Dumping and converting a cartridge game to CIA
Dumping an installed SD title as a CIA
Note: You will need the TitleID of the game, a list of official titles can be found here
Dumping a system title as a CIA
Note: You will need the TitleID of the System App, a list of these can be found here
Dumping other files from CIAs (for ROM Hacking purposes)
Dumping other files from system or SD titles
Dumping other files from a gamecart
- Select [C:]GAMECART
- Select The [TitleID].trim.3ds file
- Select NCSD image options... > Build CIA from file
- The CIA will be in /gm9out/titleid.cia
Dumping an installed SD title as a CIA
Note: You will need the TitleID of the game, a list of official titles can be found here
- Select [A:] SYSNAND SD
- Select title > 00040000 if you are dumping a full title or 0004000e for an update > the last 8 digits of the TitleID (tidlow) > content > the .tmd in the folder
- Select TMD file options... > Build CIA (standard)
- The CIA will be in /gm9out/titleid.cia
Dumping a system title as a CIA
Note: You will need the TitleID of the System App, a list of these can be found here
- Select [1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND
- Go to title > TitleID High (found in the header of the tables on the Title List page) > TIDLow (based on region typically, in the tables on the Title List page) > content > the .tmd in the folder
- Select TMD file options... > Build CIA (legit)
- The CIA will be in /gm9out/titleid.cia
Dumping other files from CIAs (for ROM Hacking purposes)
- Navigate to the .cia you wish to extract files from
- Select it and select CIA image options... > Mount image to drive
- Select the first folder, it should be called something like 0000.00000002 (names vary depending on the title)
- Make sure that the ROMFS is about the size of the installed title. If it is not, then the actual game content may be in another folder.
- Select the files that you wish to extract.
- I.e. if you need a full romfs.bin, select that. .code (code.bin) is stored in the exefs folder.
- If you need specific game files, you can navigate through the romfs folder to find specific files
- Once you have either marked the files you want with L, and/or copied them with Y, hold R and press right on the d-pad to go to a new pane.
- Navigate to a folder in which you wish to extract files to, and press Y to paste the files.
Dumping other files from system or SD titles
- Navigate and mount the title (refer to dumping a system or SD title for the location, select the largest .app > NCCH Options... > mount image to drive)
- Select the files that you wish to extract.
- I.e. if you need a full romfs.bin, select that. .code (code.bin) is stored in the exefs folder.
- If you need specific game files, you can navigate through the romfs folder to find specific files
- Once you have either marked the files you want with L, and/or copied them with Y, hold R and press right on the d-pad to go to a new pane.
- Navigate to a folder in which you wish to extract files to, and press Y to paste the files.
Dumping other files from a gamecart
- Go to GAMECART > Titleid.3ds > NCSD image options... > mount image to drive
- Select content0.game (0 may be a different number)
- Select the files that you wish to extract.
- I.e. if you need a full romfs.bin, select that. .code (code.bin) is stored in the exefs folder.
- If you need specific game files, you can navigate through the romfs folder to find specific files
- Once you have either marked the files you want with L, and/or copied them with Y, hold R and press right on the d-pad to go to a new pane.
- Navigate to a folder in which you wish to extract files to, and press Y to paste the files.