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add Windows 10 FAT32 formatting guide for >32 GB cards
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**_IMPORTANT: The microSD card must be formatted in FAT32. exFAT formatted microSD cards will not work._**

<details><summary>How to format microSD cards > 32GB as FAT32 in Windows 10</summary><p>

For microSD cards larger than 32 GB, Windows 10 only gives you the option to format as NTFS or exFAT. You can create a small partition (e.g 4 GB) on a large microSD card (e.g. 64 GB) to get the FAT32 formatting option.

* insert microSD card into PC card reader
* open Disk Management (e.g. <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>x</kbd>, <kbd>k</kbd>)
* Disk Management: delete all partitions on the microSD card
* right click each partition > "Delete Volume..."
* repeat until there are no partitions on the card
* Disk Management: create a new FAT32 partition
* right click on "Unallocated" > "New Simple Volume..."
* Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard: click "Next"
* Specify Volume Size: 4096 > "Next"
* Assign Drive Letter or Path: (Any) > "Next"
* Format Partition: Format this volume with the following settings:
* File system: FAT32
* Allocation unit size: Default
* Volume label: Something
* Perform a quick format: &#9745;

You should now have a FAT32 partition on your microSD card that will allow the camera to load the firmware files to update to `yi-hack-v4`.

### Example: 4 GB FAT32 partition on 64 GB microSD card

![example: 4 GB FAT32 on 64 GB](imgs/4gb-fat32-on-64gb-card.png)

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3. Get the correct firmware files for your camera from this link: https://github.com/TheCrypt0/yi-hack-v4/releases

| Camera | rootfs partition | home partition | Remarks |
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