Hacking Lost save files from changing my region.

[brargh]

I changed my region so I could download an update for a Japanese game from the eshop (which didn't even work because it won't let me access the eshop), and now all my saves from downloaded games are gone.
Now I'm wondering if those save files still exist on my SD card, and how I'd be able to restore them.

 

[Ryccardo]

There are multiple valid ways to change region, with further possible minor variations on them...

Did you somehow only lose access to existing saves or also titles (applications, their updates, dlc, ...)?
Since a digital app and its save (as opposed to extdata) are treated as an unit, the former case would be... rather atypical

 

[TurdPooCharger]

I changed my region so I could download an update for a Japanese game from the eshop (which didn't even work because it won't let me access the eshop), and now all my saves from downloaded games are gone.
Now I'm wondering if those save files still exist on my SD card, and how I'd be able to restore them.

Did you use this guide's CTRTransfer to region change the system? If so, your ticket.db was renamed to ticket.bak and swapped in from the borrowed CTRNAND image. Your 3DS doesn't have tickets for SD titles.

Depending what your answer is, do you purchase stuff from Nintendo eShop where you have personal legit tickets?

 

[brargh]

All my .cia game were gone, and I had to re-install them.

 

[TurdPooCharger]

All my .cia game were gone, and I had to re-install them.

This is what missing tickets looks like.

I'm sorry to say this, but reinstalling CIA games will overwrite/delete their saves. From now on, backup your saves + extdata with Checkpoint or JKSM.

 

[brargh]

Did you use this guide's CTRTransfer to region change the system? If so, your ticket.db was renamed to ticket.bak and swapped in from the borrowed CTRNAND image. Your 3DS doesn't have tickets for SD titles.

Depending what your answer is, do you purchase stuff from Nintendo eShop where you have personal legit tickets?

Yes, that's the one I used. What do I do with the tickets to get my stuff back? I don't think I've never bought anything from the eshop on this system, but I'm pretty sure I've downloaded some updates for games at one point.

edit: Oh what a bummer. Thanks for the help, I'll make sure to make more backups from now on.

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Yes, that's the one I used. What do I do with the tickets to get my stuff back? I don't think I've never bought anything from the eshop on this system, but I'm pretty sure I've downloaded some updates for games at one point.

edit: Oh what a bummer. Thanks for the help, I'll make sure to make more backups from now on.

For nonlegit titles, use faketik app to restore or spoof tickets. For legit titles where you purchased them from Nintendo eShop, you can restore with faketik but if you want to keep your personal legit tickets, there's some bit of work renaming ticket.bak → ticket.db, installing individually dumped (.TIK) system tickets, and using faketik.