Is it possible to dump switch roms without homebrewing my switch?

[SamLovesCola]

Hey there! I want to get into switch emulation but since the console isn't discontinued I don't want to download ROMS of the internet. I also do not want to hack my switch since it's incredibly dangerous.

I've seen retro game dump tools and I was wonder if it would be possible to do something like that but with the switch?

if you can help that would be awesome!

 

[Shadow#1]

Hey there! I want to get into switch emulation but since the console isn't discontinued I don't want to download ROMS of the internet. I also do not want to hack my switch since it's incredibly dangerous.

I've seen retro game dump tools and I was wonder if it would be possible to do something like that but with the switch?

if you can help that would be awesome!

It's not incredibly dangerous to hack a switch and it's required to run any homebrew

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[Hayato213]

Hey there! I want to get into switch emulation but since the console isn't discontinued I don't want to download ROMS of the internet. I also do not want to hack my switch since it's incredibly dangerous.

I've seen retro game dump tools and I was wonder if it would be possible to do something like that but with the switch?

if you can help that would be awesome!

You need CFW to dump switch XCI/NSP

 

[hippy dave]

It's not incredibly dangerous, just learn what you're doing and be careful.

I think you can dump digital games that are installed on your Switch without actually booting into CFW, using Hekate and Lockpick payloads to access the data from RCM mode, but that's still running a hack.

 

[SamLovesCola]

It's not incredibly dangerous, just learn what you're doing and be careful.

I think you can dump digital games that are installed on your Switch without actually booting into CFW, using Hekate and Lockpick payloads to access the data from RCM mode, but that's still running a hack.

hey thats close enough, thanks!

 

[SamLovesCola]

hey thats close enough, thanks!

i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

 

[Shadow#1]

i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

Atmosphere can't get u banned

 

[binkinator]

hey thats close enough, thanks!

i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

Jesus can still see you jump humping, and let me tell you, he is not pleased!

 

[SamLovesCola]

Jesus can still see you jump humping, and let me tell you, he is not pleased!

what the fuck does that mean?

 

[ezkitty]

i'm fine as long as I'm not running Atmosphere or any other CFW.

why wouldn't you want to run atmosphere? its the only safest and working CFW there is for the switch

 

[SamLovesCola]

why wouldn't you want to run atmosphere? its the only safest and working CFW there is for the switch

I just don't want to hack hack my switch

 

[ezkitty]

I just don't want to hack hack my switch

well there is a way to dump your switch roms but not possible to dump cartridge. You can use hekate to connect your eMMC to your PC and use tools like SwitchSDTool to dump all your downloaded games/dlc/updates that are stored in the sd card. No atmosphere or any CFW is required to use this tool. You just need to dump your keys using lockpick rcm and the rest you can figure out from the guide in the readme
https://github.com/CaitSith2/SwitchSDTool

 

[SamLovesCola]

thanks

 

[ezkitty]

thanks

i forgot to mention you also want to use nxnandmanager to mount your eMMC so its readable for the SwitchSDTool. Otherwise you'll just waste time making a 32gb nand backup and feed it that or just read directly straight from your switch via usb