Hacking Just got a 3DS XL with a Sky3DS (blue button), need help setting it up

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I have just brought a 3DS XL which came with a Sky3DS (blue button cart). It came with a 64gb card with a few games on it. What I want to do is setup another card with different games on it, I don't want to erase anything on the card that came with it in case I loose everything.

I have downloaded the latest version of Diskwriter and a template file as per instructions I found online. I have run the Diskwriter program and formatted the 64gb card and written a game to it, when I put Sky3DS cart in the 3DS nothing shows. I am confused about the template file. Can anyone give me some guidance please?

I have owned a 3DS XL with a Gateway, that was easy to setup and use. The Sky3DS is puzzling me!
 
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am714 said:
If you really wanna use sky3ds there is a post on GBATemp made 3 years ago

https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-everything-under-the-sky3ds.386045/

I suggest you to get CFW it's free(https://jisagi.github.io/FrogminerGuide/)
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I know this is an old post but out of curiosity, why did you tell him to go to a post when he could have just went to the website http://www.sky3dsplus.net/ ? I have CFW on my 3DS but at the time i had a Sky3ds+ also and at the website they clearly give you steps to take to set the card up. Noob proof if you can read. Again im not mad or anything but was just curious.
 
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onibaku said:
or sell it.. thats what i did as it was pretty pricey.. but I personally much prefer cfw, it was pretty annoying to scroll between games on the sky3ds..
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I did it too many years ago, find out that sky released some new cards, but the guide is much better.
 
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saame im now selling my sky3ds+, i found a frogminer guide on youtube, looks complicated but very easy to follow, managed to cfw it on my first try :3
 
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Guys my 3DS is on 10.1.0-27E, on the payload download page I can't get the right numbers in the firmware box! does this mean I need to update the firmware?
 
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Where exactly do I need to go to select my firmware, I cannot post a link to where I was as it won't let me!
 

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