3DS:3ds_essential_dumper

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

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

Section II: 3ds_essential_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

1. Power on your console
2. 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
3. Wait for your console to turn off. If dumping the NAND, this can take over 30 minutes to an hour
4. Insert your SD card into your computer
5. Your dumped files will be in the /edump/ folder on the SD card