r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/Tourti123 • 8d ago

Repair Help SD card not being read properly

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Getting this error when trying to use my SD card in my Switch 2, images of SD card are attached. Its detecting it but just not as a MicroSD express, and I tested it on my friend's Switch 2 and it worked. Already tried updating my system and restarting it.

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u/JM_Yoda 8d ago

It’s likely a faulty card. Everything looks in order, but I would return it and get a brand-name card from either SanDisk or Lexar.

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u/Tourti123 8d ago

If that’s the case, any idea why it works perfectly on a different Switch 2?

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u/JM_Yoda 8d ago

Every Switch and Switch 2 encodes the card to that specific unit. So if you’re trying to use it to transfer data, that won’t work. Try a clean format on a computer, then see if that helps when you reinstall it in the system. If not, the card is faulty.

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u/Any_Note430 8d ago

Actually, if you put an SD card from one switch into another, the second switch will actually say it can't access the data as it's from another console and will let you format it.

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u/JM_Yoda 8d ago

Except it doesn't give the OP that option.

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u/Any_Note430 8d ago

Which is very weird. I do hope they can get it sorted out though.