R4 keeps causing SD card to require formatting

So a year ago my SD card required being reformatted since the screen was stuck at the LOADING part.
Only problem was that I broke my micro SD card reader.
Yesterday I bought a SD card reader because I wanted to play DS again.
My CD is version 1.16 so I just use 1.18 from last year that I had.
I play DBZ for some time. Then I turn off the game.
When I come back to play again. It's stuck on the loading screen and I need to reformat the SD card again.This happened like 5 times now in 2 days.
Can someone please help me!?!? I really want to play DS games again!

get a new microsd.

bashscrazy · #1So a year ago my SD card required being reformatted since the screen was stuck at the LOADING part.
Only problem was that I broke my micro SD card reader.
Yesterday I bought a SD card reader because I wanted to play DS again.
My CD is version 1.16 so I just use 1.18 from last year that I had.
I play DBZ for some time. Then I turn off the game.
When I come back to play again. It's stuck on the loading screen and I need to reformat the SD card again.This happened like 5 times now in 2 days.
Can someone please help me!?!? I really want to play DS games again!

The games that you want to play may have AP. Whenever you load a game and it get's stuck don't instantly think that the micro sd is broke because it's probably not.
What games are you trying to play?

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The games don't freeze. They run perfectly. It's sometimes when I turn my DS back on, It's stuck on the LOADING... screen.

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oh. As loonylion said get a new one.

So the micro SD card is faulty? or the R4 itself?

it is most likely the microsd card has worn out.

So, if I format the card and just leave it out for some time it should require reformatting again? even without it being used? and then that would guarantee it's the micro SD card that's faulty?Thanks for the responses thus far ::)

no, but microsd cards have a limited number of read/write cycles before they die, and formatting uses up a lot.

Get a new MicroSD card. The 2gb are fairly inexpensive even by my standards (and I very rarely have more than a dollar or two).After that, we'll direct you towards some better firmware (since it sounds like you have an Original R4).

You could try this , its worth a go

Active KillDisk Hard Drive Eraser V5.0 + Serialhttp://www.mediafire.com/download.php?s1pok8nhkb4faigThis program will compleatly Erase any SD chip are MicroSD chip , USB Storage device are a Hard drive , Where you can "not" even recover any formatted dataWith this program be sure to select the Correct letter removable drive your microSD chip is using and check model on description and size of microSD chip , Select Kill and type in erase-all-data , wait untill done , then unplug it and replug in your microSD chip and do a quick format - are a full format if you wishYour microsd chip should be as good as new, as any corruption will be gone + formatted data"(Note)" Be carfull if you erase a Slave Hard Drive , You will need a program to make a new partition, Partition Wizard will do the jobhttp://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html

If you are using a R4 original you could upgrade your kernal to eitherWood R4 v1.12http://filetrip.net/f12633-Wood-R4-1-12.htmlAre Ysmenu for R4 originalhttp://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=27617.msg466427#msg466427

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I couldn't get them to work but I used that activekill disk thing and we'll see if it works!
Thanks ;)

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Can i ask what Flashcard do you use an R4 Original or a Clone?

Replying to #13

I dee kay, I guess it's a clone?

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Then Wood R4 wont work and YSMenu v1.17a13 also not :P

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he can still run ysmenu and the only thing you need to update is the ext info sav

It's working great so far! :'( (happy tears)Thank you Loonylion for telling me the card is worn out!And Thank you so much Jhon 591 for the Active KillDisk! Saved me some money and fixed my problem!I <3 you guys! :P

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that's a temporary fix. it will start going wrong again

Glad to hear even if it a temp fix or not , Are it may have got rid of any hidden corrupted filesIf your R4 flashcard as SDHC on it then its a clone...

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No, my R4 isn't SDHC. It's just plain SD and if it is a temporary fix. I can always do it again. I can back up my save files every once in a while too!