Tinfoil not working but still can run atmosphere

[jmixer88]

My ex bf modded my nintendo switch. I used to be able to use tinfoil and download games but now it's not working. It stopped being able to download games and I stupidly try to lookup how to fix it. I followed a youtube that said to just update with the newest tinfoil version, but when I replaced the current files it stopped running in general. I have no access to tinfoil but I can still get to that beginning screen with atmosphere so I can still dock my switch to my pc to edit files. When I go to run it says that I have no ini file. I wish I was more computer savvy but now I'm too afraid to adjust anything in fear of messing it up more. Can anyone help with a non-techy guy to get this fixed or should I just send it back to him? I tried to post in r/SwitchPirates but I guess I don't have enough karma for that.

When I open my switch file folder it shows these folders: Atmosphere, bootloader, config, emuMMC, Firmware, Nintendo, Swich. Then it has these files below that: Exosphere.ini , hbmenu.nro , hekate_ctcaer_5.7.2.bin , hekate_ctcaer_6.0.3.bin , hekate_ctcaer_6.2.1.bin , tinfoil.install.log

When I go to the bootloader folder it has these folders: ini (nothing in there), payloads, res, sys. And there are a few files below the folders: hekate_ipl.ini , nyx.ini , patches.ini , update.bin.

Not sure if anyone can help but it would be greatly appreciated if you can tell someone not familiar with this stuff how to fix it.

 

[Hayato213]

All the shops are dead, so you have to look for game in nsp format online.

 

[jmixer88]

Oh, so it wasn't my tinfoil thingy? I guess I'll start googling how to do that then. Thanks!

I just looked online and a lot of people say that I need access to my tinfoil app. but that's currently not on my screen anymore and not sure how to get it back up

 

[RedColoredStars]

Oh, so it wasn't my tinfoil thingy? I guess I'll start googling how to do that then. Thanks!

I just looked online and a lot of people say that I need access to my tinfoil app. but that's currently not on my screen anymore and not sure how to get it back up

You don't need Tinfoil, and imo there's not much point in having it when the shops are dead. Most peoples nsp/xci installer of choice is DBI.

https://github.com/rashevskyv/dbi/releases/tag/658

Extract the nro file above to the "Switch" folder on your SD card
Open the Homebrew Menu and run DBI on your Switch
Start MTP Responder in DBI
Connect your Switch to your PC via USB (It will now show up as it's own drive)
On your PC, drag and drop the nsp or xci game/update/dlc file(s) to the proper folder (most likely "MicroSD Install") in the Switch "drive"

If you really want to use tinfoil try from this page:
https://tinfoil.io/Download#download

Download the NRO (Applet Version) and extract it to the root of your SD card. Make sure to overwrite/replace any existing files. Then open homebrew menu and try starting Tinfoil. If that doesn't work, try the same steps but use the NRO (Self Installer) version. Again, making sure you overwrite/replace any existing files when prompted.

 

[jmixer88]

oh that's great news!! Thank you for the link! It shows 8 assets on that link, do I download them all and put them in the switch folder or just put the NRO file in there? Also not sure how to open up the Homebrew menu but I'll try googling that.

Whelp that's a lot of info for installing a homebrew, kinda goes over my head

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oh that's great news!! Thank you for the link! It shows 8 assets on that link, do I download them all and put them in the switch folder or just put the NRO file in there? Also not sure how to open up the Homebrew menu but I'll try googling that.

Whelp that's a lot of info for installing a homebrew, kinda goes over my head. Also I tried that tinfoil method but it didn’t seem to do anything, even after I replaced files which got me asking for help here