3DS:System Transfer/Target has CFW

The system transfer process is mostly the same as it would be done without CFW on either device, but you will need to use faketik at the end to restore any applications and games that did not come from the eShop.

If the target console does not already have CFW, follow this guide instead.

What You Need

 * The latest release of GodMode9 (the GodMode9  file)
 * The latest release of faketik (the  file)

Section I - Prep Work

 * For both consoles, perform the following steps:
 * Power off your device
 * Insert your SD card into your computer
 * Copy  from the GodMode9   to the   folder on your SD card
 * Copy the  folder from the GodMode9   to the root of your SD card
 * Reinsert both SD cards into their respective consoles

Section II - NAND Backup
Creating a NAND backup of both consoles is a good idea in case something goes wrong. It ensures you can recover your data in the event of an error.


 * For both consoles, perform the following steps:
 * Press and hold, and while holding , power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * Press to bring up the action menu
 * Select "Scripts..."
 * Select "GM9Megascript"
 * Select "Backup Options"
 * Select "SysNAND Backup"
 * Press to confirm
 * This process will take some time
 * If you get an error, make sure that you have at least 1.3GB of free space on your SD card
 * Press to continue
 * Press to return to the main menu
 * Select "Exit"
 * Press to relock write permissions if prompted
 * Press and hold, then press to power off your device
 * Insert the console's SD card into your computer
 * Copy  and   from   to a safe place on your computer, then delete both files from the SD card
 * Reinsert the SD card into its console

Section III - System Transfer

 * 1) Perform the system transfer as usual. If at all possible, choose a "PC-Based Transfer"
 * 2) * If you cannot follow a PC-Based Transfer and must instead use a Wireless Transfer, be aware that with this method, homebrew software, cartridge dumps, and any other data only obtainable with CFW will not be transferred over. If you choose a Wireless Transfer anyway, you will need to take extra steps to move over the lost data.Select "Do not delete" during the transfer to preserve all data on the source system, or else you will have to reobtain all lost data again by hand.

Next Steps - Branching of the Way
Were you able to perform a PC-Based Transfer in Section III?


 * -|Yes=

Section IV - Homebrew Launcher

 * 1) Launch the Download Play application
 * 2) Wait until you see the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS buttons
 * 3) Press  +  +  at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
 * 4) Select "Miscellaneous options"
 * 5) Select "Switch the hb. title to the current app."
 * 6) Press  to continue
 * 7) Press  to return to the Rosalina main menu
 * 8) Press  to exit the Rosalina menu
 * 9) Press, then close Download Play
 * 10) Launch the Download Play application
 * 11) Your device should load the Homebrew Launcher

Section V - faketik

 * 1) Launch faketik from the list of homebrew
 * 2) * If you receive the error "The External Title Database is not available.", ensure that the correct SD card is inserted into the console
 * 3) Press, then close Download Play

The transfer is complete! Note that you may have to unwrap all the icons that were restored by faketik.


 * -|No=

Section IV - Homebrew File Recovery
This section will have you manually copy all homebrew files onto the target console, as wireless transfers actively refuse them.


 * 1) On the target console, note all apps that should have appeared but are missing
 * 2) Insert the source console's SD card into your PC, and copy the homebrew data off of it and onto your PC
 * 3) *Everything except the  and   folders is considered homebrew data
 * 4) Take out the source console's SD card but leave it out of its console, and insert the target console's SD card into your PC
 * 5) Move all of the files you copied off of the source console's SD card onto the target console's SD card
 * 6) Reinsert the target console's SD card into its console
 * 7) Redo Finalizing Setup on the target console. This will ensure you have backups available in case the next section goes wrong

Section V - Homebrew App Recovery
This section will restore all games/savedata that the wireless transfer refused to copy.


 * 1) Insert the source console's SD card into your PC and mount its   folder using ninfs
 * 2) Copy all games/savedata that were not transferred onto the target console onto somewhere on your PC
 * 3) Unmount the source console's   folder and reinsert its SD card into its console, then insert the target console's SD card into your PC
 * 4) Mount the target console's   folder in ninfs, and add all obtained games/savedata into the existing contents
 * 5) Unmount the   folder, but keep the target console's SD card inserted - rebuild title.db to force all the new apps to appear
 * 6) Reinsert the target console's SD card into its console

The transfer is complete! Note that you may have to unwrap all the icons that were restored.