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FBI
Developer(s)	Steveice10
Console	Nintendo 3DS
Version	2.6.1 (May 17, 2021; 5 years ago)
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GitHub	nh-server/FBI-NH
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FBI is a title manager and file explorer for the 3DS. It can install titles from the SD card and the network, delete titles and tickets, and manage files on the SD card and NAND.

Features

Browse and modify the SD card, TWL photos, TWL sounds, savedata, and extdata.
Export, import, and erase save data from DS cartridges.
Export, import, and delete save data secure values.
Install titles/tickets from a file system, over a local network, or over the Internet with a URL or QR code.
- Automatically imports title seeds on installation, either from the Internet or the SD card.
Browse and delete pending titles (downloaded updates, in-progress eShop titles, etc).
Customize appearance by placing replacements for RomFS resources in "sdmc:/fbi/theme/".
If running on a console with Luma3DS installed:
- Browse and modify the CTRNAND, TWLNAND, and system save data.
- Make a copy of the NAND on the SD card.
- Launch titles installed to the NAND.

Installation

FBI is installed as part of Finalizing Setup on our custom firmware installation guide. It is also on Universal-Updater.

If you do not already have FBI from Finalizing Setup, the possible methods to install it are as follows:

What You Need

A 3DS console with Luma3DS installed
The Homebrew Launcher boot.3dsx on the SD root
The latest release of FBI (the FBI.cia and FBI.3dsx files)

Section I - Prep Work

Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your PC
Place FBI.cia into the folder sd:/cias
- Create this folder if you do not already have it
Place FBI.3dsx into the folder sd:/3ds
Reinsert the SD card into your console

Section II - Installing FBI

Turn your console on
Enter the Homebrew Launcher
- If you already have a Homebrew Launcher icon on the HOME Menu, use that
- If you do not have this icon, do the following set of steps:
  1. Open Download Play
  2. Open Rosalina (the normal keycombo for this is L + D-PAD DOWN + SELECT)
  3. Go into Miscellaneous options, then select Switch the hb. title to the current app
  4. Press B until you exit Rosalina, then close Download Play and reopen it - at this point, the Homebrew Launcher should appear
Launch FBI
Open SD
Open the cias folder
Select FBI.cia
Choose to Install and delete CIA

What You Need

A 3DS console with Luma3DS installed
Universal-Updater installed to the console
A working internet connection

Section I - Installing FBI

Open Universal-Updater
Tap the magnifying glass on the bottom screen, then search for FBI-NH
Press A while hovering over FBI-NH from the list of homebrew
Choose FBI.cia
Wait until the app installs
Close Universal-Updater and unwrap the resulting gift on the HOME Menu

What You Need

A 3DS console with Luma3DS installed
The latest release of GodMode9 on the SD card
The latest release of FBI (the FBI.cia file)

Section I - Prep Work

Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your PC
Place FBI.cia into the folder sd:/cias
- Create this folder if you do not already have it on the SD card
Reinsert the SD card into your console

Section II - Installing FBI

Press and hold Start, and while holding Start, power on your device
- If you see the Luma3DS chainloader menu, select GodMode9 from the list
Go into [0:] SDCARD, then into the cias folder
Press A on FBI.cia to select it
Select CIA image options...
Select Install game image
Press A to unlock writing to sysNAND (lvl1), then input the key combo given
Press A to continue
Press A to relock write permissions if prompted
Press Start to reboot

FBI has now been installed.

