Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Can someone help me please? My 3DS SD card one day just decided to be write protected. I tried flipping the switch on the side, but didn't work. Now I cant access my SD card data. I looked up about every single way of doing it! If you have any suggestions or ideas PLEASE tell me!

@Boyd: Does the SD Card work in any other device? If no, then I'm guessing the switch is broken. You can try doing the following, but AT YOUR OWN RISK; try removing the switch itself and insert it back again. Note how the switch looks like and figure out which end goes into the SD Card and which end requires you to push up or down. See if it works now.
If yes to the question above, then you might want to try a bunch of other SD Cards. If they don't work, then your 3DS SD Card slot is probably shot... If they do work, it seems the 3DS has a certain problem with the faulty SD Card. You can also try to see whether removing the switch and putting it back works.
Hope this helps!

@Vee_Flames Well, what do you mean "AT YOUR OWN RISK." What would happen?

Also, it is write protected in my computer too. So does that mean the switch broke?

EDIT: I just put my SD card in my brother's 3DS XL and it isn't write protected! I don't know what this means, but...

EDIT 2: It did say it couldn't create enough space on the 3DS SD, so maybe it needs more space?

@Boyd: At your own risk would probably mean, in case you damage the card itself, or for some reason flash the memory blank and lose everything.
It's weird it says it's locked but also it says there's not enough space, but it sounds like it's saying it's not being allowed to access the SD card but is reading it as "no memory" because it's protected. Seems like it may be damaged somehow. I'm not sure how you'd fix it, but as long as the memory isn't deleted on the actual SD card there may be a way out there to access the data or at least trick it into being unlocked.

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Off topic to those responses;
I wonder who's posts got deleted? I thought I knew but they're still there actually. It happened all over the place too. This thread especially seems like I'm obsessed with breadt because that's the second page I topped with saying I love it.

If I did wipe the whole SD card data and get a new one, what would be deleted? My Nintendo Id, Friends, Eshop money, anything else?

@Boyd: Make sure before you do anything you put the SD card into a computer and copy everything to make a backup! That way, if you damage the card you can just paste the backup onto a new one.

@Boyd: If it's write protected on more than one device, it's most likely the switch (the SD Card lock). Now if you want to remove the switch and put it back, you have to remember that the switch is VERY small and if you lose it, that could mean never, ever accessing the content in the SD Card again. So you have to be very careful when pulling out the switch. There's also the possibility that the casing of the card might be damaged but since I really don't think there's a big possibility that might happen. Worst case scenario, the casing might just slip off a little and you can fasten it back. Now obviously, this is why I said do this at your own risk.
What message came up on your brother's 3DS when you popped in the SD Card? Isn't it going to overwrite everything? :/

@mystman12 could walk me how to create a copy of the data on a windows 10 computer?

@Vee_Flames Then, how to fix it?

It would basically be like having a fresh start on your 3DS, it probably would delete everything except a few system settings and anything else saved on the actual system itself. Some of those settings may reset anyway or be reset by choices you make when setting it up. That'd be a bad idea to do if you wanted to keep any purchases you've made as those will go away.

Well, I think i'll hold up on trying to fix it. If I need to do anything with my games or anything, i'll use my brother's. Thanks for the help though!

Deleting the contents of the card will only delete the local data (save files, digital games, etc). It won't delete your ID, eshop data, My Nintendo, miiverse account, etc.

It would be no different from inserting a fresh new SD card in your 3DS.

Still, those poor digital games. If you can back up your sd card and copy all the contents to a new one, then it should work fine. With some tweaking.

@Meowpheel Thanks a ton!

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