# SD Card in Raspi broken **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028 "2023-03-04T16:18:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![klippymichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee7513/32.png) [@klippymichael](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/klippymichael)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/1 "2023-03-04T16:18:48Z")
### Basic Information: Printer Model: Mega X MCU / Printerboard: SKR 1.4 Turbo `klippy.log` ### Describe your issue: I’ve been running Klipper on my Anycubic for months without issues. Unfortunately, when I cecked something with the Raspi I broke the SD Card ☹ Will I have to install everything from scratch on now…? BR Michael ---
**Author:** ![hcet14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecd19e/32.png) [@hcet14](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/hcet14)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/2 "2023-03-04T16:29:54Z")
I would try your SD Card in your PC. Is it readable? If yes, save everything. Do you use a camera? ---
**Author:** ![klippymichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee7513/32.png) [@klippymichael](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/klippymichael)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/3 "2023-03-04T21:41:07Z")
No, it is broken into pieces…😬 ---
**Author:** ![EddyMI3D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/eddymi3d/32/1981_2.png) [@EddyMI3D](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/EddyMI3D)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/4 "2023-03-04T21:43:03Z")
> [@klippymichael](#): > > Will I have to install everything from scratch on now…? Sadly yes - if you do not have a backup that is stored elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Arakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@Arakon](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Arakon)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/5 "2023-03-04T21:43:09Z")
As long as you backed up your printer.cfg and other config files on your PC or somewhere off the sd card, you just need to reinstall Klipper on a new card and copy over the config files. If you don’t have a backup, you start all the way at the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![hcet14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecd19e/32.png) [@hcet14](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/hcet14)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/6 "2023-03-04T22:57:59Z")
> [@klippymichael](#): > > Unfortunately, when I cecked something with the Raspi I broke the SD Card ☹ > [@klippymichael](#): > > No, it is broken into pieces…😬 Really sorry for your bad luck! Just from curiosity, how the hell did you manage to break an SD card into pieces? Good luck with your printer, hcet14 ---
**Author:** ![klippymichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee7513/32.png) [@klippymichael](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/klippymichael)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/7 "2023-03-05T06:16:01Z")
Rush paired with too little awareness paired with an idiotic design of the SD slot on the Raspberry. I din’t get the card out before pushing the Raspi back in the original housing, when it obviously got bent and sligtly cracked. During next boot-up it smelled of ‘burning electronics’ - and thr SD was terminated. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOfBrian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/lifeofbrian/32/2380_2.png) [@LifeOfBrian](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/LifeOfBrian)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/8 "2023-03-05T10:59:39Z")
So you are not a code cracker but a card cracker? Often I forgot the card a well when putting back the Pi but did not break anything yet. Regularly back up at least your config files! ---
**Author:** ![klippymichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee7513/32.png) [@klippymichael](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/klippymichael)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/9 "2023-03-05T11:24:16Z")
😂 Yep, seems so 😂 So I will now di everything again…🙄 ---
**Author:** ![EddyMI3D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/eddymi3d/32/1981_2.png) [@EddyMI3D](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/EddyMI3D)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/sd-card-in-raspi-broken/7028/10 "2025-10-12T18:49:57Z")