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title: "Formatting SD (Linux)"
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---
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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
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### Required Reading
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This is an add-on section for formatting an SD card to work with the 3DS.
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If the 3DS already recognizes the SD card, this guide is not required.
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This page is for Linux users only. If you are not on Linux, check out the [Formatting SD (Windows)](formatting-sd-(Windows)) or [Formatting SD (Mac)](formatting-sd-(mac)) pages.
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### Instructions
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#### Section I - Determining which slot your SD card is in
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1. Make sure your SD card is **not** inserted
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1. Launch the Linux Terminal
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1. Type `watch "lsblk"`
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1. Insert your SD card into your PC
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1. Observe the output. It should match something like this:
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```
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NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
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mmcblk0 179:0 0 3,8G 0 disk
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└─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 3,7G 0 part /run/media/user/FFFF-FFFF
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```
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1. Take note of the device mount point. In our example above, it was `mmcblk0`
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+ If `RO` is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down
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1. Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu
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#### Section II - Formatting the card
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1. Type in `sudo cfdisk /dev/(device mount point from above)`
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1. On each partition, hit `Delete`
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1. Create a new Primary partition that covers the size of your entire SD card
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+ This will create a new partition with the linux filetype
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1. Select type and take a look at the menu
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1. Find "W95 FAT32" and take note of the code on the left side of that text
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1. Press any key, then enter the code you took note of in the previous step
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1. Hit enter, then hit Quit
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