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How do I free up space on my 3DS?

Complete these steps
  1. From the HOME Menu tap the System Settings icon, then Open.
  2. Tap Data Management.
  3. Tap Nintendo 3DS. ...
  4. Select the data you would like to delete, then select Delete.
  5. Tap Delete Software and Save Data or Create Save-Data Backup and Delete Software. ...
  6. Tap Delete again to confirm.
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How do I add more storage to my 3DS?

Complete these steps
  1. Open the SD card slot cover. For Nintendo 3DS, the SD card slot is located on the left side of the system. ...
  2. Ensure that the SD card is facing label-side down and insert it into the SD card slot until it clicks into place. ...
  3. Close the SD card slot cover.
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How do I clear my SD Card on my 3DS?

Format the Nintendo 3DS SD card by the steps.
  1. Press Windows + X to enter the Windows Disk Management interface. ...
  2. Right-click the SD card and choose Format. ...
  3. Open File Explorer, right-click the 3DS SD card on the pop-menu and choose Format.
  4. Choose the FAT32 as your file system.
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Can I delete extra data on 3DS?

Tap Data Management. Choose Nintendo 3DS. Pick the option called Software, and then select the game or app you want to delete from the 3DS. You can also choose Extra Data to remove any other data saved by that app.
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How do you mass delete photos on 3DS?

Complete these steps

Select Photos, then select from All photos, all photos tagged with a certain sticker, or Delete Individually. If Delete Individually is selected, you will need to select the specific photo from the album, then select Delete.)
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How to delete software and extra data to clear more space

How do I clear my photo storage?

Free up space on your Android device
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. Tap your account profile photo or initial. Free up space.
  4. You'll see how much space will be freed up. ...
  5. To see your photos and videos, go to photos.google.com or open the Google Photos app .
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How do I dump my 3DS cartridge save data?

Dumping a Game Cartridge
  1. Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. ...
  2. Navigate to [C:] GAMECART.
  3. Follow the steps applicable to your game cartridge: ...
  4. Select “Copy to 0:/gm9/out”
  5. Your non-installable .3ds or .nds formatted file will be outputted to the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card.
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How can I use more than 32gb on my 3DS?

How to Make 64GB or Higher Capacity Memory Cards Readable in 3DS
  1. Find your SD card and right-click the partition you want to format and choose "Format".
  2. Set a new partition label, file system (NTFS/FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4/exFAT), and cluster size to the selected partition, then click "OK".
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Does formatting a 3DS SD card delete everything?

Data stored on the SD Card, with the exception of photos and videos that you've recorded, will be invalidated. Any downloaded software will need to be redownloaded after the format.
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Should I wipe my 3DS before selling it?

Please ensure that prior to sale, your Nintendo 3DS/2DS console is ready for sale by formatting the system memory of the device. All data, accounts, digital games, and any personal information on the device must be wiped prior to selling the device.
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How many GB can a 3DS hold?

The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, and Nintendo 2DS systems are compatible with SD cards up to 2 GB in size, and SDHC cards of 4 GB and larger up to 32 GB in size. All other SD Card types are not considered compatible.
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What to do when SD card is full?

To clear space on your SD card, you can:
  1. Delete some files.
  2. Export your files to a computer or a different storage device.
  3. Use a file cleaner app.
  4. Reformat your SD card.
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How many 3DS games can 32GB hold?

How many 3DS games can a 32 GB SD card hold? A 32GB card is around 250,000 blocks. Definitely over 100, and probably up to around 200 eShop games would fit. As for Zelda being up to 1GB, A Link Between Worlds is 5,437 blocks (680MB) and Ocarina of Time is 3,644 blocks (455MB).
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How to use 128GB on 3DS?

How to use 128 GB on 3DS?
  1. Connect the 64GB, 128GB or even larger SD card to the computer. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant. ...
  2. In the popping up window, choose "FAT32" file system for the SD card. ...
  3. Click on "Apply" on the toolbar and then "Proceed" to execute the operation.
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Does 3DS save data on cartridge or SD?

Do Nintendo 3DS Games Save to the SD Card/microSD Card/System Memory? No. While some Game Cards do save SpotPass and StreetPass information to the SD card or system memory, game progress (levels completed, items collected, etc.) is saved to the Nintendo 3DS Game Card.
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How do I transfer data from my 3DS SD card to a bigger SD card?

You can save software to another SD Card, but cannot later combine the contents of multiple SD Cards. In order to transfer data, you will need a computer and a commercially available SD Card reader / writer and should transfer the entire “Nintendo 3DS” folder to the target SD Card.
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Is it better to delete or format SD card?

Formatting the memory card

To delete all the content of the memory card at once, formatting is a good choice. Erasing the memory card leaves some traces of the deleted items. Therefore, it not only removes the files; it simply deletes the pointer referring to the file location.
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Does removing SD card delete everything?

You can safely remove SD card.” You can now pull it out of your phone or tablet and not risk losing any data. The device also will stop scanning the SD card, and you won't need to worry about the system accessing it, even though you haven't unplugged it yet.
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Will I lose everything if I format my SD card?

Formatting an SD card on Android is the same as formatting it on a computer. You're formatting the SD card with a new file system, which will delete all data that's currently on it, including any internal files that are hidden.
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Is 16 GB enough for a 3DS?

As long as you have an 8GB DDR4 RAM stick, you're good to go (in most cases). However, even though 8GB is the minimum requirement for 3D rendering, consider having a 16GB or a 32GB one for a better multitasking experience.
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How many 3DS blocks is a 32 GB SD card?

For anyone wondering, 32GB in 3DS blocks of storage is somewhere around 300,000 blocks!!! And I've definitely benefited from the speed of this card. Glad I've got this so I can hoard digital content before the eShop shuts down.
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What is the max SD card size hacked 3DS?

What size SD card can I use? You will need at least 1.5GB of free SD card space to follow this guide in its entirety. While the 3DS is officially compatible with SD cards up to 32GB, larger SD cards can be used if they are manually re-formatted as FAT32.
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What is GodMode9?

GodMode9 is a full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console, giving you access to your SD card, the FAT partitions inside your SysNAND and EmuNAND, and basically anything else. Among other functionality, you can copy, delete, rename files, and create folders.
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How do I backup my 3DS SD card to my computer?

Insert the SD card from the source system into your PC, and copy the whole Nintendo 3DS folder from the SD card to any location on the PC. Then, insert a blank microSD card into the PC, and copy that Nintendo 3DS folder from the PC to the microSD card. Please note: only blank microSD cards may be used.
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What does dumping a game mean?

Dumping games is the act of taking a game from your system or gamecart and copying it into a readable format onto your SD card. Dumping is perfectly legal if you keep the dumps to yourself, however sharing these dumps is piracy and is illegal.
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