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The location of the SD card slot and the type of SD card that is accepted depends on the model of your 3DS. More information can be found on [Nintendo's official support page](https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/271/~/how-to-insert-an-sd-card-or-microsd-card).
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The location of the SD card slot and the type of SD card that is accepted depends on the model of your 3DS. More information can be found on [Nintendo's official support page](https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/271/~/how-to-insert-an-sd-card-or-microsd-card). Note that on New 3DS and New 3DS XL consoles, you will need a screwdriver (JIS 00) to access the microSD card, which is located under the backplate.
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The 3DS can read SD cards of any capacity (even those larger than 32GB), but the card must be formatted as FAT32 (**not** exFAT or NTFS). You can use one of the following tools to format your SD card, depending on your operating system: [Windows](formatting-sd-(windows)), [macOS](formatting-sd-(mac)), [Linux](formatting-sd-(linux)). SD cards larger than **128GB** are not recommended due to known issues with custom themes and GBA/DS graphics.
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Your (micro)SD card should conform to the following requirements:
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It is highly recommended to **only use one SD card** with a console at any given time, as you cannot merge the contents of two SD cards later on. So, if your console already has an SD card, you should use that SD card to mod your console, or copy everything to a larger SD card before or after you mod it.
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* **Brand**: Any name brand (SanDisk, Samsung, Kingston, Lexar, PNY, etc.)
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* Beware of fake or illegitimate SD cards (e.g. Memory SD, PRO PLUS, SanDian, Extreme Pro), particularly those purchased from online marketplaces like AliExpress. See [here](https://www.flashcarts.net/microsd-fakes) for a guide on spotting fake SD cards. Using a fake or illegitimate SD card is very likely to result in things not working, or even **data loss**!
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* **Capacity**: Between 2GB and 128GB (inclusive)
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* These cards will be labelled SD (<=2GB), SDHC (4GB-32GB), or SDXC (64GB+)
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* Cards smaller than 2GB are insufficient due to the minimum size of a NAND dump (around 1GB), which is made at the end of this guide as a safety measure
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* Cards 200GB or larger will still work, but are not recommended due to possible issues with DS/GBA graphics and custom themes
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* **Speed**: Any
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* Currently, the cheapest cards on the market are **Class 10** (e.g. SanDisk Ultra). Faster cards are acceptable, but the 3DS cannot take advantage of their speed
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* **Format**: FAT32 with MBR
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* Cards that are 32GB or smaller should already be formatted in this way, while larger SD cards will have to be manually formatted: [Windows](formatting-sd-(windows)), [macOS](formatting-sd-(mac)), [Linux](formatting-sd-(linux))
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For consoles that use a full-size SD card, a microSD card in an SD card adapter will work identically.
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To follow this guide, you'll need an SD card with a capacity of at least **2GB**.
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It is highly recommended to **only use one SD card** with a console at any given time, as you cannot merge the contents of two SD cards later on. So, if your console already has an SD card, you should use that SD card to mod your console, or copy everything to a larger SD card before or after you mod it.
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If you want, you can check your SD card for errors before following this guide using [H2testw (Windows)](h2testw-(windows)), [F3 (Linux)](f3-(linux)), or [F3XSwift (Mac)](f3xswift-(mac)).
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If you want, you can check your SD card for errors/legitimacy before following this guide using [H2testw](h2testw-(windows))/[ValiDrive](https://www.grc.com/validrive.htm) (Windows), [F3 (Linux)](f3-(linux)), or [F3XSwift (Mac)](f3xswift-(mac)).
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