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This guide will guide you in rebuilding the `title.db` file in your SD card.

`title.db` is a file on both the 3DS SD card and CTR-NAND which contain the entries of all installed 3DS titles in its respective place (eg. The SD card `title.db` would contain entries of all 3DS titles installed to the SD card). For more information check out 3dbrew.

What you need

The latest release of save3ds for your operating system
The latest release of Python 3
a 3DS console with boot9strap
seeddb.bin

Section I - Preparing the files

Launch GodMode9 by holding START on boot
Navigate into [M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL
Press A on boot9.bin then select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
Press A to continue
Press B once to return to the main menu
Navigate into [1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND -> private
Press A on movable.sed, then select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
Turn the 3DS off
Insert the SD card into your computer
Go to https://github.com/ihaveamac/rebuild-title-database
Click the green Code button, then click "Download ZIP" to download it
Extract the contents of the .zip into a folder
- Lets call this folder "rebuild folder"
Go to gm9 -> out on your SD card
Copy movable.sed and boot9.bin to the rebuild folder
Create a folder called 3ds in the user directory (C:/Users/[your username]/)
Copy seeddb.bin to the 3ds folder in that directory
Copy save3ds_fuse.exe from the save3ds .zip to the rebuild folder

Section II - Section II

Navigate to the rebuild folder in file explorer
Click the Address bar, then replace the address with cmd and press ENTER
- This should open a command prompt window
In the command prompt, enter the following command: py -3 -mpip install --user -r requirements.txt
Then enter the command: py -3 rebuild-title-database.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed -s X: -o out
- replace X: with the drive letter of your SD card, which should be inserted into your Computer
Next save3ds_fuse --db sdtitle out --import --boot9 boot9.bin --movable movable.sed --sd X:
- replace X: with the drive letter of your SD card, which should be inserted into your Computer
If you didn't get any errors, your apps should reappear, if not and they appear greyed out in System Settings -> Data Management -> Nintendo 3DS -> Software, run faketik

Troubleshooting

boot9.bin is missing in [M: ] MEMORY VIRTUAL
- You're not using boot9strap. You should switch to boot9strap or consult the documentation of your bootloader to dump it
Make sure you have boot9.bin and movable.sed in the rebuild folder
Make sure the SD card is inserted and you can view and edit its contents
ERROR: Could not open requirements file: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'requirements.txt'
- Make sure you are in the rebuild folder and that you extracted the contents of rebuild-title-database-master.zip in it
- When you fix this, delete the out folder and try the failing command again

