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-This article will guide you in rebuilding the <code>title.db</code> file in your SD card.
+This page is a guide to rebuilding the <code>title.db</code> file in your SD card.
-<code>title.db</code> is a file on both the 3DS' SD card and its CTRNAND which contains a list of all installed 3DS titles for its respective place (e.g. The SD card's <code>title.db</code> only has entries for titles installed to the SD card). For more information, check out [[3dbrew:Title Database|3dbrew]].
+<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]].
 === What you need ===
-* The latest release of [https://github.com/wwylele/save3ds/releases save3ds] for your operating system
+* The latest release of {{GitHub|wwylele/save3ds/releases/latest|save3ds}} for your operating system
 * A version of [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Python 3.8 or later]
 * A 3DS console with custom firmware
-* [https://github.com/ihaveamac/3DS-rom-tools/raw/master/seeddb/seeddb.bin seeddb.bin]
+* {{GitHub|ihaveamac/3DS-rom-tools/raw/master/seeddb/seeddb.bin|seeddb.bin}}
 === Section I - Preparing the files ===
-# Launch GodMode9 by holding {{B|START}} on boot
+# Press and hold {{B|START}}, and while holding {{B|START}}, power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
-# Navigate into <code>[M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
+# Navigate into the drive <code>[M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
-# Press {{B|A}} on <code>boot9.bin</code> then select '''Copy to 0:/gm9/out'''
+# Press {{B|A}} on <code>boot9.bin</code>, then select '''Copy to 0:/gm9/out'''
 # Press {{B|A}} to continue
 # Press {{B|B}} once to return to the main menu
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 # Press {{B|A}} on <code>movable.sed</code>, then select '''Copy to 0:/gm9/out'''
 # Turn the 3DS off
-# Insert the SD card into your computer
+# Insert your SD card into your computer
-# Go to [https://github.com/ihaveamac/rebuild-title-database the GitHub repo for Rebuild Title Database]
+# Go to the {{GitHub|ihaveamac/rebuild-title-database|Rebuild Title Database}} repo's page
 # Click the <big><span style="background:#008000">Code</span></big> button, then click '''Download ZIP'''
 # Extract the contents of the downloaded <code>.zip</code> into a folder
 #* This folder will be referred to as the "rebuild folder" from now on
-# Go to <code>gm9</code> -> <code>out</code> on your SD card
+# Copy <code>movable.sed</code> and <code>boot9.bin</code> from inside <code>sd:/gm9/out</code> and paste them into the rebuild folder
-# Copy <code>movable.sed</code> and <code>boot9.bin</code> into the rebuild folder
 # Copy <code>seeddb.bin</code> into the rebuild folder
-# Copy <code>save3ds_fuse.exe</code> from the save3ds <code>.zip</code> file into the rebuild folder
+# Copy the <code>save3ds_fuse</code> binary from the save3ds <code>.zip</code> file into the rebuild folder
-=== Section II - Rebuilding the Database ===
+=== Section II - Rebuilding the database ===
 {{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
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 # In this new window, enter the following commands one at a time:
 ## <code>py -3 -V</code>
-##* The capital V is important. Don't use a lowercase v.
 ##* 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.
 ## <code>py -3 -mpip install --user -r requirements.txt</code>
 ## <code>py -3 fix-titledb.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed -s 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.
 ## <code>py -3 rebuild-title-database.py -b boot9.bin -m movable.sed -S seeddb.bin -s X: -o out</code>
-##* replace <code>X:</code> with your SD card's drive letter
+## <code>./save3ds_fuse.exe --db sdtitle out --import --boot9 boot9.bin --movable movable.sed --sd X:</code>
-## <code>./save3ds_fuse --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
-##* replace <code>X:</code> with your SD card's drive letter
 # 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''' and they have an X through their icons there, run [[3DS:Faketik|faketik]].
+#* If they only appear in '''System Settings''' -> '''Data Management''', follow '''one''' of these sets of steps based on how they appear.
-#* If they do not appear anywhere in the system, you should [[Checking SD card integrity|check your SD card for errors]] - the apps are likely gone.
+#** 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, you have data corruption that this guide cannot fix - 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, [[Checking SD card integrity|check it 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 ===
-* boot9.bin is missing in <code>[M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
+* <code>boot9.bin</code> is missing from <code>[M:] MEMORY VIRTUAL</code>
-** Follow the steps on [[3DS:Dump system files]] for more in-depth instructions, including other bootloaders.
+** 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]].
 * 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 are in the rebuild folder and that you extracted the contents of <code>rebuild-title-database-master.zip</code> into it.
-*** Once this is fixed, delete the out folder and try the command again.
+*** Once this is fixed, delete the <code>out</code> folder and try the command again.
-* The second or third command in Section II failed
+* The third or fourth command in Section II failed
 ** Make sure you have <code>boot9.bin</code> and <code>movable.sed</code> in the rebuild folder.
-** Make sure the SD card is inserted and you can view and edit its contents.
+** 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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