micro sd card issue nintendo switch

[Agena_]

i bought  a switch lite, and a 256gb mciro sd card.

 

i had maybe 1 or 2 games on it, and it said i have 60gb free on the switch. 

so i took it out and put it in my laptop. it says

 

 

 

when the folder is only

 

 

whats going on? 

 

[TetraSky]

Have you tried formatting the SD card ?

 

You could try using H2testw, to write on the entire flash memory to determine whether you got a fake one or not as well. Which is possible, but usually it wouldn't report as full.

https://www.heise.de/ct/Redaktion/bo/downloads/h2testw_1.4.zip

 

 

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Instructions

1. Copy h2testw.exe from the h2testw .zip to your desktop
2. Insert your SD card into your computer
3. Run h2testw.exe
4. Select “English”
5. Click “Select target”
6. Select your SD card’s drive letter
7. Ensure “all available space” is selected
8. Click “Write + Verify”
9. Wait until the process is completed

 

[Agena_]

can you tell if this looks fake, i bought it on ebay brand new. but ive used 6gb. and it says ive used 173gb

does this look fake?

 

thanks

[Electronics Wizardy]

Use one of the flash drive testers.

 

How much did you buy it for? Could easily be fake.

[WillLTT]

8 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

can you tell if this looks fake, i bought it on ebay brand new. but ive used 6gb. and it says ive used 173gb

does this look fake?

 

thanks

Theres multiple ways to test that:

Does the sdcard write slow? 

 

Sandisk ultra generally write at 95mb/s, depending on the how fast the device its connected to can handle (the sd adapter).

 

(see link below)

 

8 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

but ive used 6gb. and it says ive used 173gb

Thats fairly common on sdcards they lose space fast of bad parts of its memory.

 

But only generally happens after itd been used and format a few times.

 

And should have atleast 230gb if it is brand new.

 

https://photographylife.com/fake-memory-cards

 

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Reduced Read / Write Speed: This one is very common. You buy a memory card that shows something like “maximum 95 MB/sec read and 90 MB/sec write speed” and a “V30” label that is supposed to guarantee a minimum write speed of 30 MB/sec. But when copying a file using a fast memory card reader, you might not even get more than 5-10 MB/sec. Old, slow memory cards are cheap and some companies simply change labels on unsold memory cards

 

[Agena_]

2 minutes ago, WillLTT said:

Theres multiple ways to test that:

Does the sdcard write slow? 

 

Sandisk ultra generally write at 95mb/s, depending on the how fast the device its connected to can handle (the sd adapter).

 

https://photographylife.com/fake-memory-cards

 

 

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1362255-micro-sd-card-issue-nintendo-switch/

 

heres the issue. ive used only 6gb. but it says ive used 173gb

[WillLTT]

4 minutes ago, WillLTT said:

Thats fairly common on sdcards they lose space fast of bad parts of its memory.

 

But only generally happens after itd been used and format a few times.

 

And should have atleast 230gb if it is brand new.

 

https://photographylife.com/fake-memory-cards

 

1 minute ago, Agena_ said:

heres the issue. ive used only 6gb. but it says ive used 173gb

Updated my reply, please refresh the page

[Kilrah]

54 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

when the folder is only

Likely hidden folders you'd see if you enable showing them. 

[Skiiwee29]

@Agena_ I have merged your two threads since they're around the same topic. 

[Agena_]

Just now, Kilrah said:

Likely hidden folders you'd see if you enable showing them. 

they are checked. 

 

nothing extra. just that nintendo file

[Agena_]

8 minutes ago, WillLTT said:

Theres multiple ways to test that:

Does the sdcard write slow? 

 

Sandisk ultra generally write at 95mb/s, depending on the how fast the device its connected to can handle (the sd adapter).

 

(see link below)

 

Thats fairly common on sdcards they lose space fast of bad parts of its memory.

 

But only generally happens after itd been used and format a few times.

 

And should have atleast 230gb if it is brand new.

 

https://photographylife.com/fake-memory-cards

 

 

i bought it brand new.

230gb brand new? windows says 249gb full capacity

 

this is how the box looks like, does it look fake?

 

 

[TetraSky]

6 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

this is how the box looks like, does it look fake?

 

We can't tell. Fakes are rarely distinguishable at first glance. You need to run a tool, like the one I previously linked, to check whether it's fake or not.

[Kilrah]

Run this and select the card:

 

https://www.hiren.info/downloads/freeware-tools/spacemonger

 

You might need to run as admin to see any hidden stuff

[WillLTT]

15 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

230gb brand new? windows says 249gb full capacity

yeah that changes, notice i said atleast. 

 

15 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

this is how the box looks like, does it look fake?

theres no way to tell, unless you test the actuall sdcard.

 

Because the branding changes, and even if fake could be indentical with the real one.

 

-Will

[Agena_]

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[Agena_]

9 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Run this and select the card:

 

https://www.hiren.info/downloads/freeware-tools/spacemonger

 

You might need to run as admin to see any hidden stuff

this is what i got

both running normally, and as admin

 

ive only used 6gb. if i right click the only folder and click properties. says 6gb

 

[Kilrah]

1 minute ago, Agena_ said:

doesnt let me write + verify. 

 

it did the first time, but i stopped it. 

second time, doesnt do it

 

You now have to delete the test file it made to have it make a new one.

[Agena_]

1 minute ago, Kilrah said:

 

You now have to delete the test file it made to have it make a new one.

do you know where its stored.

 

its not in the application folder. 

nothing in the microsd card

[Kilrah]

Should be at the root of the card.

[Agena_]

1 hour ago, TetraSky said:

Have you tried formatting the SD card ?

 

You could try using H2testw, to write on the entire flash memory to determine whether you got a fake one or not as well. Which is possible, but usually it wouldn't report as full.

https://www.heise.de/ct/Redaktion/bo/downloads/h2testw_1.4.zip

 

 

 

is this ok? had it open already for over half an hour

[Kilrah]

Just now, Agena_ said:

is this ok? had it open already for over half an hour

You need it to do the whole thing.

[TetraSky]

3 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

is this ok? had it open already for over half an hour

Yes. Let it complete as it should. It will take a while. SD cards are not exactly fast when it comes to continuous read/writes. Though it being down to only 8.72 MB/s is kind of sad for a card that claims speeds upward of 100 MB/s

[Agena_]

Just now, TetraSky said:

Yes. Let it complete as it should. It will take a while. SD cards are not exactly fast when it comes to continuous read/writes.

by the way. im using a sd adapter. beacuse my laptop hasnt got a microsd card slot

 

im not using the one that came with it, im using a different brand one. does it matter which i use?

[TetraSky]

2 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

by the way. im using a sd adapter. beacuse my laptop hasnt got a microsd card slot

 

im not using the one that came with it, im using a different brand one. does it matter which i use?

Ah, it doesn't matter. If the USB port it's plugged into is USB 2.0, the slower speed is to be expected too.

Just make sure you plug the laptop to charge, wouldn't want the battery to run out while it's testing. You can do other stuff while it does this, as long as you don't close the software or the laptop.

[Agena_]

4 minutes ago, TetraSky said:

Ah, it doesn't matter. If the USB port it's plugged into is USB 2.0, the slower speed is to be expected too.

Just make sure you plug the laptop to charge, wouldn't want the battery to run out while it's testing. You can do other stuff while it does this, as long as you don't close the software or the laptop.

using one of these, (not same one btw)

cool will wait and see.

thanks for your help