sys-ftpd VS Payload_Launcher

Run sys-ftpd or ftpd and access your files from a computer using an FTP client

You can use FTP to access your files on the SD card with something like sysftpd

Ftpd - transfer files from switch to pc and vice versa This is sys-ftpd, a superior version because it runs as a sysmodule on startup.

Sys-FTPD A sysmodule that loads a File Transfer Protocol server in the background, allowing you to connect to the Switch for file management.

You can also trash your current install of sys-ftpd and try installing it again and reconfiguring it from scratch: https://github.com/cathery/sys-ftpd/releases/latest

sys-ftpd to give me a way to access my Switch's SD card without necessarily needing me to go back to Hekate and cable up

Light is an old version. https://github.com/cathery/sys-ftpd is the latest. I would use the full ftp app however, but I don’t know your needs.

Hm, if bootprotect isn't on, then maybe try switching the sysmodule you're using? I use https://github.com/cathery/sys-ftpd -- is that the one you're already using?

Not directly, no; the SD card won't show up if you just hook your Switch up. However there are things you can do! There's a sysmodule -- basically, a piece of code that runs whenever your Switch is on -- called sys-ftpd that runs an FTP server on your Switch that you can connect to to move files back and forth. Or, you can use Hekate's USB access feature to accomplish the same thing.

For updating Atmosphere itself, I recommend installing the Payload Launcher homebrew so you can get back to Hekate. From there, you can use Hekate's USB feature.

Payload Launcher - hijacks Atmosphere's "reboot to payload" function to launch user-defined payloads

Payload Launcher This is effectively a non-Tesla-based way to switch between payloads. Probably not super useful if you're going to lean into Tesla.

If you never shut the Switch all the way off, then you don't 100% require the jig; you can reboot between payloads using the Payload Launcher homebrew.

You can in fact do so with the Payload Launcher homebrew, actually.

Payload Launcher to simplify moving from one environment to another

You can use the Payload Launcher to reboot to a given payload file directly from Atmosphere. Additionally, Atmosphere allows you to name a payload file reboot_payload.bin and reboot to it from the Switch's menu.

Then you can grab the Payload Launcher homebrew to get around the fact that you can't use Hekate to swap between sysNAND and emuNAND.

Alternately, you can use this tool to do it.