I'm on 11.2 right now but I would like to update to 11.5 and not 11.6. how can this be done? reason I want to update is because I want to clone my system to a new 3ds that's on 11.5 and both systems have to be on same firmware.

You can try 11.5 CTRTransferI'm on 11.2 right now but I would like to update to 11.5 and not 11.6. how can this be done? reason I want to update is because I want to clone my system to a new 3ds that's on 11.5 and both systems have to be on same firmware.
No i want to keep all my installed apps. there's got to be a way to update to 11.5.You can try 11.5 CTRTransfer
https://3ds.guide/ctrtransfer.html

There is ticket transfer involved (which means you can redownload all of the stuff later)No i want to keep all my installed apps. there's got to be a way to update to 11.5.
128 gigs worth? I think not. I need to update somehow. the whole point of this is to clone my ctrnand to a system that's on 11.5.There is ticket transfer involved (which means you can redownload all of the stuff later)

As part of the CTR transfer (if you follow the guide) you backup your tickets and restore them afterward. That means your games will reappear. Each ticket is very small, even 128gb of games will probably be like a few megabytes of tickets.128 gigs worth? I think not. I need to update somehow. the whole point of this is to clone my ctrnand to a system that's on 11.5.
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or maybe i can downgrade to 11.2 from 11.5?
do i have to redownload anything? or reinstall everything?As part of the CTR transfer (if you follow the guide) you backup your tickets and restore them afterward. That means your games will reappear. Each ticket is very small, even 128gb of games will probably be like a few megabytes of tickets.

You will not have to redownload anything. Did you read what I wrote. You just have to back up a few MB of tickets then restore them to make everything on your SD card reappear.but I have to redownload everything. with my slow internet i'm not doing that. anyway somebody recommended i use sysupdater. looks like that's the route i'll take.
ok. I see. thanks.You will not have to redownload anything. Did you read what I wrote. You just have to back up a few MB of tickets then restore them to make everything on your SD card reappear.