Guide_3DS/_pages/en_PT/move-emunand.txt

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### Required Reading

'Tis be an add-on section fer movin' th' contents 'o a previous EmuNAND to ye new SysNAND CFW, then removin' the ol' EmuNAND partition. Note that th' terms EmuNAND 'n RedNAND be referrin' to slightly different implementations 'o [th' same concept](http://3dbrew.org/wiki/NAND_Redirection).

Note that if ye have any payload files other than `GodMode9.firm` in th' `/luma/payloads/` folder on ye SD card, holdin' (Start) on boot gunna display a "chainloader menu" where ye gunna have to use th' D-Pad 'n th' (A) button to select "GodMode9" fer these instructions.

Ye MUST have already installed Luma3DS 'n boot9strap to be usin' 'tis.
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### What You Need

* An existin' EmuNAND
* The latest release of [GodMode9](https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9/releases/latest)
* The latest release of [FBI](https://github.com/Steveice10/FBI/releases/latest)

### Instructions

#### Section I - Prep Work

1. Power off ye device
1. Insert ye SD card into ye computer
1. Copy `GodMode9.firm` from th' GodeMode9 `.zip` to th' `/luma/payloads/` folder on ye SD card
1. Copy th' `gm9` folder from th' GodMode9 `.zip` to th' root 'o ye SD card
1. Reinsert ye SD card into ye device

#### Section II - Backup SysNAND DSiWare Saves

If you do not have any DSiWare games or saves that you care about, skip this section.
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1. Launch GodMode9 by holdin' (Start) durin' boot
1. If ye be prompted to create an essential files backup, press (A) to do so, then press (A) to continue once it has completed
1. If ye be prompted to fix th' RTC date&time, press (A) to do so, then set th' date 'n time, then press (A) to continue
  + Note that, if you had to fix the RTC date and time, you will have to fix the time in the System Settings as well after this guide
1. Navigate to `[2:] SYSNAND TWLN` -> `title`
1. Hold (R) 'n press (A) at th' same time on `00030004` to select th' folder, then select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
  + This process may take some time if you have many DSiWare games
1. Press (B) twice to be returnin' to th' main menu

#### Section III - Backup GBA VC Saves

If you do not have any GBA VC games or saves that you care about, skip this section.
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Note that this is not necessary for any other kind of Virtual Console games (GBC, NES, etc)
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The game will be outputted to the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card with the name `<TitleID>.gbavc.sav`.
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To identify a `<TitleID>.gbavc.sav` file's Title ID, ye can get a listin' 'o all th' games on th' system 'n their correspondin' Title IDs by hoverin' over `[A:] SYSNAND SD`, holdin' (R) 'n pressin' (A) at th' same time, then selectin' "Search for titles".
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1. Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to backup the save for:
  + Launch the GBA VC game
  + Exit the GBA VC game
  + Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  + Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  + Navigate to `[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL`
  + Press (A) on `agbsave.bin` to be selectin' it
  + Select "AGBSAVE options..."
  + Select "Dump GBA VC save"
  + Press (A) to continue
  + Press (Start) to reboot your device

#### Section IV - Copy EmuNAND to SysNAND

1. Launch GodMode9 by holdin' (Start) durin' boot
1. Navigate to `[E:] EMUNAND VIRTUAL`
1. Press (A) on `nand.bin` to select it, then select "NAND image options...", then select "Restore SysNAND (safe)"
1. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND overwriting, then input the key combo given
  + This will not overwrite your boot9strap installation
1. Input the key combo given to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing
  + This process will take some time
1. Once it has completed, press (A) to continue
1. Press (B) to decline relockin' write permissions if prompted
1. Press (B) to return to the main menu

#### Section V - Restore DSiWare Saves

If you did not backup DSiWare Saves earlier, skip this section.
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1. Navigate to `[0:] SDCARD` -> `gm9` -> `out`
1. Press (Y) on the `00030004` folder to copy it
1. Press (B) twice to be returnin' to th' main menu
1. Navigate to `[2:] SYSNAND TWLN` -> `title`
1. Press (Y) to paste the `00030004` folder
1. Select "Copy path(s)"
1. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writin', then input th' key combo given
1. Select "Overwrite file(s)"
  + This process may take some time if you have many DSiWare games
1. Press (B) to decline relockin' write permissions if prompted
1. Press (B) twice to be returnin' to th' main menu

#### Section VI - Restore GBA VC Saves

If ye did not backup GBA VC Saves earlier, skip 'tis section.
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To identify a `<TitleID>.gbavc.sav` file's Title ID, you can get a listing of all games on the system and their corresponding Title IDs by holding (R) and pressing (A) on the GodeMode9 main menu, then selecting "Search for titles".
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1. Hold (R) and press (Start) at the same time to power off your device
1. Power on your device into SysNAND
1. Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to restore the save for:
  + Launch the GBA VC game
  + Exit the GBA VC game
  + Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  + Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  + Navigate to `[0:] SDCARD` -> `gm9`
  + Press (Y) on th' `<TitleID>.gbavc.sav` file ye wish to restore to copy it
  + Press (B) to return to the main menu
  + Navigate to `[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL`
  + Press (A) on `agbsave.bin` to select it
  + Select "AGBSAVE options..."
  + Select "Inject GBA VC save"
  + Press (A) to continue
  + Press (Start) to reboot your device
  + Launch the GBA VC game
  + Exit the GBA VC game
1. Launch GodMode9 by holdin' (Start) durin' boot

#### Section VII - Backup SysNAND

1. Press (Home) to bring up th' action menu
1. Select "Scripts..."
1. Select "GM9Megascript"
1. Select "Backup Options"
1. Select "SysNAND Backup"
1. Press (A) to confirm
  + 'Tis process gunna be takin' some time
  + If you get an error, make sure that you have at least 1.3GB of free space on your SD card
1. Press (A) to continue
1. Press (B) to return to the main menu
1. Select "Exit"
1. Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
1. Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
1. Insert ye SD card into ye computer
1. Copy `<date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin` and `essential.exefs` from the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
  + Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage)
  + These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future
1. Delete `<date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin` and `<date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin.sha` from the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card after copying it
1. **Backup every file on your SD card to a folder on your computer; all files will be deleted in the following steps**

#### Section VIII - Format SD card

1. Reinsert your SD card into your device
1. Press (Home) to bring up th' action menu
1. Select "More..."
1. Select "SD format menu"
1. Press (A) to confirm
1. Select "No EmuNAND"
1. Select "Auto"
1. Press (A) to accept the label `GM9SD`
  + Optionally, you may input a custom name for the SD card
1. When prompted, input the key combo given to confirm
1. Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
1. Insert ye SD card into ye computer
1. Copy all your files back to your SD card
  + Ensure you replace the `boot.firm` file on your SD card with the one from your backup
1. Reinsert your SD card into your device
1. Press (A) to remount your SD card
1. Press (Start) to reboot
1. If you get a black screen, [follow this troubleshooting guide](troubleshooting#ts_sys_down)

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