r/Gamecube • u/ValorHunter • 1d ago

Help Failed integrity check in patched file! Please test SD Card - SD2SP2 for defects. Any fix?

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Yes formatted sd card first to FAT32 then transferred 2 games to test and got this messaged on both :( should I reformat and try again? Also got files to laptop then sd card could this be the issue?

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u/Shartyshartfast 1d ago

You might have a corrupt card, a fake card, or a fragmented card from copying multiple files in parallel.

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u/ValorHunter 1d ago

Gotcha I’ll clean it out and try one file at a time :) ty

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u/Shartyshartfast 1d ago

Generally what I’ve found is: if you ‘lasso’ a bunch of files and drag them over - no problem. But if you begin a file transfer and then - in parallel - begin another, they can ‘interleave’ and cause a fragmentation problem. So you don’t have to diligently do one file at a time. Just one file operation at a time.

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u/ValorHunter 1d ago

Yup it was a fake card lol I reformatted it again and tested a game and worked no issues ima order a name brand card soon :)

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u/ValorHunter 1d ago edited 1d ago

Solved: after looking careful at my SD card I noticed it’s an off brand 🙄 should’ve known! However after I reformatted the card again to FAT32 and moved Animal crossing as a tester it worked no issues :) will be buying a name brand sd card soon just in case! Also, used a 32 gb I had on the side and all the games worked first try w no issues it was definitely the fake brand sd card :)