3DS:GodMode9/Usage

GodMode9 is a full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console, giving you access to your SD card, the FAT partitions inside your SysNAND and EmuNAND, and basically anything else. Among other functionality, you can copy, delete, rename files, and create folders.

Note that if you have any payload files other than  in the   folder on your SD card, holding  on boot will display a "chainloader menu" where you will have to use the D-Pad and the  button to select "GodMode9" for these instructions.

GodMode9 is powerful software that has the capability to modify essentially anything on your console. Though many of these modifications are locked behind a permissions system, and it is impossible to accidentally perform dangerous actions without deliberately unlocking permissions, you should still follow instructions carefully and keep backups just in case.

What You Need

 * The latest release of (the GodMode9   file)

Instructions

 * 1) Power off your device
 * 2) Insert your SD card into your computer
 * 3) Open the   folder on your SD card and create a folder named   inside, if it does not already exist
 * 4) Copy   from the GodMode9   to the   folder
 * 5) Copy the   folder from the GodMode9   to the root of your SD card
 * 6) Reinsert your SD card into your device

GodMode9 is now up to date.

Creating a NAND Backup

 * 1) Press and hold, and while holding , power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Press  to bring up the action menu
 * 3) Select "Scripts..."
 * 4) Select "GM9Megascript"
 * 5) Select "Backup Options"
 * 6) Select "SysNAND Backup"
 * 7) Press  to confirm
 * 8) * This process will take some time
 * 9) * If you get an error, make sure that you have at least 1.3GB of free space on your SD card
 * 10) Press  to continue
 * 11) Press  to return to the main menu
 * 12) Select "Exit"
 * 13) Press  to relock write permissions if prompted
 * 14) Navigate to
 * 15) Press  on   to select it
 * 16) Select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
 * 17) * If you see "Destination already exists", press on "Overwrite file(s)"
 * 18) Press  to continue
 * 19) Hold  and press  while still holding  to power off your device
 * 20) Insert your SD card into your computer
 * 21) Copy ,  , and   from the   folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
 * 22) * Copy these backups to multiple locations (such as online file storage, an external hard drive, etc.)
 * 23) * These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future
 * 24) Delete   and   from the   folder on your SD card after copying it
 * 25) * The other backup files are negligible in size and may be kept on your SD card for ease of access
 * 26) Reinsert your SD card into your console

Your NAND backup has been successfully created.

Restoring a NAND backup

 * 1) Power off your device
 * 2) Insert your SD card into your computer
 * 3) Copy   from your computer to the   folder on your SD card
 * 4) Reinsert your SD card into your device
 * 5) Press and hold, and while holding , power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 6) Press  to bring up the action menu
 * 7) Select "Scripts..."
 * 8) Select "GM9Megascript"
 * 9) Select "Restore Options"
 * 10) Select "SysNAND Restore (safe)"
 * 11) Select your NAND backup
 * 12) Press  to unlock SysNAND (lvl3) writing, then input the key combo given
 * 13) * This will not overwrite your boot9strap installation
 * 14) * This process will take some time
 * 15) Press  to continue
 * 16) Press  to return to the main menu
 * 17) Select "Exit"
 * 18) Press  to relock write permissions if prompted
 * 19) Hold  and press  at while still holding  to power off your device

Your NAND backup has been successfully restored. You can now delete from your SD card.

Injecting any .CIA app into Health & Safety

 * 1) Press and hold, and while holding , power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Navigate to the location of your   file
 * 3) Press  on the   file to select it
 * 4) Select "CIA image options..."
 * 5) Select "Mount image to drive"
 * 6) Press  on the   file
 * 7) Select "NCCH image options
 * 8) Select "Inject to H&S"
 * 9) Press  to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
 * 10) Press  to continue
 * 11) Press  to relock write permissions if prompted

Your desired application has now been injected into Health & Safety.

Restoring Health & Safety after injecting a .CIA app

 * 1) Press and hold, and while holding , power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Press  to bring up the action menu
 * 3) Select "More..."
 * 4) Select "Restore H&S"
 * 5) Press  to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
 * 6) Press  to relock write permissions if prompted

Health & Safety has been reverted to normal.

Format an SD card

 * 1) Press and hold, and while holding , power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Press  to unmount the current SD card and insert the one you want to format
 * 3) * If GodMode9 shows an initialization error when inserting the SD Card to be formatted, it can safely be dismissed
 * 4) Press  to bring up the action menu
 * 5) Select "More..."
 * 6) Select "SD format menu"
 * 7) Select "No EmuNAND"
 * 8) Select "Auto"
 * 9) Press  to accept the label
 * 10) * You can input a custom name if you want
 * 11) When prompted, input the key combo given to confirm the format

Your SD card has successfully been formatted for use with the 3DS.

Removing an NNID without formatting your device

 * 1) Press and hold, and while holding , power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Press  to bring up the action menu
 * 3) Select "Scripts..."
 * 4) Select "GM9Megascript"
 * 5) Select "Scripts from Plailect's Guide"
 * 6) Select "Remove NNID"
 * 7) Press  to continue
 * 8) Press  to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
 * 9) Press  to continue
 * 10) Press  to return to the main menu
 * 11) Select "Exit"
 * 12) Press  to relock write permissions if prompted
 * 13) Press  to reboot your device

You have now been logged out of your NNID.