iPod mini flash mods! How to get the thing to work properly with up to 256GB.

Ever wanted an iPod mini, but hated the tiny capacity? Want to try a flash mod? Well, have at it! You should probably watch my Part 1 first though if you want to watch a take-apart and all that (because you'll need to take it apart to do this. Probably should put a new battery in while you're at it). This part 2 video goes over what you can expect if you try to use greater than 64GB cards, specifically SDXC cards, in a mini. Spoiler: you'll have no problems with a Mac, but PC people will have to jump through some hoops. I didn't test with Rockbox or other third-party stuff so maybe it's irrelevant for that, but certainly for iTunes you'll need some extra steps to get it to work.

And so, for flash modding minis I recommend using 64GB CF cards rather than SD because CF cards are less problematic and you can just flash those straight away. If you insist on 128GB (maximum in a gen 1 mini) or up to 256GB (maximum in a gen 2 mini) and you use Windows, you'll need to be aware of how to get the cards to format.

Here's the SDXC-to-CF adapter I used:
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B0791FL6FS?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
(not sponsored). In case the link doesn't work it's an "RGBS SD SDHC SDXC High-Speed Extreme Compact Flash" etc and it was about $20.

Thanks to several websites including Reddit for helping me cobble together some info on how to work around the format issues in Windows. I don't have a proper works cited section because it was 98% forum posts, I don't remember the URLs, and Google search is pretty terrible anymore, but you'll probably turn up mostly the same info regarding iPod minis and partition management if you look.

Don't do this at home. I am a professional, but I won't say what kind. I am not responsible for loss of data or injury to person or property. Etc.. Yadda yadda.