Hacking Able to transfer VC save files before modding?

[deadman8555]

Wanna install cfw on my majoras mask n3ds. But don't wanna lose my progress on pokemon blue. Considered getting far enough on my red with my other 3ds and trading

 

[Ryccardo]

Unfortunately you can't use a .3dsx save tool with the new 9.6+ games...

...If you want to risk, you could downgrade to 9.2 without formatting, but you risk booting to an error screen only and you would have to update to fix that!

 

[astronautlevel]

You should be able to downgrade to 9.2 without formatting just fine. It's only 2.1 you need to format for.

 

[Ryccardo]

N3DS is more picky unfortunately :\

 

[deadman8555]

You should be able to downgrade to 9.2 without formatting just fine. It's only 2.1 you need to format for.

But isn't the save file on my memory card? Would I copy the contents to my computer before formating the memory card (to write emunand)

 

[astronautlevel]

But isn't the save file on my memory card? Would I copy the contents to my computer before formating the memory card (to write emunand)

Downgrading to 9.2 without formatting won't remove anything from your memory card.

 

[deadman8555]

Downgrading to 9.2 without formatting won't remove anything from your memory card.

true but i gotta install cfw which involves formatting

 

[Olmectron]

true but i gotta install cfw which involves formatting

If the downgrade goes alright without formatting, installing CFW will clone your SysNAND into EmuNAND, and then you'll format SysNAND, but all your contents will still be on EmuNAND.