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[Return to the index](./00_index.md)
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## Initial Setup of an SD Card
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### First steps
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Insert the (Micro) SD card to your PC and ensure it is properly formatted to be compatible with your flashcart.
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#### Preparations for SC64
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> [!TIP]
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> Most (Micro) SD cards are factory formatted to FAT32 or EXFAT and don't require re-formatting.
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- Download the latest `sc64menu.n64` file from the [releases](https://github.com/Polprzewodnikowy/N64FlashcartMenu/releases/) page, then put it in the root directory of your Micro SD card.
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- Place your ROM files on the Micro SD card, **in any folder except the root directory `menu` folder**.
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- Remove the Micro SD Card from your computer and insert it into the SC64.
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#### Preparations for OTHER supported flashcarts
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- It is recommended to format the SD Card to FAT32 with the default cluster size.
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- Download the latest [menu](https://github.com/Polprzewodnikowy/N64FlashcartMenu/releases/) file specific for your flashcart and place it in the expected location.
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- Remove the Micro SD Card from your computer and insert it into the flashcart.
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### Advanced Steps
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Advanced steps are optional, which adds additional capabilities.
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#### Add Emulator support
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See the [Emulators](./18_emulators.md) page.
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#### Add 64DD Disk support
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See the [64DD](./17_64dd.md) page.
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### So what could the layout of the SD card look like?
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```plaintext
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SD:\
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│
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├── sc64menu.n64
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│
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│
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├── menu\
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│ │
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│ │
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│ ├── 64ddipl\
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│ │ ├── NDDE0.n64
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│ │ ├── NDDJ2.n64
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│ │ └── NDXJ0.n64
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│ │
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│ └── emulators\
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│ ├── neon64bu.rom
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│ ├── sodium64.z64
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│ ├── gb.v64
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│ ├── gbc.v64
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│ ├── smsPlus64.z64
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│ └── Press-F.z64
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│
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├── (a rom).z64
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├── (a rom).n64
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├── (some folder with ROMs)\
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│ └── (some folder with ROMs)\
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| └── (some supported ROM files)
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│
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├── (some supported ROM files)
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└── (some folder with 64DD disk images)\
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└── (some 64DD disk images)
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```
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## Save Files
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All save files (whether `FlashRam`, `SRAM` or `EEPROM`) will be read from a `/saves` folder located **in the same directory as the ROM**
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and they must share the same file name, but use the `.sav` extension. `.sav` files will be created and modified whenever a ROM file saves to
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the "cartridge save memory".
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```plaintext
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├── (some folder with ROMs)\
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├── a_rom.z64
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├── b_rom_whatever.n64
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└── saves\
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├── a_rom.sav
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└── b_rom_whatever.sav
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```
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### Transferring saves from an ED64
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If you are transferring a file from a different flashcart, such as the ED64, you must change the file extension to `sav`.
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For example, a save file called `Glover (USA).eep` should have its extension changed to `Glover (USA).sav` to work with N64FlashcartMenu.
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You may also need to pad/trim the files to their original size:
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- For EEPROM 4Kbit games, remove the padding.
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- For others, use a tool such as [Ninjiteu's N64SaveConverter](https://github.com/Ninjiteu/N64SaveConverter).
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> [!CAUTION]
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> Saves created with certain emulator versions, or created for a different ROM version (as in revisions of the same game), or region (as in between NTSC and PAL versions of a same game) may be incompatible.
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