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This is a tutorial on how to use FATSort (http://hem.passagen.se/chsw/FATSort.html) to alphabetize your Memory cards for your Supercard.

What it is

FATSort is designed to change the order of the files on the disk. FATSort operates directly on the FAT of the drive. The FAT is the part of a disk which holds information of the files and folders on the disk.

What is does

FATSort will organize your memory card alphabetically.

How to do it

1. First off, download FATSort here (http://www.glb4e.com/scdev/file_archive/forum/files/fatsort_105_183.zip), updated to 1.0.5 (with invert function).

2. Open and extract it to your memory card

• a) Then right click on the file FATSort.exe and click on properties.
• b) At the bottom, check the hidden box and click OK. This will hide the file on the memory card when you are in certain programs like Moonshell, that list the files on the memory card.

3. Now you are ready to organize your files.

Launch FATSort:

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You are greeted with the info about FATSort, just click OK.


The next menu is:

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You will want to make sure to choose alphabetical for the File sort options and the Directory sort options.

NOTE: If you are using Supercard firmware v1.7 or higher, you will want to check the Invert sort that is directly below the file sort options so you directory will continue to be A to Z. Due to the changes in SC firmware, A to Z sorting now requires it to be inverted.

As a reminder, if you are using supercards, you will want to format your SD card FAT (FAT16) not FAT32.


Next you need to Select drive by using the pull down menu and choose your memory card location.

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Then choose the Start button.

The whole process takes approximately 5 seconds or less. When completed just close by clicking the X in the top right corner.

Now your memory card is ready to go, totally alphabetized to your needs.

This process is superior and easier than the old method of moving files off your memory card to your pc, then copy them in the order you want them to show up in the Supercard menu.

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Any questions, mistakes, suggestions or requests, please pm me!

ENJOY!

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Usually it won't, but using this method could corrupt your files.
Happened only once to me.

Never had it happen. Just an easy way to alphabetize

I went to school with this guy and he is my friend  :D

I mentioned  to him last week that it is a commonly used program in the gba/nds scene and also in the mp3/mp4 scene.

He thought it was cool that someone finaly used it, because when he made it people didn't understand why it is so great.

I have seen lots of people saying "I just copy over all things from my card to the computer and back again"  :lol:
That doesn't take like 200-2000 ms but rather Minutes.

nickman, please pass on a thank you to your friend!

Thanks onekelly!

Well it usually doesn't happen, it shouldn't happen, but somehow I had a bunch of games ona 1GB card plus a sub folder with some hundreds of games snapshots(for emulators) and when I used it I think I screwd up my card.
Now it's unreadable and nothing seem to be able to fix it9both phisical all ind of readers and softwares)
I can't be sure it was because of fatsort or because of a foulty card but point is I' m afraid to use it when I have a lot of files on my card.
Now I just move the files between folders on the sd cards, and it's really fast, much , much faster then copying the files to the computer back and fort and it gives the same resoult.
But thank you to the guy who did it.

Quote from: "q_armando"....I can't be sure it was because of fatsort or because of a foulty card....

When you say FATSort is screwed up, then say you have a faulty card, it gives out mixed messages.

I have seen quite a few persons (users, moderators, etc..) recommend Fatsort to users in the forum, with no complaints.

I am not saying it is a wonder drug, but I have not had a problem with it. With that said if you have important game saves on your memory card, you may want to back them up periodically whether you use fatsort or not. As it is just good practice.

Works Perfect thanks alot
was looking for this :)

A known issue is that FATsort doesn't corrupt your files as such but will rename them sometimes, so

Super Mario World.gba will become
SUPERM~1.GBA

The file is intact but obviously won't run with the associated .sav file until you name it back again.

I had it happen a lot.

Never had the file renaming issue happen. In fact between the two supercards I have and multiple sd cards along with long filenames, this hasn't happened. That is a bummer it has happened to you.

Just wanted to make you all aware of that my friend made a new version of FATsort :)

I told him how the new firmware reverse the file list so he added a reverse sort.

Get it from the official FATSort home page here: http://hem.passagen.se/chsw/fatsort/index.html

I don't use v1.70 (no skinning) yet so i don't know if it works.
Please report any buggs to me or to my friend.

Nice, people can be happy again :D

it's still reversed.... i have ver. 1.7 on my sc cf

whoa nice! it works!

kalabaw, please remember to check "invert sort" if you havent done so already

lol. invert sort is 2 times slower but its ok. its cool now.

so i guess this tutorial is obselete...  :oops:  :(

thanks for that, i didnt notice that invert sort hehe... it now works like a charm hehe!

FYI, updated the tutorial to latest version with invert sort for v1.7 firmware

Just an FYI, Repaired damaged links and photos.  ;)

I'm really having a problem with this..

I've downloaded it multiple times, dragged it on to my memory card.. But it doesnt detect the driver.. or w/e it is..

What am I gonna do bout this? :\
(I'm getting close to give up on this)

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Infact, I think it might be my 6 gig card thats messing me up..

I tried it on a 1 gig, and the FATsort program recongnizes that its in a ...w/e its called...

..What am I gonna do? :(

Hyper_Metal_Sonic, welcome to scdev!


If i am not mistaken FAT has a limit of approx 4gig. Ahh, maybe not so true, it is that for a single file limit. What is your 6gig card formatted to?

Quotedragged it on to my memory card

you dont need to do this. (dont know if it matters)

you are using FAT16 and not FAT32 right?

Quote from: Devil_Spawn on January 10, 2008, 11:50:47 AM

Quotedragged it on to my memory card

you dont need to do this. (dont know if it matters)

you are using FAT16 and not FAT32 right?

I agree with devil, you do not need to run from memory card. If you do right click on it and choose hidden so you will not see it in any menu. With that said, it is a small program and i do keep it on my daughters sd card for her SC SD, and this came in handy on vacation in San Francisco, when putting a new item on it and then just run as i usually do all of this from pc not my laptop.

Just a quick note:  the "MCTool v0.16" program is a DS-side version of FATsort you can keep on your DS so you can sort and repair your filesystem even when away from the computer.  It has issues sorting on my 2 GB card, but on my 1 GB card it works fine.  Error checking works fine on both cards.

I only want to know what the different sort types mean, my english is not so good:
Leave?
Alphabetiacal is clear, but I don't see teh sense, on the superard, ist sortet by default alphabetical
Playlist?
Shuffle?

I never have used playlist, and shuffle will just mix them all up like an ipod would do.

You will want to make sure to choose alphabetical for the File sort options and the Directory sort options.

This will put the roms in alphabetical order (i have my roms numbered so you see them as 1 thru 1000, not 1000 thru 1)

NOTE: If you are using Supercard firmware v1.7 or higher, you will want to check the Invert sort that is directly below the file sort options so you directory will continue to be A to Z. Due to the changes in SC firmware, A to Z sorting now requires it to be inverted.

Reygok, are you using a slot-1 Supercard DS or a slot-2 Supercard CF/SD/minisD/Lite?  This program is only necessary for the slot-2 Supercards, which do not automatically sort alphabetically.

Oh, I have a slot 1, then its okay. This is never in the topic name, so how should I know? ^^