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# Cards and channels

A **virtual memory card (VMC)** is a folder on your storage that behaves like a physical memory card. You can have as many as your storage holds.

Every card has **8 channels**. Each channel is a completely separate memory card image, so one game can have up to 8 independent sets of saves. The console only ever sees the currently selected channel.

## Switching cards and channels

* Tap **Left** or **Right** to change channel.
* Hold **Right** to mount the next card.
* Use **Menu > Load Boot VMC** to return to your boot card.
* Use the [WebUI](/manuals/wireless/webui.md) to mount any card by name.

Switching a card while a game is running looks to the console like pulling the card out and inserting another one. Do this from a menu screen, not while the game is saving.

## Naming

Cards created from the device are named `MemoryCard1`, `MemoryCard2` and so on. Cards created by GameID are named after the game's ID, for example `SLUS-20946`, and show the game's title on the display. You can rename any card from the WebUI.


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