Hacking How to put Savedatafiler on homescreen?

[Huntereb]

Savedatafiler.cia imports just fine but when I run it i get the SD removed Error.

Bad RSF setup, then. Did you set the program as an SD application? Did you give it proper permissions?

 

[kyogre123]

The program works like this:

When you "dump" or decrypt a save of a game, it puts it in this folder (and creates it if necessary):

SD(root):/filer/UserSaveData/

Here, everytime you dump a save, a new folder is created and its name is the date it was dumped.

For example: 20140911110300. It shows the year, month, day, hour, minute and apparently the last two digits are the number of save decrypted by the program, so the next save you dump will end with 01.

Inside this folder, there will be 3 files and yet another folder. You must NOT modify anything here, since as I can understand, these files contain the information about the encryption of the save, this is why we can manipulate .3ds and .3dz saves without problem (and also reencrypt them to a rom of a different region).

Inside this other folder (which name is based on the unique ID of the game), you will find a file OR files, depending of the game, which will contain the information of the save data of said game. In the case of Pokemon, it is only a file called "main", while for Animal Crossing, 4 different files are created (exhibition.dat, friend1.dat, garden.dat, mail1.dat), every file containing different information of the same save data.

Now, to simply change the encryption of the save, to convert it from .3ds to .3dz or from one region to another. You just let it create a new save with the desired format, dump the new save and change the contents inside of the folder named after the unique ID of the game, leaving the other files intact (since there is the information of the encryption). Import the save and listo, the conversion must be successful doing this.

On the other hand, to edit a save is more complicated since you must not only find the part you want to modify, you also have to fix some checksums. If you don't, the save will show as corrupted :/

 

[AgoraphobicNosebleed]

Bad RSF setup, then. Did you set the program as an SD application? Did you give it proper permissions?

Looked into it and you were right. Thanks for the help.

 

[TheDreamLord]

I got SaveDataFiler to compile, but here is what I get when trying to import it... http://i.imgur.com/3GwdA0Q.jpg

 

[Alessandro98]

I succeeded in converting savedatafiler to .cia using the .bat file, but how do I convert PlayCoinSetter? Can I use the regular process from Queno138?

 

[cearp]

The program works like this:

you talk about 3ds and 3dz, so this DOES work with gateway saves? (i mean, not only card 2 games?)
even though animal crossing is card 2...
if not, any ideas how we could get this to work with card 1 saves?

 

[zhdarkstar]

I would really like to see a detailed guide on how to use this app. I tried doing as Kyogre described to convert my Bravely Default save to become online-enabled, but it did not work at all.

Also, is there any way to use this with a retail cart? If I boot into GW mode, the retail cart is not detected. If I boot into Classic Mode, SaveDataFiler doesn't load at all.

 

[gamesquest1]

I would really like to see a detailed guide on how to use this app. I tried doing as Kyogre described to convert my Bravely Default save to become online-enabled, but it did not work at all.

Also, is there any way to use this with a retail cart? If I boot into GW mode, the retail cart is not detected. If I boot into Classic Mode, SaveDataFiler doesn't load at all.

i *think* you could actually use SDF with a retail cart if you go through the bother of setting up the 4.x CFW and running sd from there.....which *should* allow you to extract the saves from your retail carts, then if you convert your game to cia or card2 you could import the dumped save back into your rom.....this would mean you can use your cart saves that are 128kb on a rom unlike the gateway save dumper

 

[kyogre123]

you talk about 3ds and 3dz, so this DOES work with gateway saves? (i mean, not only card 2 games?
even though animal crossing is card 2...
if not, any ideas how we could get this to work with card 1 saves?

GW would have to update their launcher for it. As described before by gamesquest1, the reason CARD2 games work with SDF is because their saves are "loaded" along with the rom; on the other hand, CARD1 saves are only loaded when the game is booted, so GW needs to tweak their firmware to force this same function for CARD1 games. Anyways, they will offer an alternative for SDF in their next launcher according to what they have been saying (hopefully, an even more friendly solution.)