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-This page is a guide to rebuilding the <code>title.db</code> file in your SD card.
+This guide will guide you in rebuilding the `title.db` file in your SD card.
-<code>title.db</code> is the name for two files - one on the 3DS' SD card, and one on its CTRNAND - which contain a list of all installed 3DS titles for its respective part of the filesystem (e.g. your SD card's <code>title.db</code> only has entries for titles installed to your SD card). For more information, check out [[3dbrew:Title Database|3dbrew]].
+`title.db` is a file on both the 3DS SD card and CTR-NAND which contain the entries of all installed 3DS titles in its respective place (eg. The SD card `title.db` would contain entries of all 3DS titles installed to the SD card). For more information check out [https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Title_Database 3dbrew].
 === What you need ===
-* The latest release of {{GitHub|wwylele/save3ds/releases/latest|save3ds}} for your operating system
+* The latest release of [https://github.com/wwylele/save3ds/releases save3ds] for your operating system
-* A version of [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Python 3.8 or later]
+* The latest release of [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Python 3]
-* A 3DS console with custom firmware
+* a 3DS console with boot9strap
-* {{GitHub|ihaveamac/3DS-rom-tools/raw/master/seeddb/seeddb.bin|seeddb.bin}}
+* [https://github.com/ihaveamac/3DS-rom-tools/raw/master/seeddb/seeddb.bin seeddb.bin]
 === Section I - Preparing the files ===
-# Press and hold {{B|START}}, and while holding {{B|START}}, power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
+# Launch GodMode9 by holding START on boot
-# Navigate into the drive <code>[M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
+# Navigate into <code>[M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
-# Press {{B|A}} on <code>boot9.bin</code>, then select '''Copy to 0:/gm9/out'''
+# Press A on <code>boot9.bin</code> then select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
-# Press {{B|A}} to continue
+# Press A to continue
-# Press {{B|B}} once to return to the main menu
+# Press B once to return to the main menu
 # Navigate into <code>[1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND</code> -> <code>private</code>
-# Press {{B|A}} on <code>movable.sed</code>, then select '''Copy to 0:/gm9/out'''
+# Press A on <code>movable.sed</code>, then select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out"
 # Turn the 3DS off
-# Insert your SD card into your computer
+# Insert the SD card into your computer
-# Go to the {{GitHub|ihaveamac/rebuild-title-database|Rebuild Title Database}} repo's page
+# Go to https://github.com/ihaveamac/rebuild-title-database
-# Click the <big><span style="background:#008000">Code</span></big> button, then click '''Download ZIP'''
+# Click the green <big>Code</big> button, then click "Download ZIP" to download it
-# Extract the contents of the downloaded <code>.zip</code> into a folder
+# Extract the contents of the <code>.zip</code> into a folder
-#* This folder will be referred to as the "rebuild folder" from now on
+#* Lets call this folder "rebuild folder"
-# Copy <code>movable.sed</code> and <code>boot9.bin</code> from inside <code>sd:/gm9/out</code> and paste them into the rebuild folder
+# Go to <code>gm9</code> -> <code>out</code> on your SD card
-# Copy <code>seeddb.bin</code> into the rebuild folder
+# Copy <code>movable.sed</code> and <code>boot9.bin</code> to the rebuild folder
-# Copy the <code>save3ds_fuse</code> binary from the save3ds <code>.zip</code> file into the rebuild folder
+# Create a folder called <code>3ds</code> in the user directory (C:/Users/[your username]/)
+# Copy <code>seeddb.bin</code> to the <code>3ds</code> folder in that directory
+# Copy <code>save3ds_fuse.exe</code> from the  save3ds <code>.zip</code> to the rebuild folder
-=== Section II - Rebuilding the database ===
+=== Section II - Section II ===
-{{info|If you are not on Windows, replace <code>py -3</code> with <code>python3</code> in all commands.}}
-{{warning|The commands in this section are case-sensitive. Enter them exactly as written, or there may be unintended consequences.}}
 # Navigate to the rebuild folder in file explorer
-# Hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the folder's empty space, then click the option that opens a terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt
+# Click the Address bar, then replace the address with <code>cmd</code> and press ENTER
-# In this new window, enter the following commands one at a time:
+#* This should open a command prompt window
-## <code>py -3 -V</code>
+# In the command prompt, enter the following command: <code>py -3 -mpip install --user -r requirements.txt</code>
-##* If this does not print the Python version, it is either not installed correctly, or the wrong command was used. Please read the note above.
+# Then enter the command: <code>py -3 rebuild-title-database.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed -s X: -o out</code>
-## <code>py -3 -mpip install --user -r requirements.txt</code>
+#* replace X: with the drive letter of your SD card, which should be inserted into your Computer
-## <code>py -3 fix-titledb.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed -s X:</code>
+# Next <code>save3ds_fuse --db sdtitle out --import --boot9 boot9.bin --movable movable.sed --sd X:</code>
-##* If you are on Windows, replace <code>X:</code> with your SD card's drive letter. If you are not on Windows, replace <code>X:</code> with your SD card's mount point.
+#* replace X: with the drive letter of your SD card, which should be inserted into your Computer
-## <code>py -3 rebuild-title-database.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed -S seeddb.bin -s X: -o out</code>
+# If you didn't get any errors, your apps should reappear, if not and they appear greyed out in System Settings -> Data Management -> Nintendo 3DS -> Software, run [[3DS:Faketik|faketik]]
-## <code>./save3ds_fuse.exe --db sdtitle out --import --boot9 boot9.bin --movable movable.sed --sd X:</code>
-##* If you are not on Windows, remove <code>.exe</code> from this command
-# If you didn't get any errors, your apps should reappear on the HOME Menu immediately
-#* If they only appear in '''System Settings''' -> '''Data Management''', follow '''one''' of these sets of steps based on how they appear.
-#** Appear normally: Check the contents of <code>sd:/Nintendo 3DS/<id0>/<id1>/title/00040000</code>; there should only be more folders inside that folder.
-#*** If there is a file inside this folder, your apps are at least partially corrupted - backup your SD card to your PC, [[Formatting an SD card|reformat it]], and then try to move the backed-up files back to the SD. If this fails or the apps do not reappear afterward, [[Checking SD card integrity|check your SD card for hardware damage]].
-#** Appear with a grey block count indicator and an X through their icons: Run [[3DS:Faketik|faketik]].
-#** Appear with white/corrupted icons, 0 block count, and/or corrupted name: Whatever destroyed your <code>title.db</code> has also permanently corrupted your apps. Backup your SD card to your PC,[[Formatting an SD Card|reformat it]], and then [[Checking SD card integrity|check it for hardware damage]].
-#* If they do not appear anywhere in the system, you may want to [[Checking SD card integrity|check your SD card for hardware damage]], as the apps are likely gone.
 === Troubleshooting ===
-* <code>boot9.bin</code> is missing from <code>[M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
+* boot9.bin is missing in <code>[M: ] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
-** Follow the steps to [[3DS:Dump system files|dump your system files]] for more in-depth instructions, including those for bootloaders other than [[3DS:boot9strap|boot9strap]].
+** You're not using boot9strap. You should [[3DS:Luma3DS to boot9strap|switch to boot9strap]] or consult the documentation of your bootloader to dump it
-* The first command in Section II gave the error <code>ERROR: Could not open requirements file: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'requirements.txt'</code>
+* Make sure you have boot9.bin and movable.sed in the rebuild folder
-** Make sure you are in the rebuild folder and that you extracted the contents of <code>rebuild-title-database-master.zip</code> into it.
+* Make sure the SD card is inserted and you can view and edit its contents
-*** Once this is fixed, delete the <code>out</code> folder and try the command again.
+* ERROR: Could not open requirements file: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'requirements.txt'
-* The third or fourth command in Section II failed
+** Make sure you are in the rebuild folder and that you extracted the contents of rebuild-title-database-master.zip in it
-** Make sure you have <code>boot9.bin</code> and <code>movable.sed</code> in the rebuild folder.
+** When you fix this, delete the out folder and try the failing command again
-** Make sure your SD card is inserted and you can view and edit its contents.
-* The fifth command in Section II failed
-** If you are on macOS, try installing {{GitHub|osxfuse/osxfuse/releases/latest|osxfuse}}, either via its GitHub page or via [https://brew.sh Homebrew].
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