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### Required Reading

To dump system DSiWare, we use an existing homebrew launcher exploit.

If during this guide you discovered a broken DS Internet Settings application, follow [TWLFix for Homebrew](https://github.com/MechanicalDragon0687/TWLFix-3DS/releases) before continuing

### What You Need

* Your `movable.sed` file from completing [Seedminer](seedminer)
* The latest release of [DSiWare Dumper](https://github.com/MechanicalDragon0687/3DS-DSiWare_Dumper/releases)

#### Section I - Prep Work

1. Power off your device
1. Insert your SD card into your computer
1. Copy your `movable.sed` file to the root of your SD card
1. Copy `DSiWare_Dump.3dsx` to the `/3ds/` folder on your SD card
1. Reinsert your SD card into your device
1. Power on your device

#### Section II - DSiWare Dumping

1. Open the Homebrew Launcher using any method
1. Launch DSiWare Dumper from the list of homebrew
  + This will dump a DSiWare application to SD root
  + It is normal to see several failures. 
1. When it shows "Success", this is the file you will use for the DSiWare backup later in the guide

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