Migrate

This section will go over how you can migrate to another microSD card. This could happen because you want more storage for more games or your current microSD card just doesn’t perform the way you want it to. Either way, this section will go over how you can safely migrate to a new microSD card without having to start from scratch.

Requirements

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• This section requires you to either have an unpatched V1 Switch or a patched V1, V2, lite or OLED with a modchip, otherwise this will not work.
• This section requires you to have Atmosphere as well Hekate to be installed and for you to know how to access them.
  • If this is not the case, start by reading from FAQ.
• This section requires you to know the different ways of accessing your microSD card.
  • If this is not the case, start by reading Browse microSD card.

Steps

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File-based emuMMC

1. Make the new microSD card FAT32 ( preferably with Hekate ).

2. Copy the contents of your old microSD card to your new microSD card.

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Partition-based emuMMC

1. Hekate

   Boot into Hekate, and then go to the Tools tab.

   Choose Backup eMMC and then turn on SD emuMMC RAW Partition.

   Pick SD emuMMC RAW GPP.

   Once done, press Close, and go back to the Tools tab.

   Choose Backup eMMC and then turn on SD emuMMC RAW Partition.

   Pick SD emuMMC BOOT0 & BOOT1.

2. PC / Laptop

   Plug your old microSD card into your PC / laptop and go to your /backup/{emmc_sn}/emummc folder and move all rawnand.bin.xx, BOOT0 and BOOT1 files into the restore folder.

   Afterwards, move your backup, emummc and bootloader folders onto your PC / laptop.

   Move the bootloader folder into your new microSD card and plug it into your Switch.

   • If you are using a Mariko device, make sure to move payload.bin as well.
   • If you are using SX Gear, move the boot.dat file as well.

3. Hekate again

   Boot into Hekate, and then go to the Tools tab.

   Pick Partition SD Card.

   Move the emuMMC (RAW) slider to 29 FULL for Erista and 61 FULL for Mariko.

   Press Next Step and press Start.

4. PC / Laptop again

   Plug your new microSD card into your PC / laptop and move your backup and emummc folders into your new microSD card.

   • If you are using a Mariko device, make sure to move payload.bin as well.
   • If you are using SX Gear, move the boot.dat file as well.

   Plug your new microSD card back into your Switch.

5. Hekate once again

   Boot into Hekate, and then go to the Tools tab.

   Pick Restore eMMC and turn on SD emuMMC RAW Partition.

   Pick SD emuMMC RAW GPP.

   Once done, press Close, and go back to the Tools tab.

   Choose Restore eMMC and turn on SD emuMMC RAW Partition.

   Pick SD emuMMC BOOT0 & BOOT1.

   Once done, press Close, and then pick emuMMC, then pick Migrate emuMMC, and finally pick Fix RAW.

   Once done, you can move the rest of your CFW files onto your new microSD card and boot into Atmosphere.

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Now you have successfully migrated to a new microSD card!

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