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title: "Dumping Titles and Game Cartridges"
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### Tärkeää tietoa

Aside from creating and restoring NAND backups, GodMode9 has the functionality to dump installed titles to an installable `.cia` file, to dump game cartridge data to a `.3ds` ROM file, and to directly install a game cartridge to the system.

## GodMode9:n päivittäminen

These instructions are written for use with GodMode9 v2.0.0 or later. If you have an older version of GodMode9, follow these instructions to update it.
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### Tarpeet

* The latest release of [GodMode9](https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9/releases/latest) (the GodMode9 `.zip` file)

### Ohjeet

1. Power off your console
1. Aseta SD-korttisi tietokoneeseesi
1. Kopioi GodMode9‑`.zip`‑pakkauksesta `GodMode9.firm` SD-korttisi `/luma/payloads/`‑kansioon
1. Kopioi GodMode9-`.zip`-pakkauksesta `gm9`-kansio SD-korttisi juureen
1. Reinsert your SD card into your console

## Dumping a Game Cartridge

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Insert the game cartridge you intend to dump into your console
+ 3DS game cartridges will be dumped to a `.3ds` format
+ NDS game cartridges will be dumped to a `.nds` format
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1. Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
1. Navigate to `[C:] GAMECART`
1. Follow the steps applicable to your game cartridge:
    + **3DS Game Cartridge:** Press (A) on `[TitleID].trim.3ds` to select it
    + **NDS Game Cartridge:** Press (A) on `[TitleID].nds` to select it
        - Trimmed dumps are not recommended for NDS games in general, as they can cause various playback issues
1. Select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
1. Your non-installable `.3ds` or `.nds` formatted file will be outputted to the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card

## Installing a Game Cartridge Directly to the System

This will only work for 3DS games; it is not possible to install an NDS game cartridge to the system as a title.
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1. Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
1. Navigate to `[C:] GAMECART`
1. Press (A) on `[TitleID].trim.3ds` to select it, then select "NCSD image options...", then select "Install game image"
1. Paina (A):ta ottaaksesi käyttöön SysNANDiin kirjoittamisen (lvl1) ja syötä annettu painikeyhdistelmä
1. Once the process is complete, your game will show up in the HOME Menu as an installed title.

## Dumping a 3DS Game Cartridge to .CIA

This should only be used if [Installing a Game Cartridge Directly to the System](#installing-a-game-cartridge-directly-to-the-system) does not work.
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1. Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
1. Navigate to `[C:] GAMECART`
1. Press (A) on `[TitleID].trim.3ds` to select it, then select "NCSD image options...", then select "Build CIA from file"
1. Your installable `.cia` formatted file will be outputted to the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card

## Dumping an Installed Title

This allows dumping of both System- and User-installed digital titles, such as ones downloaded from the eShop.
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1. Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
1. Paina (HOME)-painiketta näyttääksesi toimintovalikon
1. Select "Title manager"
1. Select one of the following depending on the type of title you wish to dump
    + **User Installed Title**: `[A:] SD CARD`
    + **System Title / DSiWare**: `[1:] NAND / TWL`
1. Select the title you wish to dump
1. Select "Manage Title..."
1. Select "Build CIA (standard)"
1. Your installable `.cia` formatted file will be outputted to the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card

## Backup GBA VC Saves

Tallennus kopioidaan SD-korttisi `/gm9/out/`-kansioon tiedostonimellä `<sovellustunnus>.gbavc.sav`.
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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 pressing (Home) to bring up the action menu, selecting `Title manager`, and selecting `[A:] SD CARD`.
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1. Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to back up the save for:
    + Avaa peli
    + Sulje peli
    + Power off your console
    + Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
    + Mene hakemistoon `[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL`
    + Paina (A):ta `agbsave.bin`-tiedoston kohdalla valitaksesi sen
    + Valitse "AGBSAVE options..."
    + Valitse "Dump GBA VC save"
    + Paina (A):ta jatkaaksesi
    + Press (Start) to reboot your console

## Restore GBA VC Saves

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 pressing (Home) to bring up the action menu, selecting `Title manager`, and selecting `[A:] SD CARD`.
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1. Tee seuraavat toimet jokaista GBA VC -peliä kohden, jonka tallennuksen haluat palauttaa:
    + Avaa peli
    + Sulje peli
    + Power off your console
    + Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
    + Mene hakemistoon `[0:] SDCARD` → `gm9`
    + Paina (Y):tä `sovellustunnus.gbavc.sav`-tiedoston kohdalla kopioidaksesi sen
    + Paina (B):tä palataksesi päävalikkoon
    + Mene hakemistoon `[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL`
    + Paina (A):ta `agbsave.bin`-tiedoston kohdalla valitaksesi sen
    + Valitse "AGBSAVE options..."
    + Valitse "Inject GBA VC save"
    + Paina (A):ta jatkaaksesi
    + Press (Start) to reboot your console
    + Avaa peli
    + Sulje peli

## Encrypting / Decrypting a .CIA file

For organizational purposes, copy each `.cia` file you wish to encrypt / decrypt to the `/cias/` folder on your SD card
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1. Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
1. Mene hakemistoon `[0:] SDCARD` → `cias`
1. Press (A) on the `.cia` file to select it, then select "CIA image options..."
1. Select the option to perform the desired function:
    + **Encrypt to 0:/gm9/out:** Create an encrypted copy of the selected `.cia` file in the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card
    + **Decrypt to 0:/gm9/out:** Create a decrypted copy of the selected `.cia` file in the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card
    + **Encrypt inplace:** Replace the selected `.cia` file with an encrypted version
    + **Decrypt inplace:** Replace the selected `.cia` file with a decrypted version
1. Your encrypted / decrypted `.cia` will be outputted to the desired location