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-clarified the 300 title limit is for 3DS titles (not counting dsiware) -clarified you need to go into 3DS software in data management -reworded the entire "less than 300 titles installed" section (NOTE: Still need to actually make the subpages for windows/linux/mac -reworded and split the section that implies the sd is corrupted into two, one for the sd not being read and one for actual corruption -fixed typos
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=3DS Titles Disappeared From Home Menu=
=3DS Titles Disappeared From Home Menu=
This page lists multiple examples of 3DS titles dissappearing from the 3DS Home Screen and provides recommended solutions.


* This page lists multiple examples of 3DS titles dissappearing from the 3DS Home Screen and provides recommended solutions.
{{info|text='''Note:''' This issue does not affect anything installed as DSiWare, including TwilightMenu++ and games forwarded via nds-forwarder.}}
{{info|text='''Note:''' This issue does not affect anything installed as DSiWare, including TwilightMenu++ and games forwarded via nds-forwarder.}}


== On the 3DS, Going to System Settings → Data Management results in... ==
== On the 3DS, Going to System Settings → Data Management → Nintendo 3DS → Software results in... ==


=== '''Titles with gray X's on them:''' ===
=== '''Titles with gray X's on them:''' ===
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=== '''Titles appear listed normally, but still missing from Home Menu''': ===
=== '''Titles appear listed normally, but still missing from Home Menu''': ===
==== If this occurred after installing 300+ titles, ====
==== If this occurred after installing 300+ 3DS titles:====
Delete some games form the <code>Data Management</code> screen until you’re under 300 titles.  
Delete some games from the <code>Data Management</code> screen until you’re under 300 titles.  
==== If this occurred and you have less than 300 titles installed, use one of the following: ====
====If this occurred and you have less than 300 titles installed: ====
* [https://github.com/chalenged/gm9-title-fixer Chalanged's gm9 title fixer] per [[User:Chalenged/sandbox|their guide]]  
Install and run [https://github.com/chalenged/gm9-title-fixer Chalenged's gm9 title fixer] per [[User:Chalenged/sandbox|their guide]].
* Go to the [https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp Nintendo Homebrew Discord]'s  and use the <code>.tag missingtitles</code> command. Follow along as instructed.
 
* If you run into any issues with the above option, join the [https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp Nintendo Homebrew Discord] and mention that you've tried to use the title fixer script.
 
* Alternatively, you can manually generate a file that describes the contents of your SD, join the [https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp Nintendo Homebrew Discord], and send it in the #bot-cmds channel for further instructions. To generate the file, you will need a Windows/Linux/Mac computer, and a way to access your SD on said computer. If you wish to follow this route, choose your operating system below. (WIP){{OS selector|w=1|l=1|m=1}}
{{info|text='''Note:''' When the 3DS finds missing or corrupted data in the titles folder, it refuses to load the whole folder. the easy solution is to remove said missing or corrupted data. the hard part is finding the data. The gm9 script and the discord command do just that.  The file the bot asks you to upload, 'title.txt', is a list of all the files and folders in the titles folder. this allows the bot to  look for any folders that are missing files so you may delete them, which usually brings everything back. However, the title in question is presumably inaccessible and needs to be reinstalled.}}
{{info|text='''Note:''' When the 3DS finds missing or corrupted data in the titles folder, it refuses to load the whole folder. the easy solution is to remove said missing or corrupted data. the hard part is finding the data. The gm9 script and the discord command do just that.  The file the bot asks you to upload, 'title.txt', is a list of all the files and folders in the titles folder. this allows the bot to  look for any folders that are missing files so you may delete them, which usually brings everything back. However, the title in question is presumably inaccessible and needs to be reinstalled.}}


=== '''Error Message asking to reset''': ===
==='''"The microSD/SD card software management information is corrupted. Reset it now?" message''':===
[[3DS:Rebuild title database|Rebuild your Title Database]].
If you have any games or saves you'd like to keep, follow this guide to [[3DS:Rebuild title database|Rebuild your Title Database]]. If you do not care about your current data, you can hit "Reset", which will render your current games and saves unplayable, and you can reinstall your apps afterwards.
 
=== '''"There is no available software data" message and/or installed custom theme is gone:''' ===
Your SD Card is not being read by your console. Ensure it is properly inserted into the console; if it is, backup the contents of your SD Card to a computer or phone, [[3ds-guide:formatting-sd-(windows)|reformat the SD Card]], then [[3ds-guide:h2testw-(windows).html|test its integrity]].


=== '''A bunch of question marks or black boxes, or data management is empty and your theme is gone''': ===
==='''Question marks or black boxes where game icons should be:'''===
Your SD Card is likely corrupted. Backup the contents of your SD Card to a computer or phone, [[3ds-guide:formatting-sd-(windows)|reformat the SD Card]], then [[3ds-guide:h2testw-(windows).html|test its integrity]].
Your SD Card is likely corrupted. Backup the contents of your SD Card to a computer or phone, [[3ds-guide:formatting-sd-(windows)|reformat the SD Card]], then [[3ds-guide:h2testw-(windows).html|test its integrity]].