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9.2.0 or lower firmware is no longer required

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Dumping-Game-Cartridges.md

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## How to Dump and Decrypt 3DS Cartridges
There are two methods to dump game cartridges to run in Citra. Detailed instructions are below for using either method, but in quick summary, the first method involves using [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP) on a 3DS with a system version below 9.2 or with [arm9loaderhax](https://plailect.github.io/Guide/) installed. This is the recommended method, but there is another way to dump games and applications using [braindump](https://gbatemp.net/threads/braindump-userland-game-dumping.407332/). Braindump is easy to set up, user-friendly, and compatible with newer system versions, but is also lossy and less reliable so it doesn't always work.
There are two methods to dump game cartridges to run in Citra. Detailed instructions are below for using either method, but in quick summary, the first method requires booting into [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP) on a 3DS console, and the second uses the [braindump](https://gbatemp.net/threads/braindump-userland-game-dumping.407332/) homebrew app accessed via the [homebrew launcher](https://smealum.github.io/3ds/).
**You must have a 3DS for this, you cannot use a PC alone.**
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### Method 1: Decrypt9WIP
By far the most reliable method of dumping game cartridges, but also by far the most complicated to up.
By far the most reliable method of dumping game cartridges.
#### Required tools
- [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP)
- 3DS system with 9.2.0-20 or lower, or arm9loaderhax
- 3DS system with the ability to boot into [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP); Read its [readme](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP#how-to-run-this--entry-points) on how to do this using one of the various entry points.
- SD card with enough space to hold the dump; 8GB or higher recommended
- SD card reader (preferred), or a way to use wireless file transfer
#### Instructions
1. Set up Decrypt9WIP using one of the various entry points. [Read its readme](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP#how-to-run-this--entry-points) on how to do this.
1. Boot the 3DS to Decrypt9WIP.
2. Create a folder at the root of the 3DS SD card called `files9`.
3. Create a folder inside `files9` called `D9Game`.
4. Put the SD card into the 3DS.
4. Insert the SD card into the 3DS.
5. Insert the game cartridge to be dumped into the 3DS.
6. From the root Decrypt9 menu, choose `Gamecart Dumper Options`, then `Dump & Decrypt Cart (trim)`.
7. Once this process completes, the game will be a .3ds file inside `/files9/D9Game` and is immediately usable with Citra.
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### Method 2: braindump
Any system with [Homebrew Launcher](http://smealum.github.io/3ds/) access can use braindump to dump cartridges. This method is much simpler and more user-friendly than the previous method, but comes with two caveats:
Any system with [Homebrew Launcher](http://smealum.github.io/3ds/) access can use braindump to dump cartridges. This method is a little more user-friendly than the previous method, but comes with two caveats:
1. Digitally installed games that were released after the introduction of system version 9.6 cannot be dumped using braindump.
2. Braindump can't access all of the game's information, so it generates fake metadata. That is usually good enough for Citra, [__but not always__](https://github.com/neobrain/braindump/issues/24). If you find the game from braindump doesn't work (while others can play it), or you need a lossless dump for better compatibility, please use Decrypt9WIP instead.
2. Braindump can't access all of the game's information, so it generates fake metadata. That is usually good enough for Citra, [__but not always__](https://github.com/neobrain/braindump/issues/24). If you find the game from braindump doesn't work (while others can play it), or you need a lossless dump for better compatibility, then you need to use method #1 to dump your cartridge.
#### Required tools
- [braindump](https://gbatemp.net/threads/braindump-userland-game-dumping.407332/)