Homebrew [Release] 3DSBank - "Nintendo 3DS" folder selector

[lAkdaOpeKA]

NOTE: This app does not get around the 40 DSiWare title limit.

But DSi games intall in internal memory?

DSi titles are installed in the TWLNAND, which is part of the internal memory, that's why this homebrew can't do anything to help with the 40 DSiWare limit

 

[lAkdaOpeKA]

Really 40 titles limit? I have installend only 9 titles and I have low storage

The 40 titles limit is an artificial limit. Think it this way: there are two limits, a "real" limit and an artificial one.
The "real" limit is given by the (tiny, only ~140MB iirc) size of the TWLNAND. If you try to install a DSi title that requires more space that what's available in the partition, the installation will fail.
The artificial one, however, doesn't have any reason to exist other than it was put there by Nintendo. So if you try to install a DSi title, but you already have 40 DSiWare installed... well actually I don't know what exactly happens, but it will not work. I guess it either fails to install, or it won't launch/appear on the Home menu once installed.
Now the thing is, the limits are completely separate from one another. You could have 40 installed DSiWare titles, each one occupying only, let's say, 1MB, but the installation will fail due to the artificial, 40 DSiWare titles limit. On the other hand, you could have only installed 5, really big DSiWare titles, taking up almost all the space available in the TWLNAND, and trying to install another title might fail because it would require more space than what's available, even if you're nowhere near the 40 titles limit.


Basically it's exactly what happens with 3DS titles, only that 3DS titles are installed to the SD card and the artificial limit is 300

 

[RocketRobz]

Does this work on all 3DS CFW, @Robz8 ?

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If the CFW supports patching TWL_FIRM to run custom DSiWare (which is what Luma and ReiSix do), then yes.

 

[JohnSheridan]

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Thank you for this!

One request: Do you can add the ability to rename the folders? I want to make a SD card with virtual console injections. Folder 1 = Gameboy, Folder 2 = Gameboy Advance and so on. And it would be cool if I can rename the folders into GB, GBA instead Slot0, Slot1 etc.

 

[uyjulian]

If I were to store a 'Nintendo 3DS' folder in a bank, would I then be able to use it on another console?

Copy movable.sed to another console's NAND, then install tickets, then you can use the same folder on another console.

 

[zerolinks]

Copy movable.sed to another console's NAND, then install tickets, then you can use the same folder on another console.

I'll have to try this out. I've been wanting to move my library to different consoles for a minute

 

[konq3]

This software is super awesome, I have been waiting for something like this for years! Thank You!
It would be super cool if we could rename the folders.

 

[TurdPooCharger]

This software is super awesome, I have been waiting for something like this for years! Thank You!
It would be super cool if we could rename the folders.

Not as elegant as 3DSBank, but there's a gm9 script that can do folder name tracking of up to 4 folders: Change_Nin3DS_#_Folders

1. In HOME Menu, press (L)-shoulder + (SELECT) + (DOWN) d-pad to bring up Rosalina menu → Press (UP) twice → Reboot.
   
2. Hold (START) → Luma3DS chainloader → GodMode9 → Press (HOME) → Scripts... → Change_Nin3DS_#_Folder → etc.
3. Once your business of changing Nintendo 3DS folders have concluded, press (START) to boot back to HOME Menu.

 

[konq3]

Not as elegant as 3DSBank, but there's a gm9 script that can do folder name tracking of up to 4 folders.

Thanks a lot!! Does the script also have the problem that if I change the home layout in folder 1, it affects all other folders as well?

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Thanks a lot!! Does the script also have the problem that if I change the home layout in folder 1, it affects all other folders as well?

Yes, it has this issue. A reason for this is that DSiWare and system titles take priority over SD card titles in terms of what gets loaded on HOME Menu first. When you change folders, the placement of those NAND titles stay the same. SD titles for that specific Nintendo 3DS folder are not affect unless it has been usurped by a NAND title. If that happens, that SD title will get booted to the first available free spot.

You can mitigate this by saving the HOME Menu Layout for each Nintendo 3DS folder if you go under HOME Menu Settings found in the top-left corner of the bottom touchscreen.

 

[Robertuxo]

Thank you for this!

One request: Do you can add the ability to rename the folders? I want to make a SD card with virtual console injections. Folder 1 = Gameboy, Folder 2 = Gameboy Advance and so on. And it would be cool if I can rename the folders into GB, GBA instead Slot0, Slot1 etc.

I need this

 

[LowEndC]

thank you

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

It would be cool to see a tool like this that does the same, but for the "DCIM" Folder on the SD.

 

[lone_wolf323]

It would be cool to see a tool like this that does the same, but for the "DCIM" Folder on the SD.

what's the point you're trying to make. dcim is your photos you take and save. there isnt a need to switch anything with them.

 

[RocketRobz]

what's the point you're trying to make. dcim is your photos you take and save. there isnt a need to switch anything with them.

I think he means in case if the 3DS Camera app takes too long to start.

 

[uyjulian]

or if you reach the 3000 photo limit.

 

[Shadow#1]

or if you reach the 3000 photo limit.

That's really sad when there is better devices to take photos

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

or if you reach the 3000 photo limit.

That's why I said what I said.

 

[uyjulian]

That's really sad when there is better devices to take photos

Screenshots in games like Animal Crossing New Leaf and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS also count toward that limit.

 

[Shadow#1]

Screenshots in games like Animal Crossing New Leaf and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS also count toward that limit.

Rosalina does not have a screenshot limit