3DS:Creating Game Backups

Circumventing DRM mechanisms and/or creating backup copies of games and media for personal use is a right granted only in some countries. It is your sole responsibility to stay up to date with the law in your respective country. The information provided within this wiki is solely educational and its editors take no responsibility for the use or misuse of this information.

Required Items

• Make sure you have Custom Firmware (CFW) installed.
• Have the latest GodMode9 installed.
• The 3DS or DS Cartridge you want to dump.
• Have the latest FBI installed if you want to install it to your 3DS

Dumping a 3DS Cartridge for use on your 3DS

1. Insert the 3DS Cartridge into your 3DS.
2. Hold (Start) and power on your 3DS. GodMode9 will launch.
3. Navigate to [C:].
4. Choose the TitleID.trim.3ds.
5. Choose NCSD image options...
6. Choose Build CIA from file
7. Reboot back into the 3DS Homebrew
8. Launch FBI
9. On the Main Menu click on SD
10. Navigate to gm9
11. Click on out
12. Click on the TitleID.trim.standard.cia
13. Wait for it to install
14. Boot back to the main screen
15. Open up the Gift
16. You are now able to play your backed up game on your 3DS without the Cartridge

Dumping a 3DS Cartridge for an Emulator

1. Insert the 3DS Cartridge into your 3DS.
2. Hold (Start) and power on your 3DS. GodMode9 will launch.
3. Navigate to [C:].
4. Choose the TitleID.trim.3ds.
5. Choose NCSD image options...
6. Decrypt file (0:/gm9/out).
7. Turn off the 3DS.
8. Remove the SD Card and insert it into a PC.
9. Navigate to /gm9/out on the SD Card
10. Copy or Move the TitleID.trim.3ds to somewhere on your PC.
11. Now you have a backup you can play on a 3DS Emulator on your PC.

Dumping a DS Cartridge for an Emulator

1. Insert the DS Cartridge into your 3DS.
2. Hold (Start) and power on your 3DS. GodMode9 will launch.
3. Navigate to [C:].
4. Choose the TitleID.nds.
5. Copy to 0:/gm9/out.
6. Turn off the 3DS.
7. Remove the SD Card and insert it into a PC.
8. Navigate to /gm9/out on the SD Card.
9. Copy or Move the TitleID.nds to somewhere on your PC.
10. Now you have a backup you can play on a DS Emulator on your PC.