Homebrew [Release] 3DSBank - "Nintendo 3DS" folder selector

[RocketRobz]

And then just download the cias right?

If you mean installing them, yes.

 

[Vahacris]

Either that, or just inject HBL into a 3DS title via Rosalina, then run the FBI.3dsx file.

Great tool but can somebody explain this to me? I create another Nintendo 3DS folder but I only have 3dsbank app. How to get FBI installed so I can install apps?
Also is there a limit of folder? I plan to create 11-12 to get all my games and injects sorted (4 folder for 3ds games, 2 folder for DS games, 3 for gba, etc...)

 

[RocketRobz]

Great tool but can somebody explain this to me? I create another Nintendo 3DS folder but I only have 3dsbank app. How to get FBI installed so I can install apps?

You need to use the Rosalina feature to inject HB into a 3DS app.

Also is there a limit of folder? I plan to create 11-12 to get all my games and injects sorted (4 folder for 3ds games, 2 folder for DS games, 3 for gba, etc...)

The limit should be 40.

 

[Vahacris]

You need to use the Rosalina feature to inject HB into a 3DS app.

The limit should be 40.

Thank you for the quick answer, but I never use rosalina before. Is there any guide for this? What 3ds app should I choose to inject HB?

Also I notice that folders from 1st instance appears in 2nd 3ds folder, they are empty but the exist. Those this mean I only can have the same folder In all instances/banks?

 

[RocketRobz]

Thank you for the quick answer, but I never use rosalina before. Is there any guide for this? What 3ds app should I choose to inject HB?

Launch Download Play, then once it opens, press L+Down+Select to open Rosalina menu, select "Misc. options", then select the inject HB feature.
After that, exit Download Play, and then re-launch it to open Homebrew Launcher.

Also I notice that folders from 1st instance appears in 2nd 3ds folder, they are empty but the exist. Those this mean I only can have the same folder In all instances/banks?

I don't know what you mean.

 

[Vahacris]

Launch Download Play, then once it opens, press L+Down+Select to open Rosalina menu, select "Misc. options", then select the inject HB feature.
After that, exit Download Play, and then re-launch it to open Homebrew Launcher.

I don't know what you mean.

Thank You for the rosalina tip.

I mean I have sports, platforms, shooters and other folders with games.
When I create another Nintendo 3ds folder with 3dsbank it already had the same folders (sports, platforms, etc.). They are empty but they exist. Do this mean that if I create another folder In 2nd Nintendo 3ds folder it will appear In 1st Nintendo 3ds folder?
If I delete sports folder on 2nd Nintendo 3ds folder it will disappear In 1st Nintendo 3ds folder?

 

[RocketRobz]

I mean I have sports, platforms, shooters and other folders with games.
When I create another Nintendo 3ds folder with 3dsbank it already had the same folders (sports, platforms, etc.). They are empty but they exist. Do this mean that if I create another folder In 2nd Nintendo 3ds folder it will appear In 1st Nintendo 3ds folder?
If I delete sports folder on 2nd Nintendo 3ds folder it will disappear In 1st Nintendo 3ds folder?

Yes. The folders in the 3DS HOME Menu persist within each banked "Nintendo 3DS" folder, as the HOME Menu folders are stored on NAND.

 

[legofordman]

If you mean installing them, yes.

Is 3dsbank supposed to look like this?

Post automatically merged: May 12, 2023

Is 3dsbank supposed to look like this?

 

[RocketRobz]

Is 3dsbank supposed to look like this?

Post automatically merged: May 12, 2023

No. It's a randomly occurring bug.

 

[legofordman]

No. It's a randomly occurring bug.

Does it mean my SD is corrupted or something?

 

[RocketRobz]

Does it mean my SD is corrupted or something?

No. It's an issue with the 3DSBank application.

 

[Mattriarc]

Hi, does anyone know how to (if possible) transfer game data from an installed CIA from one slot to another slot? I just started hitting over 300 when I came across 3dsBank and I'm trying to streamline moving certain already installed games onto another slot? Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Pharmtech78]

Got a question guys, I have 2 banks created bank0/bank1. In bank0 I have 2 folders one for games and the other for homebrew. When I switch to bank1 these folders show up empty. Is this normal to see these folders? I thought it would not see the folders from another bank?

 

[RocketRobz]

Got a question guys, I have 2 banks created bank0/bank1. In bank0 I have 2 folders one for games and the other for homebrew. When I switch to bank1 these folders show up empty. Is this normal to see these folders? I thought it would not see the folders from another bank?

Yes, it is normal.

 

[Od3stroyer]

Hello, long time user of 3DSBank, been using it for over 4 years now with no issue, until now. Loading up 3DSBank as per usual, I scroll over to one of my slots, try pressing the a button, and nothing happens. I try again several times, even try using the directional inputs, and nothing happens. It's clear to me the application froze, so after a little bit of time I turn my 3DS off, and turn it back on again. Turning it on, I see that I am on the slot I did intend to go in, but now when I use the app and try to use my other slots, it always launches the exact same slot I am in. I cannot access any of my other 6 remaining home menus, I am pretty much stuck on the 7th. I have tried reinstalling the latest 3DSBank cia, twice, once normally, and another time deleting the configuration file after doing it. Both times yielded no results. The configuration file does in fact keep the slot I entered in text form as it should I believe, but the home menu still never changes. Would appreciate some help for this please.

