A brief explanation of the process
When modded, the 3ds is an incredibly easy console to run “backups” on. Stock, Luma3DS has sigpatches and even the most commonly used setup guide sets up FBI.
FBI installs .cia files, which are in simplest terms installation packages for the 3ds.
.nds files are slightly different. .nds files are DS game dumps that can be ran through either a flash card or twilight menu. We will cover the twilight menu method.
For DS, please read only steps marked with a b. (1b, 2b, etc)
You can obtain these from dumping them yourself or “commiting fraud” and downloading them from hshop or any source of your choosing for DS titles (we recommend
A few things to note
The 3DS is limited to a very slow read/write bandwith that makes downloading software quite sluggish. This does NOT have anything to do with a broken console/ SD card this is simply just a hardware limitation
For those who are worried about getting banned, don’t. Nintendo does not ban for unauthorized/pirated games on the 3DS. You can play with others online with no problems. This means turning off streetpass is not necessary.
While the chances of your hardware being damaged are very small, this guide and it’s afilliates assume no responsibility if something goes wrong. Blame yourself, your eyes, your hands, your brain, etc. DO NOT BLAME US. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Downloads
For DS backups you will need TWiLight Menu++ TWiLight Menu includes NDS Bootstrap, but it is not properly set up for forwarders. If you want to learn more about forwarders, please follow out this guide. If you have no interest in direct home menu forwarders, please ignore the guide.
For 3DS
1. Getting started
What you will need…
-Common Sense
-A 3ds running CFW
-.cia file(s)
-FBI
-An SD card of decently large size
2. Setup
Power off the console and insert your SD into your system. copy your .cia files to your preferred directory on the SD. Safely eject the SD once finished and place it back into your console. Power on the console
3. Open FBI
In most cases, FBI will be installed to your home menu. Open FBI and navigate to SD, then to the directory you saved the .cia files.
If you have multiple files you want to install all at once, select current directory. Then choose to either install and delete all files or just install them.
Once FBI finishes the installation, close out to the home menu and unwrap everythng you installed.
For DS backups
1b. Getting Started (For DS)
What you will need…
-Common Sense
-A 3ds running CFW
-.cia file(s)
-FBI
-An SD card of decently large size
-TWiLight Menu ++ (the .cia)
2b. Setup (For DS)
Power off the console and insert your SD into your system. copy the TWiLight Menu ++ .cia file to your preferred directory, as well as copy your .nds files to your preferred directory. (Normally, this will be /roms/nds.) Safely eject the SD once finished and place it back into your console. Power on the console
3b. Open FBI (For DS)
In most cases, FBI will be installed to your home menu. Open FBI and navigate to SD, then to the directory you saved the .cia file. You may choose to install and delete or just install; it doesn’t change anything.
Once FBI finishes the installation, close out to the home menu and unwrap TWiLight Menu ++
4b. Launch TWiLight Menu ++ (For DS)
Navigate to the directory you saved your .nds DS roms and launch the game of your choice.
Wow! wasn’t that easy?