
This tutorial helped so much. There’s a sale in the eshop for the Ace Attorney games and I needed another SD card. Just imagine my confusion before i found this video lol
I just did this and it worked perfectly! I am so relieved! The new sd card I bought was already FAT32.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for this video! Appreciate it a lot 🙏🏽 just so happens I’m upgrading my SD card. I’ve done everything to my DS using your channel. Keep making videos, please.
I will post your videos on reddit, so all the new people can benefit from your videos, and you as well.
Thank you so much! I just upgraded from a 2gb sd to a 32gb. This helped a lot! Subbed!
Thank you so much!!! I just swapped my original 4 GB one for a 256 GB one since I'm panic-downloading everything I can before the e shop shuts down forever. Thank you again!!!
Used this because i homebrewed with 4GB and want to download ultra moon now upgrading to 32GB thankss man your always here when i need you
Did you upgrade it successfully? Because i homebrewed my 3ds with only 4gb and now want to upgrade mine to
This was so useful. I almost cried with how simple it is.
what's wrong with the guiformat?
@Jorge Avileslate response lol
U dont need guiformat if your SD card got 32gb or less cuz those can be normally formatted to fat32 without guiformat
This was easy to follow, thank you.
I was worried I'd lose my data but it turned out ok following this video
There’s an easier way
Go into godmode9 and do in mount sd then take the sd card out and put the new one in press the home button and press more sd formatting then press no EmuNand then take it out and copy all the files over I hope this helps
Milky Boi thanks
make a video of how its done pls
I'm gonna try and fix what you said; First, create a folder, i named it backup. Put all of your old sd card folders in it, ALL of them.Go into godmode by pressing START when booting up(Cfw required !).Then mount the sd card, remove it and place the new one. Press the home button, go in scripts and select format SD card. Then connect your new sd card to your computer and put the old files from the ''Backup'' files in the new sd card.
@@qlex1ss i think when he said "in mount sd" he meant the option "unmount sd" to safely remove the card. everything else he said is exact, even the "home --> more... --> SD Format menu ---> No EmuNand". You don't have to go into scripts at any point. but file backup before all this is definitely important.
This method took a second and less headache. thanks a bunch
Had to get a new 3ds due to my old one having the bulging battery problem. Was able to transfer everything, but found out the new 3ds had a 4GB sd card. I was able to copy everything safely! Thank you for the video! :D
why didn´t you just bought a new battery?
@@nomore3816 I heard bulging batteries could explode and I was scared of doing that myself ^^'
Worked perfectly even years later, thank you so much
This was guide was extremely easy and helpful! I never swapped SD cards before until today. Thanks!
Much appreciated. I got my 3ds XL over the Christmas holidays last year and I was wondering about this. Thank you.
Thanks for the guide! This is going to be even more prevalent now than ever with the death of the 3DS eShop.
IT WORKED!
Thank you so much man for your help, I truly appreciate it, I can’t wait add up more GBA/SNES/DS and possibly even N64/PS1 games now.
Thanks a bunch! Upgraded from 4GB to 128GB. I now have an ungodly amount of space :)
I'm upgrading from 16 to 128 😭
Worked a treat! Thank you so much for the simple guide! Now to download what I can before the 3ds store is closed down...
Amazing, easy and simple and straight to the point
Super quick and very straight to the point, great tutorial! Had my SD cards switched in 5 mins
Awesome guide, now I know how to put SD files to another SAFELY!.
works so well i had a 4 gb 2ds xl micro sd and now with this I have 986,000 blocks. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much! I just did it and it worked! but for some reason my sd card was already FAT32 so it was even easier. thanks alot man your videos really help unlike some other youtubers...
Just wanted to express my thanks for giving us this tutorial. I upgraded my 32gb SD card to 64gb using this method just now.
thank you,this is too easy than other guides in youtube
I am so glad I watched this, I had exacially the same idea but I never would of considered checking the SD card type, this will defenently come in handy when I eventually upgrade from 4GB to 32GB
Worked great - thanks for keeping it quick and simple!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! If I'd known it was this easy, I would've upgraded years ago! Now I can fit all those enormous yo-kai watch updates on my sd without worry XD
That’s the same reason I needed to do this haha
Anyone know how to make it work with Chromebook
Hey thanks man! I was really nervous converting things. This helped a lot !!!
This was helpful! Though it turns out my new card was also FAT32 so it was even easier 😅 thanks!
What kind is micro sdcard was it?
@@Asian_ross323 it was this exact one from best buy: SanDisk - Extreme PLUS 32GB microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card
Izzy Vengeance ok thank you for the help
I'm overkill asf I've got a 128gb San disk card
@@yaboidustin2447 bruh wth...!?!?!?!?
Thankyou mate so much for this video , however next time you might wanna metniton when formating your sd card that it deletes all previous data on their for me personally I didnt lose anything of value but never the less still wanna mention it to your viewers . May god bless you for all you do and I hope this channel becomes massively sucsefull .
Thanks
YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!! Oh my god I got a terabyte for my 3ds to download as many games before the shop closes!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Ok so basically you
Check remaining blocks
Turn off console
Remove sd card
Put sd card in computer
Copy all the sd card data into a backup folder
Put new sd card in
Copy the backup data in the new SD card
Convert to FAT32
Remove from computer
Put it back into your console
This didn’t work for me help
thank you so much! I was really scared doing it myself so I don't ruin anything but it was really easy and worked well
THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much I have been looking all day for someone to explain why this was not working... top video!
This is gonna be a saver when i get a new memory card
Your videos are so simple and calming. You're an angel
I just use god mode to format my new sd card and then copy my old sd files to new one. Work like a charm
What's god mode?
@@Svabby it's actually called GodMod9 NOT God MODE (Its mod, not mode.)
