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Latest revision as of 18:50, 26 December 2024

This guide is intended for consoles that are suffering from hardware failure and can no longer function normally. If your 3DS can still run GodMode9, see GodeMode9 Usage instead.

What You Need

The latest release of 3ds essential dumper (the 3ds_essential_dumper.firm file)

Section 1 Prep Work

Power off your console
Insert your SD card into your computer
Rename boot.firm to luma.firm, if it exists
Copy 3ds_essential_dumper.firm to the root of your SD card
Rename 3ds_essential_dumper.firm to boot.firm
Reinsert your SD card into your console

Section II: Essential File Dumper

Ensure your SD card has at least 1.3GB of free space if you plan on doing a NAND backup, and that it is formatted to FAT32 using our guide

Power on your console
When the Power and Notification LEDs flash red, press A to dump the NAND
- If you do not need a NAND dump from the console, press B instead
Wait for the console to turn off. If dumping the NAND, this can take over 30 minutes to an hour
Insert your SD card into your computer
Your dumped files will be in the /edump/ folder on the SD card

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-{{info|text=This guide is intended for consoles that are mostly nonfunctional as a means to recover essential files, such as the movable and NAND backup, for the purposes of a [[3DS:Movable Moveover|Movable Moveover]], donating for future SOAP transfers, or recovering data. If your 3DS can still run [[GodMode9]], see [[3DS:GodMode9/Usage#Creating_a_NAND_backup|GodeMode9 Usage]] instead.}}
+{{info|text=This guide is intended for consoles that are suffering from hardware failure and can no longer function normally. If your 3DS can still run [[GodMode9]], see [[3DS:GodMode9/Usage#Creating_a_NAND_backup|GodeMode9 Usage]] instead.}}
 == What You Need ==
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 == Section II: Essential File Dumper ==
-{{info|Ensure your SD card has at least 1.3GB of free space if you plan on doing a NAND backup}}
+{{info|Ensure your SD card has at least 1.3GB of free space if you plan on doing a NAND backup, and that it is formatted to FAT32 using [[Formatting an SD card|our guide]]}}
 # Power on your console
-# When the Power LED flashes red, press {{Key press|A}} to dump the NAND
+# When the Power and Notification LEDs flash red, press {{Key press|A}} to dump the NAND
 #* If you do not need a NAND dump from the console, press {{Key press|B}} instead
-# Wait for the console to turn off. If dumping the NAND, this can take over 30 minutes
+# Wait for the console to turn off. If dumping the NAND, this can take over 30 minutes to an hour
 # Insert your SD card into your computer
-# Your dumped files will be in <code>/edump/</code> on the SD card
+# Your dumped files will be in the <code>/edump/</code> folder on the SD card