recovering files from a corrupt sd

hyeegoist · 2026-06-15T15:05:35+0100

Hi everyone! I made a post a few months back about recovering my data from a corrupted sd. I'm in the process of doing it now, what is the absolute basic things i would have to save? Like, my saves and everything... I've already recovered my ds game saves but idk if the 3ds saves are in the sd or the console saves them locally?
Also I assume i would have to follow the tutorial to mod the new sd and then add my saves then right?

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hyeegoist · 2026-06-15T15:08:51+0100

also how would i add the saves to the re download of the game? do i just copy and paste?

Kwyjor · 2026-06-15T17:54:44+0100

hyeegoist said:
idk if the 3ds saves are in the sd or the console saves them locally?

Games on the SD card save their data on the SD card. (Likewise, games on the NAND like Face Raiders store their data on the NAND, and games on cartridges usually store their save data on the cartridge.)

It's a little tedious to sort out the files with save data. It's probably best just to recover everything, and then back up the data with Checkpoint.

Also I assume i would have to follow the tutorial to mod the new sd and then add my saves then right?

If you can safely recover all your data, you do not need to mod anything again.

hyeegoist · 2026-06-15T19:40:34+0100

Kwyjor said:
Games on the SD card save their data on the SD card. (Likewise, games on the NAND like Face Raiders store their data on the NAND, and games on cartridges usually store their save data on the cartridge.)

It's a little tedious to sort out the files with save data. It's probably best just to recover everything, and then back up the data with Checkpoint.

If you can safely recover all your data, you do not need to mod anything again.

im using dmde since i tried other recovery data apps and were all paid, and it only lets me recover some data at a time

do you know any apps that are fully free?

Kwyjor · 2026-06-15T19:58:45+0100

hyeegoist said:
do you know any apps that are fully free?

I already answered that in your last thread.

hyeegoist · 2026-06-15T20:00:17+0100

Kwyjor said:
I already answered that in your last thread.

lmfao true tysm

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Kwyjor said:
I already answered that in your last thread.

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it shows this when i select the sd, am i doing something wrong? also the Downloads/3ds folder is empty

Kwyjor · 2026-06-15T20:34:50+0100

If Windows Explorer cannot find any files on your SD card, then Unstoppable Copier isn't going to do anything either.

also the Downloads/3ds folder is empty

If you created an empty folder and it says it didn't copy any files, then what would you expect..?

hyeegoist · 2026-06-15T21:15:23+0100

Kwyjor said:
If Windows Explorer cannot find any files on your SD card, then Unstoppable Copier isn't going to do anything either.

If you created an empty folder and it says it didn't copy any files, then what would you expect..?

thats why i was using dmde

also i meant the destination was an empty folder

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