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 | imagealt = FBI logo that appears when the application is open.
 | for3ds = 1
+| forwiiu = 0
+| forswitch = 0
+| forwii = 0
+| developers = Steveice10
 | version = 2.6.1
 | releasedate = 2021-05-17
-| github = Steveice10/FBI
+| github = nh-server/FBI-NH
-| universaldb = 3ds/fbi
+| universaldb =
 | githubtag = 2.6.1
+| forwindows = 0
+| formac = 0
+| forlinux = 0
+| forjava = 0
 }}
-'''FBI''' is a title manager. It can install titles from the SD card and the network, and delete titles and tickets.
+'''FBI''' is a title manager and file explorer for the 3DS. It can install titles from the SD card and the network, delete titles and tickets, and manage files on the SD card and NAND.
 == Features ==
-* Browse and modify the SD card, TWL photos, TWL sounds, save data, and ext save data.
+* Browse and modify the SD card, TWL photos, TWL sounds, savedata, and extdata.
 * Export, import, and erase save data from DS cartridges.
 * Export, import, and delete save data secure values.
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 * Browse and delete pending titles (downloaded updates, in-progress eShop titles, etc).
 * Customize appearance by placing replacements for RomFS resources in "sdmc:/fbi/theme/".
-* Only available when run from a CIA, 3DS, or a 3DSX under Luma3DS:
+* If running on a console with [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]] installed:
-** Browse and modify CTR NAND, TWL NAND, and system save data.
+** Browse and modify the CTRNAND, TWLNAND, and system save data.
-** Dump the raw NAND image to the SD card.
+** Make a copy of the NAND on the SD card.
-** Launch titles installed to the system.
+** Launch titles installed to the NAND.
 == Installation ==
-FBI is installed as part of [[3dsguide:finalizing-setup|Finalizing Setup]] on 3DS Hacks Guide. It is also on [[udb:3ds/fbi|Universal-DB]].
+FBI is installed as part of [[3dsguide:finalizing-setup|Finalizing Setup]] on [[3dsguide:get-started|our custom firmware installation guide]]. It is also on [[udb:3ds/fbi|Universal-Updater]].
+If you do not already have FBI from Finalizing Setup, the possible methods to install it are as follows:
 <tabber>
+|-|FBI (HBL)=
+=== What You Need ===
+* A 3DS console with [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]] installed
+* The Homebrew Launcher {{GitHub|LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/latest|<code>boot.3dsx</code>}} on the SD root
+* The latest release of {{GitHub|nh-server/FBI-NH/releases/latest|FBI}} (the <code>FBI.cia</code> and <code>FBI.3dsx</code> files)
+=== Section I - Prep Work ===
+# Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your PC
+# Place <code>FBI.cia</code> into the folder <code>sd:/cias</code>
+#* Create this folder if you do not already have it
+# Place <code>FBI.3dsx</code> into the folder <code>sd:/3ds</code>
+# Reinsert the SD card into your console
+=== Section II - Installing FBI ===
+# Turn your console on
+# Enter the Homebrew Launcher
+#* If you already have a Homebrew Launcher icon on the HOME Menu, use that
+#* If you do not have this icon, do the following set of steps:
+#*# Open Download Play
+#*# Open [[3DS:Luma3DS/Rosalina|Rosalina]] (the normal keycombo for this is {{B|L}} + {{B|D-PAD DOWN}} + {{B|SELECT}})
+#*# Go into '''Miscellaneous options''', then select '''Switch the hb. title to the current app'''
+#*# Press {{B|B}} until you exit Rosalina, then close Download Play and reopen it - at this point, the Homebrew Launcher should appear
+# Launch '''FBI'''
+# Open <code>SD</code>
+# Open the <code>cias</code> folder
+# Select <code>FBI.cia</code>
+# Choose to '''Install and delete CIA'''
+|-|Universal-Updater=
+=== What You Need ===
+* A 3DS console with [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]] installed
+* [[3DS:Universal-Updater|Universal-Updater]] installed to the console
+* A working internet connection
+=== Section I - Installing FBI ===
+# Open Universal-Updater
+# Tap the magnifying glass on the bottom screen, then search for '''FBI-NH'''
+# Press {{B|A}} while hovering over '''FBI-NH''' from the list of homebrew
+# Choose <code>FBI.cia</code>
+# Wait until the app installs
+# Close Universal-Updater and unwrap the resulting gift on the HOME Menu
 |-|GodMode9=
-{{info|text=These instructions utilize GodMode9. If you do not have it already, please follow [[3DS:GodMode9#Installation|these instructions]] to install it first.}}
-==== Section I - Prep Work ====
+=== What You Need ===
-# {{GitHub|Steveice10/FBI/releases/latest|Download the latest release}} (the <code>FBI.cia</code> file)
-# Copy <code>FBI.cia</code> to your SD card
+* A 3DS console with [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]] installed
-# Reinsert your SD card into your device
+* The latest release of [[3DS:GodMode9|GodMode9]] on the SD card
+* The latest release of {{GitHub|nh-server/FBI-NH/releases/latest|FBI}} (the <code>FBI.cia</code> file)
+=== Section I - Prep Work ===
+# Take the SD card out of your console and put it into your PC
+# Place <code>FBI.cia</code> into the folder <code>sd:/cias</code>
+#* Create this folder if you do not already have it on the SD card
+# Reinsert the SD card into your console
+=== Section II - Installing FBI ===
-==== Section II - GodMode9 ====
 # Press and hold {{B|Start}}, and while holding {{B|Start}}, power on your device
 #* If you see the Luma3DS chainloader menu, select GodMode9 from the list
-# Select "[0:] SDCARD"
+# Go into <code>[0:] SDCARD</code>, then into the <code>cias</code> folder
-# Navigate to the location of <code>FBI.cia</code>
 # Press {{B|A}} on <code>FBI.cia</code> to select it
-# Select "CIA image options..."
+# Select '''CIA image options...'''
-# Select "Install game image"
+# Select '''Install game image'''
-# Press {{B|A}} to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
+# Press {{B|A}} to unlock '''writing to sysNAND (lvl1)''', then input the key combo given
 # Press {{B|A}} to continue
 # Press {{B|A}} to relock write permissions if prompted
 # Press {{B|Start}} to reboot
-|-|HBL/FBI=
-{{info|text=These instructions utilize FBI (yes) and The Homebrew Launcher.}}
-==== Section I - Prep Work ====
-# {{GitHub|Steveice10/FBI/releases/latest|Download the latest release}} (<code>FBI.cia</code> and <code>FBI.3dsx</code>)
-# Now, put <code>FBI.cia</code> in your cias folder. If you do not have this folder then create it.
-# Now, put <code>FBI.3dsx</code> in your 3ds folder.
-# Insert your (micro)SD into your console.
-==== Section II - HBL ====
-# Turn your console on.
-# Enter The Homebrew Launcher.
-# Launch <code>FBI</code>
-# Open <code>SD</code>
-# Open the <code>cias</code> folder
-# Select <code>FBI.cia</code>
-# Select <code>Install and Delete CIA</code>
-|-|Universal Updater=
-{{Info|text=This method requires a working internet connection.}}
-==== Section I - Universal Updater ====
-# Open Universal Updater
-# Search for <code>FBI</code>
-# Press <code>A</code> while hovering over <code>FBI</code> from the list of homebrew
-# Select <code>FBI.cia</code> (Not 3dsx!)
-# Wait until it installs
 </tabber>
 {{Success|FBI has now been installed.}}