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title: "Dumping Titles and Game Cartridges"
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### Required Reading

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.

## Updating GodMode9

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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### What You Need

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

### Instructions

1. Desligue seu dispositivo
1. Insira o cartão SD no seu computador
1. Copie `GodMode9.firm` do `.zip` do GodMode9 para a pasta `/luma/payloads/` no seu cartão SD
1. Copie a pasta `gm9` do `.zip` do GodMode9 para a raiz do seu cartão SD
1. Reinsira seu cartão SD no seu dispositivo

## Dumping a Game Cartridge

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Insert the game cartridge you intend to dump into your device
  + 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 device. 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].trim.nds` to select it
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 device. 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. Aperte (A) para destravar "SysNAND (lvl1) writing", então aperte a sequência de botões solicitada
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 device. 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 device. This will launch GodMode9
1. Aperte (Home) para abrir o menu de ações
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

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, 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. Faça o seguinte processo para cada jogo de VC de GBA que você deseja fazer backup do save:
  + Inicie o jogo de VC de GBA
  + Saia do jogo de VC de GBA
  + Power off your device
  + Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
  + Navegue para `[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL`
  + Press (A) on `agbsave.bin` to select it
  + Select "AGBSAVE options..."
  + Select "Dump GBA VC save"
  + Press (A) to continue
  + Aperte (Start) para reiniciar seu dispositivo

## 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. Faça o seguinte processo para cada jogo de VC de GBA que você deseja restaurar o save:
  + Inicie o jogo de VC de GBA
  + Saia do jogo de VC de GBA
  + Power off your device
  + Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
  + Navegue para `[0:] SDCARD` -> `gm9`
  + Press (Y) on the `<TitleID>.gbavc.sav` file you wish to restore to copy it
  + Aperte (B) para retornar para o menu principal
  + Navegue para `[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL`
  + Press (A) on `agbsave.bin` to select it
  + Select "AGBSAVE options..."
  + Select "Inject GBA VC save"
  + Press (A) to continue
  + Aperte (Start) para reiniciar seu dispositivo
  + Inicie o jogo de VC de GBA
  + Saia do jogo de VC de GBA

## 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 device. This will launch GodMode9
1. Navegue para `[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