Verify 3DS SD card filesystem

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This guide helps to verify the filesystem on an SD card.

To check if an SD card is fake or failing, follow the steps on 3DS Hacks Guide:

Windows

  1. Open File Explorer → This PC
  2. Right-click the SD card and click Properties
    FileExplorer-RightClick-Properties.png
  3. Go to the Tools tab, then click Check under Error Checking
    FileExplorer-Properties-Tools-ErrorChecking.png
  4. A prompt titled "You don't need to scan this drive" might appear, click "Scan and repair drive" if it does
    FileExplorer-ErrorChecking-FirstPrompt.png
  5. If there are any errors, Windows will try to repair them. It will display if errors were fixed or were not.
    • If it failed to repair errors, the SD card might need to be re-formatted, which can be done following this on 3DS Hacks Guide: Formatting SD (Windows)