3DS:Dump titles and game cartridges

Aside from creating and restoring NAND backups, GodMode9 has the functionality to dump installed titles to an installable  file, to dump game cartridge data to a   ROM file, and to directly install a game cartridge to the system.

What You Need

 * The latest release of GodMode9

Instructions

 * 1) Power off your device
 * 2) Insert your SD card into your computer
 * 3) Copy   from the GodMode9   to the   folder on your SD card
 * 4) Copy the   folder from the GodMode9   to the root of your SD card
 * 5) Reinsert your SD card into your device

Dumping a Game Cartridge

 * 1) Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Navigate to
 * 3) Follow the steps applicable to your game cartridge:
 * 4) * 3DS Game Cartridge: Press (A) on  to select it
 * 5) * NDS Game Cartridge: Press (A) on  to select it
 * 6) ** Trimmed dumps are not recommended for NDS games in general, as they can cause various playback issues
 * 7) Select Copy to 0:/gm9/out
 * 8) Your non-installable   or   formatted file will be outputted to the   folder on your SD card

Installing a Game Cartridge Directly to the System

 * 1) Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Navigate to
 * 3) Press (A) on   to select it, then select NCSD image options…, then select Install game image
 * 4) Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
 * 5) Once the process is complete, your game will show up in the HOME Menu as an installed title.

Dumping a 3DS Game Cartridge to .CIA

 * 1) Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Navigate to
 * 3) Press (A) on   to select it, then select NCSD image options…, then select Build CIA from file
 * 4) Your installable   formatted file will be outputted to the   folder on your SD card

Dumping an Installed Title

 * 1) Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
 * 3) Select Title manager
 * 4) Select one of the following depending on the type of title you wish to dump
 * 5) * User Installed Title:
 * 6) * System Title / DSiWare:
 * 7) Select the title you wish to dump
 * 8) Select Manage Title…
 * 9) Select Build CIA (standard)
 * 10) Your installable   formatted file will be outputted to the   folder on your SD card

Backup GBA VC Saves

 * 1) Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to back up the save for:


 * Launch the GBA VC game
 * Exit the GBA VC game
 * Power off your device
 * Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * Navigate to
 * Press (A) on  to select it
 * Select AGBSAVE options…
 * Select Dump GBA VC save
 * Press (A) to continue
 * Press (Start) to reboot your device

Restore GBA VC Saves

 * 1) Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to restore the save for:
 * 2) * Launch the GBA VC game
 * 3) * Exit the GBA VC game
 * 4) * Power off your device
 * 5) * Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 6) * Navigate to  -&gt;
 * 7) * Press (Y) on the  file you wish to restore to copy it
 * 8) * Press (B) to return to the main menu
 * 9) * Navigate to
 * 10) * Press (A) on  to select it
 * 11) * Select AGBSAVE options…
 * 12) * Select Inject GBA VC save
 * 13) * Press (A) to continue
 * 14) * Press (Start) to reboot your device
 * 15) * Launch the GBA VC game
 * 16) * Exit the GBA VC game

Encrypting / Decrypting a .CIA file

 * 1) Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
 * 2) Navigate to   -&gt;
 * 3) Press (A) on the   file to select it, then select CIA image options…
 * 4) Select the option to perform the desired function:
 * 5) * Encrypt to 0:/gm9/out: Create an encrypted copy of the selected  file in the   folder on your SD card
 * 6) * Decrypt to 0:/gm9/out: Create a decrypted copy of the selected  file in the   folder on your SD card
 * 7) * Encrypt inplace: Replace the selected  file with an encrypted version
 * 8) * Decrypt inplace: Replace the selected  file with a decrypted version
 * 9) Your encrypted / decrypted   will be outputted to the desired location