 

[liomajor]

I tried as workaround to impregnate a card 2 game with my save including header and rest details to extract it, failed

Well one thing is still open that i didn't try, decrypt game and rebuild it anew as card 2 cci forced via rsf, might fail, but it's a try worth.

 

[zhdarkstar]

GW would have to update their launcher for it. As described before by gamesquest1, the reason CARD2 games work with SDF is because their saves are "loaded" along with the rom; on the other hand, CARD1 saves are only loaded when the game is booted, so GW needs to tweak their firmware to force this same function for CARD1 games. Anyways, they will offer an alternative for SDF in their next launcher according to what they have been saying (hopefully, an even more friendly solution.)

Considering the way that they spun the CFW features as something they just happened to finish when PalantineCFW started to gain momentum, my money is leaning more towards the save tweak you described instead of a full-blown SDF alternative. It seems like the easier course of action, as most people have already figured out how to repack and install the SDKTools. The only way that I could see them coming out with their own app is if they were somehow able to whitelist it for use in Classic Mode.

 

[Jonytestxd]

I followed the tutorial from first page and save data. Cia works fine but I tried with play coin setter it install but after 3ds screen appear and error with black screen and push me to turn off the console any idea?

 

[Shabang21]

This works on Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, if anyone is interested. Converted my personal copy to CIA, then edited the money offset in HxD. Have fun :]

 

[Ryft]

So I was going to work on switching my Fantasy Life save from .3DS compatibility to .3DZ by exporting it and replacing the files etc. etc. I exported with save filer, changed the rom to .3dz and added a header. I loaded the game up so I could make a new save to export when to my suprise, it let me load my save data from when it was a .3DS. Totally didn't expect that haha.

 

[Wekker]

So I was going to work on switching my Fantasy Life save from .3DS compatibility to .3DZ by exporting it and replacing the files etc. etc. I exported with save filer, changed the rom to .3dz and added a header. I loaded the game up so I could make a new save to export when to my suprise, it let me load my save data from when it was a .3DS. Totally didn't expect that haha.

That sound very nice. What about the opposite? Change .3DZ save to .3DS save.

 

[Ryft]

That sound very nice. What about the opposite? Change .3DZ save to .3DS save.

Not sure. Trying to see if I can somehow convert my save from EU to US with the other method.

EDIT derp nvm someone already figured this out. https://gbatemp.net/threads/fantasy-life-save-region-conversion-savedatafiler.373738/

 

[hackotedelaplaqu]

Works like a charm but something is bothering me.
Why don't we need the xorpads to decrypt SaveDataFile ?

 

[Wekker]

I have been doing the following for a while to change .3ds save to .3dz save without succes

Setup:
SD card: Savedatafiler.3ds (changed .csu to .3ds)
MicroSD card: Animal Crossing New Leaf.3ds, Animal Crossing New Leaf.3dz

Start Gateway mode, press select to choose Savedatafiler.3ds.
Open Savedatafiler and trying to find the Animal Crossing New Leaf saves to dump.
Nothing found, i did export the saves 0000864(Animal Crossing New Leaf) from the tab extdata to the SD card.
But these are just additional saves for the spotpass, not the actual save of the game.

I have this on the lower screeen:

User
CTR Card -- broken --
00518 -- broken --
and more things broken

Can someone point out what i am doing wrong?

 

[darky2003]

when i try the last ste:
makerom -f cia -rsf savedatafiler.rsf -target t -o savedatafiler.cia -icon exefs\icon.bin -banner exefs\banner.bin -code exefs\code.bin -exheader exheader.bin

i get message that the exe is not compatible with my windows version (win7 -32bit)
Could someone plzzz pm me the modified file?

 

[clienthax]

when i try the last ste:
makerom -f cia -rsf savedatafiler.rsf -target t -o savedatafiler.cia -icon exefs\icon.bin -banner exefs\banner.bin -code exefs\code.bin -exheader exheader.bin

i get message that the exe is not compatible with my windows version (win7 -32bit)
Could someone plzzz pm me the modified file?

http://uppit.com/v2gfj8c5l9my/makerom.zip
and for the love of god update to 64 bit.