#bought a new micro sd card and when i try inserting it says unable to access

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civic wyvern
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its one of the nintendo switch sd cards, i tried following what the screen says but the same exact thing happens

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!tag format

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!tag sdcard

scarlet wigeonBOT
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MICROSD CARD RECOMMENDATIONS

• Official microSD Card F.A.Q from Nintendo
TL;DR: You should get a microSDXC UHS-I microSD card. UHS-II or higher won't give you any better performance.

• Recommended microSD cards:
･ Nintendo official licensed SanDisk 64/128/256GB MicroSDXC - $16.32/$24.80/$52.99
※ Note: These products simply follow specifications from Nintendo to ensure they are compatible with the Switch, but they do not offer better performance.
･ Samsung Evo Select 64/128/256/512GB - $11.99/$19.99/$34.99/$84.88
(Samsung Evo Plus is the same product outside of North America market)
･ Sandisk Ultra microSDXC 64/128/256/512GB - $11.99/$18.71/$34.99/$90.14
･ Silicon Power microSD 256GB - $28.99
･ (UK) Integral 256GB Microsdxc - £32.46

• Which microSD card size should I choose?

･ Will you buy more physical or digital games?
･ The base Switch and Switch Lite have 32GB of internal memory, while the OLED has 64GB.
･ Check install data size of games you want to play.
･ Firmware update, Save data, screenshots, video recordings and DLCs can take up storage space as well.

☆ Good read: Digital Foundry's SD Cards Guide
★ Value chart (Price per TB)

Requested by MeLlamanHokage#6774
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hmm

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There's one for formatting

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sdf

MICROSD CARD FORMAT AND TEST

※ microSD card only stores screenshots/video capture and games' install data. Save data is stored on the internal memory of the Switch.

• How to properly format a microSD card to use on Switch console:
￮ You will need a PC computer and a microSD card reader.
1. Use this software, SD Association's SD Memory Card Formatter, and format the microSD card using Overwrite option.
2. Format your microSD card again using your computer's formatting feature. exFAT and FAT32 filesystem is preferred.
3. Put the microSD card into your Switch console and use the built-in function to format the card one more time.

※ Note: This procedure can also fix microSD card corruption.

￮ Source: Nintendo Official Recommendation

• If you suspect your microSD card is broken or fake/counterfeit, you can test using these software:
･ Windows: H2Test (Read/Write speed test)
･ Mac: Black Magic Disk Speed Test

Requested by MeLlamanHokage#6774
vague perch
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Good choice of tag, that's exactly what should be done 😄

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Do note though, sometime the microSD card can just break on itself and no amount of formatting can fix it. Unfortunately but these products also break like any other electronics.

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Yeah I had a whole deal with amazon upgrading me to a higher version of my card because they sent me 3 faulty one's in a row jessica

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@civic wyvern^

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I would test the sd card first and make sure it's not corrupt so you can possibly get your money back from where ever

higher size cards (1TB) can take like a day to format for example

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