@@bradleyadams7716 yee I figured it out. But thanks anyways!
Bought a 64gb card today. Can't wait to do this!
Edit: It works!
Thank you so much sthetix!
Guys this works but if u have a SD CARD that cant i nstall cfw dont use that
Thats why i had to go and take my dads 16 gb micro SD CARD.
AND ALSO THANKS TO STHETIX I CAN FINALLY PLAYT FREE GAMES
GOD BLESS STHETIX AND HIS FAMILY.
I just system transferred my 3ds to my new 3ds and I copied my sd card data to my new sd card and put it in my new 3ds. Thank you so much
Very good and easy to follow tutorial, worked perfectly!
Hey man thanks a ton for the tutorial. I just got a 3ds with a bunch of software installed on it and wanted to create a backup. Wasn't sure if I could just copy everything over, glad to see it's a pretty straightforward process
yes just copy everything over.
Now i can play shin Megami Tensei 4
lmfao I’m doing this so I can transfer SMTIV saves to apocalypse and get the sweet bonus rewards.
Thanks for this! With that pack in 2gb SD card, I was worried I wasn't gonna be able to download all those games before the Eshop closes. Thanks yo you, I copied all my data to a 128gb card! You really saved my skin! Thanks for this tutorial!
this guy is a legend, i had a 4GB SD Card that i couldnt use much longer, so i moved everything to a 32GB now my blocks just shot up, thanks!
Does this work with even a 64GB sandisk? Thinking of getting one and expanding on it rn?
It does.
With the eshop closing I was thinking of switching for a better card storage thanks so much for the video! 🙏
god tier tutorial , thanks man
Thank you, you help out so much when I don’t know what to do. I just bought a new micro sd, you helped me out a lot.
THIS WORKS PERFECTLY!!!!! THANK YOU
Do all of the save files for downloaded games carry over?
yes
@@sthetixofficial Can you use your 3DS to format the new card before you move everything?
u can use godmode9 to format the sdcard. but i dont know if it work from stock, i never tried it
@@sthetixofficial Do the CIA files transfer over even if you've installed and deleted them using FBI when loading the games onto the old SD card?
Thanks! This tutorial has helped me have all my games downloaded before the 3DS eshop closes like the Wii shop
i followed everything you did but my theme, digital game save data didnt transfer, did i do something wrong?? i used 32gb sd card for my 3ds xl
UPDATE: NEVERMIND IT WORKED IM JUST DUMB
This still works in 2022!! I'm happy
how irony is it when I try to upgrade my 32gb sd card to 64gb last week lost all my data and save files and got my 3ds bricked. And all I had to do this is this tutorial :(
ur console is not brick. just place the luma3ds boot.firm to ur sdcard.
Worked exactly like you showed it! Thanks dude! :)
are u God? bcoz u are thr best
thank you so much! Ever since i modded my 3ds i didnt have enough storage now i have 256 GB
Does it work on 2ds?
it does
Thank you so much for this video walk through. No other video explained the formatting of Fat32. I had no idea which is why it was not working for me. After following your instructions my 200GB Sd card is working. I will now be ready for my 3ds when it comes. Then I can switch from my 2ds XL to 3ds XL and enjoy without issues :)
Don't think I needed this but thx anyways
Just got my 500gb card. ONE MAN SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MUCH POWER!!!!!
Seriously this is such a great video!!!! I'm not the most tech/ computer savvy lass (but by the gods I've been on an impromptu learning curve recently) but following your instructions I was able to upgrade my storage to a 64gb micro SD card! The only trouble I encountered was that suddenly my right click wasn't working and I couldn't create a new folder on my desktop??? But I was able to work around that by creating a new folder in the files explorer and I got everything formatted properly. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing information!!!! I feel like a badass for being able to do this myself >^w^< ~nya
you are welcome :)
Just got a 32GB to upgrade my 4GB SD card. Thank you sthetix for the awsome turtorial.
Thanks for making it easy and straightforward.
thanks sthetix i was confused because i was uneasy about the other tutorials because they're not as proffesional like yours thanks now i have way more than my 172 blocks now
This Tutorial Helped Me A Lot When I First Put the 64GB SDCard in it Wouldn’t Access it But Thanks to This Tutorial it Now Allowed it to Access the 64GB SDCard, Thank You For this Awesome Tutorial!
Thanks so much this will help so much at first my 3DS only had 2GB 😅
Thanks bro, got 948,000 blocks now, with my data. You’re a lifesaver.
This was way easier than i thought. Thanks for the great an compact tutorial
Just as a tip, if you get an SDHC 32GB card it comes out of the box formatted as Fat32 so you don't have to reformat it
Thank you so much man! I love how you made the video short and easy to follow!
Really appreciate the help! I'm moving and wanted to get a bunch of games on my 2ds xl but I didn't have the space until now. Subbed!
Thank you so much for the video, now I can get started on building my library! Big props 👍
thank you its working with 512gb micro sd with old nintendo 3ds. i love this guy
Worked like a charm, thank you sthetix!
My new SD card was already FAT32 so I didn't need to use Guiformat :)
Btw for anyone who is wondering, FAT and FAT32 are the same thing
What SD card do you have?
I'm so dumb, I bought a micro SD for my 2ds (32 gb), couldn't figure out why it didn't work, realized it's because apparently there is no way to copy files from normal SD to micro sd, so I had to put the micro sd into an adapter, then plug it into a computer and copy the files, now I have 200,000+ blocks :)
Thanks so much for showing me I used a regular sd card but it helped knowing how to safe me information to the computer Thanks for the help
Can't tell you how much you have helped me lately 😌 👏👏👏👏when payday comes am buying you a coffee/gamepad
Literally the best there is.. Keep making videos like these.