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# Template cards

By default new cards are formatted from scratch. With **Settings > Use template cards** enabled, new cards are instead copied from a template file you provide. Use this to give every new card the same starting content, for example a FreeMCBoot install or a set of cheat files.

Place the templates at exactly these paths and sizes:

| Path                                | Size              |
| ----------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| `/PS1/Templates/Template_128kb.mcd` | 131,072 bytes     |
| `/PS2/Templates/Template_8mb.mc2`   | 8,388,608 bytes   |
| `/PS2/Templates/Template_16mb.mc2`  | 16,777,216 bytes  |
| `/PS2/Templates/Template_32mb.mc2`  | 33,554,432 bytes  |
| `/PS2/Templates/Template_64mb.mc2`  | 67,108,864 bytes  |
| `/PS2/Templates/Template_128mb.mc2` | 134,217,728 bytes |

Only the sizes you use need a template. A template of the wrong size shows **Template is the wrong size.** and a missing one shows **Template could not be opened.**

The `Templates` folder is skipped when cycling through cards and in the WebUI card list.

{% hint style="info" %}
The easiest way to make a template is to set up a card the way you want it, then copy its channel-1 file to the template path.
{% endhint %}


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