I found a workaround how to export/import Card1 Savegames (no retail support)

First you know we had the problem of " CTR - BROKEN ", but there is a little trick to it.

!MT-Card USER can do this without Workaround because the save gets loaded on ROM mounting!

To fetch your Cartridge Savegames, you can use this method: NTR Savegame Manager Plugin

We need:

- Red Gateway Card
- The Exploit
- Launcher.dat (tested with 3.0.3 Ultra)
- SaveDataFiler
- The .3ds/.3dz/.cia Game you want to export/import
- A working Savegame (Dumped Savegames from Retail might not work)
- A PC/MAC (any Device capeable to rename Files)

!MAKE ALWAYS BACKUPS FROM YOUR SAVEGAMES!

A. EXPORT .3ds/.3dz to eShop:

Savegame example: Super Mario 3D Land (0004000000053F00) > http://3ds.essh.co/

1. Connect the SD Card to your PC
2. Copy your Savegame and save it as 000400000FF40A00.sav
3. Put SD Card back into your 3DS
4. Turn it on and execute Exploit
5. Mount your .3ds/.3dz Game
6. Start SaveDataFiler (CTR Card is no longer broken!) and highlight CTR Card
7. Press Y and then A to export the Savegame

SaveDataFiler stores in SDCARD:\filer\UserSaveData\20150131010203\0000053f
YEAR-MONTH-DAY-HOUR-MINUTE-SECONDS \ TitleID low

8. Switch to SD and highlight your TitleID
9. Press R+A and then A to import your Savegame
10. Press Home, select the cia game and press two times A to start

B. EXPORT eShop to .3ds/.3dz:


Savegame example: Super Mario 3D Land (0004000000053F00) > http://3ds.essh.co/

1. Start your 3DS and execute Exploit
2. Mount your Game
3. Start SaveDataFiler and highlight your TitleID low
4. Press Y and then A to export the Savegame
5. Switch over to SD and highlight TitleID low
6. Press L + A and then A to create 000400000FF40A00.sav (CTR Card is no longer broken!)
7. Turn your 3DS off and connect the SD CARD with your PC
8. Copy 000400000FF40A00.sav to your TitleID (0004000000053F00.sav)
9. Put your SD Card back into your 3DS
10. Turn your 3DS on and execute Exploit
11. Mount your Game and start it

Export Retail Card with CFW and SDF:

Note: As for CFW works only with FW4.5, 6.x encryption will fail.

1. You need CFW and installed SafeDataFiler on a spare SD Card
2. Start your CFW and insert your Cartridge
3. Start SafeDataFiler and highlight CTR Card
4. Press Y and then A to export the Savegame
5. Turn off your 3DS and move the 'filer' folder to your PC
6. Switch over to your Gateway (emuNAND) SD Card and add the 'filer' folder from PC
7. Insert your Gateway (emuNAND) SD Card into your 3DS
8. Start your 3DS, execute Exploit and start SaveDataFiler
9. Now you can follow A8 for eShop or B5 for .3ds/.3dz

(Be patient with CFW, sometimes it takes 10 tries to get it working)

Thx queno138 : original Post

Info:

"Nintendo 3DS\ID1\ID2\" = eShop , "000400000000XXXXXXX.sav" = Card 1

If your ID1\ID2 does not match after downgrade or formating 3DS,
your Save is LOST if there is no NAND Backup using that ID1\ID2!!!

If you have the NAND Backup matching ID1\ID2,
you can import it as emuNAND with emuNANDTool!

It is impossible to use NAND Backups or encrypted eShop saves
from another 3DS! You need to decrypt the saves first before you
can transfer them!

EXPORT / IMPORT from Original Cartridge is now possible
with Cubic Ninja + PASTA CFW + SaveData Filer!!!

 

[r5xscn]

Hi everyone! I am trying to restore my save to CIA, but it always not recognized.
Here is the detailed info:

Game: Rune Factory 4 US, Console: N3DS JP, Pasta, Savedatafiller.

I was playing the game using Gateway on a 3DS XL US using .3ds file (so no header) and I have the .sav file (512).

Now I want to import the .sav to CIA RF4 US in my N3DS.
Here is what I have done:
1. Start the game, and make a save.
2. Open SDF and export it to SD card.
3. Open SD card and replace the SDF save with GW .sav (SDF file size is different (!=512)).
4. Open SDF and restore the sav.
5. Open the game again and it is not recognized.

Please help me. Thank you in advance .
Edit: Just reread the tutorial, I need to backup it by mounting the game on Gateway.

 

[DJPlace]

hello is there a way to do this for Pokemon Y and Pokemon Alpha Sap?

 

[KJ1]

@liomajor Hi, I want to ask some questions:-

1. Where to save file after renaming when exporting from a 3ds/3dz games?
2. In renaming the save file, what should be filled in place of "x" like in this one:- 000400000000XXXXXXX.sav ?

Thanks, waiting for your answer!

