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How to Save Music Files to an SD Card or microSD Card

Nintendo 3DS

In this article, you'll learn how to save music files to an SD Card.

Note
  • Copy-protected files cannot be saved to an SD card.
  • Music files cannot be saved directly to the system memory.
  • Do not place your music files in the Nintendo 3DS folder on the SD Card.
  • The New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL have a feature that allows you to access SD card data over your home network. Considering using this alternative method to transfer content if you do not wish to remove the microSD card from your system, or if you are unable to remove it.

Complete these steps

  1. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot or the SD card reader/writer.
  2. Open Windows Explorer (for PC) or Finder (for Mac) and access the SD card.
  3. Using Windows Explorer or Finder access the location where the music files are stored.
  4. Highlight the data and drag it to the SD card keeping the following in mind:
    • Do not place your music files in the Nintendo 3DS folder on the SD card. Music files in this folder will not be visible when using Nintendo 3DS Sound.
    • Only folders with music files saved in them will be displayed. The maximum number of folders displayed is 1,000.
    • If there are two or more folders with the same name on an SD card, the music files in those folders will be combined into one folder.
    • The maximum number of music files displayed is 3,000.
    • A maximum of 100 music files per folder will be displayed.
    • Folders and files with hierarchies deeper than eight levels will not be displayed.
    • Folder names are unrelated to hierarchy depth. They are displayed in numeric and alphabetical order.

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