 

[RocketRobz]

Hello, long time user of 3DSBank, been using it for over 4 years now with no issue, until now. Loading up 3DSBank as per usual, I scroll over to one of my slots, try pressing the a button, and nothing happens. I try again several times, even try using the directional inputs, and nothing happens. It's clear to me the application froze, so after a little bit of time I turn my 3DS off, and turn it back on again. Turning it on, I see that I am on the slot I did intend to go in, but now when I use the app and try to use my other slots, it always launches the exact same slot I am in. I cannot access any of my other 6 remaining home menus, I am pretty much stuck on the 7th. I have tried reinstalling the latest 3DSBank cia, twice, once normally, and another time deleting the configuration file after doing it. Both times yielded no results. The configuration file does in fact keep the slot I entered in text form as it should I believe, but the home menu still never changes. Would appreciate some help for this please.

Sounds like there's some weird issue with your SD card.
Try reformatting it here: https://dsi.cfw.guide/sd-card-setup.html
If the issue persists, then try another SD card.

 

[Od3stroyer]

Sounds like there's some weird issue with your SD card.
Try reformatting it here: https://dsi.cfw.guide/sd-card-setup.html
If the issue persists, then try another SD card.

haha not a fan of that solution, would take a whole night to transfer all of my contents to my PC. I've just noticed that my 7th home menu I was talking about was duplicated? The Nintendo 3DS folder on the root of the card takes the exact same amount of space as the 7th home menu folder, which is somehow in the 3DSBank folder as well. I am utterly confused as to how this happened, a folder like that can't be copied so fast. Not to mention my card should be out of space, but it isn't... I will try deleting the copy folder in the 3DSBank directory, and report back to you.

 

[RocketRobz]

haha not a fan of that solution, would take a whole night to transfer all of my contents to my PC. I've just noticed that my 7th home menu I was talking about was duplicated? The Nintendo 3DS folder on the root of the card takes the exact same amount of space as the 7th home menu folder, which is somehow in the 3DSBank folder as well. I am utterly confused as to how this happened, a folder like that can't be copied so fast. Not to mention my card should be out of space, but it isn't... I will try deleting the copy folder in the 3DSBank directory, and report back to you.

Wait, are you sure you're in the exact slot? It's normal for the folders to be persistent in each slot, but do the installed apps persist as well?

 

[Od3stroyer]

Wait, are you sure you're in the exact slot? It's normal for the folders to be persistent in each slot, but do the installed apps persist as well?

I am pretty certain, I usually do a quick visual scan of my apps to see that they're all loaded, and the custom themes exclusive to that particular home menu always appear as well. Just decided to back up the home menu folder in case something happens while deleting the other one, so it'll be a bit longer before I delete the redundant slot

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Alright so I backed up my 7th home menu folder (thank god), and tried deleting the slot in the 3DSBank folder. I turn on the system, and see nothing, just the default white theme, as well as the creating home menu management data prompt. I go to look on my pc, and on the card it reports the data as if I've removed only one of the home menus (which totals 144GB). In other words, the card went from 68GB free to 212GB free. I try going into the newly created "Nintendo 3DS" directory, and Windows tells me "Nintendo 3DS is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable". I tried going into my other directories, and they seem accessible, with no noticeable corrupt files. I hope that's the case. Currently backing up everything on my card, except for the useless Nintendo 3DS folder and the already backed up 7th home menu folder. I don't know if 3DSBank itself freezing was the cause of this, or the card came out of the factory with low quality, and possibly caused the freeze. It's a Sandisk Extreme Pro, valued $200 CAD on Amazon from the official Sandisk seller, I know for certain it isn't fake. Time will tell, I will try your suggestion of formatting the card after the backup process is complete. Maybe possibly test the card with h2testw as well.

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Final Update: I've successfully backed up all of my data before catastrophe... thank god. I had a spare card of the same capacity in my nds flashcard, so I just used that as my micro SD for my 3DS. Moved all my data there, and everything works there normally, including 3DSBank, which was freaking out. Tested my other card with h2testw, and the card is pretty much done for. The written data comes back as corrupted. Really does suck, but I'm so glad I was able to get my hours of data I worked for in one piece. I still have no idea as to what was the root cause of this. I don't know if it was me shutting of my 3DS when 3DSBank froze, or the micro SD coincidentally was failing right when using 3DSBank at that moment, thereby causing the freeze, and worsening the symptoms of the micro SD. Whatever the case thanks for your suggestions, seems I got it figured out.

 

[Xeretinha]

Hi! I've come to greets&thanks for this amazing tool!

But... I have, also, a little suggestion to do about an "add-on" for it, or something like...

First things first: I'v noticed that, when a new folder is made, it comes completely 'naked'! There'r totally no installed apps...
That's OK! It's the app proposal... But, how to install new apps, noob-friendly?!? Even "vital" jailbroken apps (as FBI, nShop, Universal Updater, Checkpoint etc) ARE NOT on this new folder! Then, it's mandatory to "reinstall" those apps manually at this new folder (atleast FBI, the most basic app to manage other apps w/o messing on storage using other device like a PC or something else) - wich is very noob-unfriendly (and, let's put this way, "less elegant")!
(By myself, initially, I'v made a "basically setuped backup" containing those essential apps only - no games yet - and each new folder created I manage to paste this backup inside the new folder. Functional, but if there is a new relevant app to be duplicated over the folders - like Ghost eShop, as example, wich one I'v meet only after starting to work with 3dsBank - I need to re-download it n/or messing with File Managers again.)

I guess you'v got the point... Even if got, lemme explain my ideas.
One of the solutions I'v tough is to have, inside the 3dsBank own interface, an 'app manager' whose only function is to (check if already exists and, if not) copy apps from other banks to the newly being created one (probably working from the original folder/recently made enviroment created from jailbreak ).
Other solution is a 3rd party app itself to do the above mentioned.
A very simpler solution is to assemble and host a pre-made autoextractable package (somewhat alike my above mentioned backup) to people download and apply each new folder.

I can imagine some other solutions yet, maybe a bit more complexes not only to implement but even to use after. So, letta restraint on these ones...


And so? Can be?



Thanks in advance!