 

[Deleted User]

@liomajor Hi, I want to ask some questions:-

1. Where to save file after renaming when exporting from a 3ds/3dz games?
2. In renaming the save file, what should be filled in place of "x" like in this one:- 000400000000XXXXXXX.sav ?

Thanks, waiting for your answer!

2. The whole should be the titleID of your game. You can see titleIDs for every 3DS game at http://3ds.essh.co/

 

[KJ1]

2. The whole should be the titleID of your game. You can see titleIDs for every 3DS game at http://3ds.essh.co/

OK, thanks. I was able to extrract save.
But, now when I am importing it to another 3ds game having different header, it doesn't recognize it and, it says to format the save data. What shall I do?

 

[Deleted User]

OK, thanks. I was able to extrract save.
But, now when I am importing it to another 3ds game having different header, it doesn't recognize it and, it says to format the save data. What shall I do?

Try to remove secure value of the game with savedatafiler. If that doesn't work then i don't know.

 

[KJ1]

Try to remove secure value of the game with savedatafiler. If that doesn't work then i don't know.

Um.. Can ya please tell me how to do that? Thanks.

 

[Deleted User]

Um.. Can ya please tell me how to do that? Thanks.

Ok. Install Savedatafiler on your 3ds and look for the titleID that should be in place for the X:es in 000400000000XXXXXXX. XPick that one, then press and hold R and press X and it will ask you if you want to delete the secure value, press A.

 

[KJ1]

Ok. Install Savedatafiler on your 3ds and look for the titleID that should be in place for the X:es in 000400000000XXXXXXX. XPick that one, then press and hold R and press X and it will ask you if you want to delete the secure value, press A.

Ok.
And, sorry to bother you again, but can you tell me of which game should I delete the secure value, from the one I am exporting or the one in which I am importing it? Thanks for replying, you were a great help!

 

[Deleted User]

Ok.
And, sorry to bother you again, but can you tell me of which game should I delete the secure value, from the one I am exporting or the one in which I am importing it? Thanks for replying, you were a great help!

The game that you imported to. I can reply when i have time, so don't be afraid of asking questions, even if i can't answer them all!

 

[KJ1]

The game that you imported to. I can reply when i have time, so don't be afraid of asking questions, even if i can't answer them all!

Ok, its really appreciated!
So, I have to delete secure value of the game in which I am importing, right? And, importing and deleting secure value is safe in Gateway games na?

 

[Deleted User]

Ok, its really appreciated!
So, I have to delete secure value of the game in which I am importing, right? And, importing and deleting secure value is safe in Gateway games na?

It's removing the save's secure value, and for me in games that have anti-saverestore then by removing secure value it doesn't know what was the lastest save.

 

[KJ1]

It's removing the save's secure value, and for me in games that have anti-saverestore then by removing secure value it doesn't know what was the lastest save.

Ok, and, can we go online after deleting secure value?

 

[Deleted User]

Ok, and, can we go online after deleting secure value?

Probably. That works for me most of all games. Remember to keep an backup incase it doesn't work!

 

[masterz87]

Anyway for this to work with the already gotten .sav file? Orit is only gateway red card isthe only option uot ther?

 

[KJ1]

Probably. That works for me most of all games. Remember to keep an backup incase it doesn't work!

Its not working man. Here are the steps I exactly did:-

1. Exported Save file from the game having "A" header for example.
2. Put the same game in the red card having "B" header.
3. Deleted its secure value by pressing R+X.
4. Imported the save file.
5. It doesn't recognize or something, it doesn't either says that formatting save data or whatsoever, but the game "thinks" that there isn't any save file. Maybe the save is not importing correctly.

Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong, thanks!

 

[Deleted User]

Its not working man. Here are the steps I exactly did:-

1. Exported Save file from the game having "A" header for example.
2. Put the same game in the red card having "B" header.
3. Deleted its secure value by pressing R+X.
4. Imported the save file.
5. It doesn't recognize or something, it doesn't either says that formatting save data or whatsoever, but the game "thinks" that there isn't any save file. Maybe the save is not importing correctly.

Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong, thanks!

No i ment after you imported the save... It's supposed to remove the secure value of the save.

 

[smsmiguel]

Hi, i´m trying to do retail to legit MH4 cia, but i got this error at the end, when I press R+A and then A to import my Savegame

Failure!

result
level: -7
summary: 4
module: 17
desc: 141


What can i do?
Thanks.

 

[Deleted User]

Hi, i´m trying to do retail to legit MH4 cia, but i got this error at the end, when I press R+A and then A to import my Savegame

Failure!

result
level: -7
summary: 4
module: 17
desc: 141


What can i do?
Thanks.

That probably means that you're trying to import between USA or EUR rom/cia. Are you sure you use the same on both the cia and the retail?

 

[smsmiguel]

It´s from a usa rom to a eur cia. But i think i do it right.

1.- Back up a MU4 eur rom save
2.- Back up the usa retail save
3.- Replace in the sd the "system" and "user1" file from the us game into the eur folder

But when i try to inject the save to my eur cia, the error happens.

I use this https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutoria...save-from-one-region-to-another-on-gw.381849/ to do it.