diff --git a/Dumping-Games-and-Applications.md b/Dumping-Games-and-Applications.md index cd04c7c..55d152d 100644 --- a/Dumping-Games-and-Applications.md +++ b/Dumping-Games-and-Applications.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ By far the most reliable method of dumping game cartridges and system applicatio #### Required tools - [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP) - 3DS system with 9.2.0-20 or lower, or arm9loaderhax -- SD card with enough space to dump the game card, 8GB or higher recommended +- 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 @@ -23,33 +23,19 @@ By far the most reliable method of dumping game cartridges and system applicatio #### If dumping a cartridge... 5. Insert the game cartridge to be dumped. -6. Choose `Gamecart Dumper Options`. -7. Choose `Dump & Decrypt Cart (trim)`. -8. Wait for the process to finish. -9. Your game will be inside `/files9/D9Game` and is immediately usable with Citra. +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. #### If dumping an installed game or application... -5. Choose `SysNAND Options`. -6. Choose `Miscellaneous...`. -7. Choose `Update SeedDB`. -8. Wait for the process to finish. -9. From the base Decrypt9 menu, choose `Content Decryptor Options`. -10. Choose `SD File Options...`. -11. If the game is installed to EmuNAND, choose `SD Decryptor (EmuNAND)`. Otherwise, choose `SD Decryptor (SysNAND dir)`. If unsure, the SysNAND option is probably the correct choice. -12. Use the arrow keys and to choose a folder. Hit down until `/title` is selected, then hit right. The folder `/title/########` should be selected (# can be 0-9 or a-f). -13. Look up the title ID (TID), the 16-character ID, of the game to be dumped. [Here](http://www.3dsdb.com/) is a link to a database of games names, locales, and their corresponding TIDs, but if that link is not working, search online for "3DS Title Keys". -14. Take the TID and split it into two equal parts. The left side is called the TID high and the right side is called the TID low. For example, the TID `0000111122223333`'s TID high is `00001111` and its TID low is `22223333`. -15. On the 3Ds hit down until `/title/` is selected, then hit right once and hit down until `/title//` is selected. Press A. -16. Wait for the process to finish. -17. Unmount the SD card from the 3DS and put it back into the computer. Alternatively reboot the 3DS and open a file manager such as [CTRXplorer](https://github.com/d0k3/CTRXplorer/releases) if one is present. There should be a folder called `title` at `\files9\D9Game`. -18. Navigate to the SD card's root, then to go `files9\D9Game\title\\\content`. -19. Inside this file is a folder called `command`, a file with the `.tnd` extension, and one or more files with the `.app` extension. Find the largest file with the `.app` extension and move it to `\files9\D9Game`. You can delete the `title` directory. -20. Reinsert the SD card if it is removed from the 3DS and return to the Decrypt9 menu. -21. Select `Content Decryptor Options`. -22. Select `NCCH/NCSD File Options...`. -23. Select `NCCH/NCSD Decryptor`. -24. Wait for the process to finish. -25. The game has now been decrypted and is usable with Citra. +5. Look up the title ID (TID), the 16-character ID, of the game to be dumped. [Here](http://www.3dsdb.com/) is a link to a database of games names, locales, and their corresponding TIDs, but if that link is not working, search online for "3DS Title Keys". +6. Split the TID into two equal parts. The left side is called the TID high and the right side is called the TID low. For example, the USA Health & Safety app's TID is `0004001000021300`, so its TID high is `00040010` and its TID low is `00021300`. +7. From the root Decrypt9 menu, choose `Content Decryptor Options`, then `SD File Options...`->`SD Decryptor (SysNAND dir)`. If the game is installed to EmuNAND, choose `SD Decryptor (EmuNAND dir)` instead of `SD Decryptor (SysNAND dir)`. If unsure, the SysNAND option is probably the correct choice. +8. Using the arrow keys, navigate folders until `/title//` is selected, replacing `` with the TID high of the game being dumped and `` with its TID low. +9. Press `A` and wait for the process to finish. If there is an error, the SeedDB may need to be updated. From the root Decrypt9 menu, choose `SysNAND Options`, then `Miscellaneous...`, then `Update SeedDB`. Restart this step once the process completes. +10. Using a computer or a file manager such as [CTRXplorer](https://github.com/d0k3/CTRXplorer/releases), navigate from the SD card's root to `\files9\D9Game\title\\\content`. +11. Inside this file is a folder called `command`, a file with the `.tnd` extension, and one or more files with the `.app` extension. Find the largest file with the `.app` extension and move it to `\files9\D9Game`. Once this is done, the `\files9\D9Game\title` directory is no longer needed and can be deleted. +12. From the root Decrypt9 menu, select `Content Decryptor Options`, then `NCCH/NCSD File Options...`, then `NCCH/NCSD Decryptor`. +13. Once this process completes, the game has now been decrypted and is usable with Citra. ---