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How to Transfer 3DS Save Data to Citra
There are multiple ways to transfer 3DS save data to Citra in a usable form, but the important thing to note is that whatever tool used to get the save data off of the 3DS supports exporting expanded save data. Save data lives in Citra’s emulated SD card directories (user/sdmc/Nintendo 3DS/000...0/000...0/title/[game-TID-high]/[game-TID-low]/data/00000001/
).
threeSD
CLICK HERE for UPDATED Video: How To Extract & Rebuild 3DS Games, Also Learn about Legit cias & Non Legit cias Herehttps://. 9) Run the 3DS to CIA exe program once again. Click 'Convert 3DS ROM to CIA' and select your 3DS ROM, the.game id.Main.exheader.xorpad file, and the output CIA file. 10) Click 'OK' at the final prompt. 11) Wait for the conversion to finish. This would take anywhere from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. 12) Click 'OK' to the messagebox that says.
Itll ask you for a password eventually, the password for every game on it is 3dscia.com HOW TO TURN THEM INTO 3DS FILES (make sure you do this before you try to decrypt them) Download the converter Drag the folder called 3DS To CIA Converter(its named backwards but it doesnt matter) which is inside the.ZIPwhatever file you just downloaded,. Failure to decrypt a.cia file? Closed NinjaBoyLao opened this issue Apr 8, 2016 3 comments Closed. I then copied it back over to decrypt again, and it failed. I'm sure I no longer have the.log for when this happened, you may close this issue if you wish, and i will for sure let you know if it happens again. Copy link Quote reply. Encrypting / Decrypting a.CIA file. For organizational purposes, copy each.cia file you wish to encrypt / decrypt to the /cias/ folder on your SD card. Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot; Navigate to 0: SDCARD- cias; Press (A) on the.cia file to select it, then select “CIA image options”.
threeSD is a tool written to help import data from your 3DS for Citra more conveniently.
Refer to threeSD Quickstart Guide for importing your installed titles, updates, DLCs, save data, extra data, system files, etc. Note that you’ll still need a hacked 3DS with GodMode9 to obtain your keys so that threeSD can decrypt the data on your SD card.
Checkpoint
As the supported way of transferring save data, Checkpoint is easy to install and use.
Required tools
- A 3DS with boot9strap installed
- Checkpoint.
- SD card reader (preferred), or a way to use wireless file transfer
Installing Checkpoint
- Download Checkpoint from the link above.
- For cia installation, transfer the cia file to the SD card and install it with a cia installer such as FBI. For Rosalina-based Homebrew Launcher, transfer the 3dsx file to
/3ds/
on the SD card. Hax-based Homebrew Launchers are not supported by Checkpoint.
Transferring Save Data
- Open Checkpoint. If this is the first time launching Checkpoint, it may take a considerably longer than usual depending on the amount of installed titles.
- Highlight the game you want to dump by navigating to it with the D-pad.
- Press A and select
Backup
on the bottom screen. You will be promptedYes
orNo
. SelectYes
by pressing A. - You will have the option to name the save folder. Name it whatever you want or use the name given to it. Press
OK
on the bottom screen. - The top screen will flash a message
Success! Progress correctly saved to disk
. Exit out of Checkpoint. - Transfer all files located in
/3ds/Checkpoint/saves/[Game Name]/[Folder created in Step 4]
to the computer. - Place the files in Citra’s emulated SD card’s save directory. You can open the save directory by right-clicking on a game in Citra and clicking “Open Save Data Directory”. If the directory doesn’t exist, start the game once and the directory will be created.
Example diagram showing the correct location of New Super Mario Bros. 2 save data in Citra’s User Directory.
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