Hacking what are the cons and pros of unlinking nands?

[aenoch]

You probably won't be able to decrypt emuNAND and dump your own eShop games if you unlink the NANDs. This is a known problem with CTR Multi Decryptor but there is no information as to whether the same problem exists with rxTools, it likely does though.
Additionally, you won't have any of your legit eShop stuff on sysNAND anymore and you'll have to boot into emuNAND even when you just want to play legit eShop purchases.
Other than that, there are no notable disadvantages so if those don't bother you then go ahead and unlink.
My internet settings. Do tranfer over. And yes im mobile right now

You can already have different internet settings, by just filling up the internet connections on the sysNAND with fake ones it won't transfer over settings from emuNAND.

 

[aenoch]

my wifi settings stay the same and yes i was on my phone. i dont have any eshop games etc

what would i decrpt emunand for

 

[aenoch]

are there any updated steps to doing this? also will i be able to use retail games in classic mod and sysnand the same way i do now

 

[Inflameslol]

are there any updated steps to doing this? also will i be able to use retail games in classic mod and sysnand the same way i do now

What I do currently is play my retail online games in classic mode on emuNAND 9.5 (do not update emunand unless you're sure you're on emunand, also leaving settings will boot you to sysnand just so you know)
For backups I enter gatewaymode. Idk if it helps to have the gw cart in as you boot classic mode but they suggest it so I just do it and then swap to retail carts, saves works fine.

Idk how anything .cia works yet as Im quite new myself but as far as modes you should be good to go


edit:

someone suggested to create folders (S for sysnand and E for emunand) which I thought was a great idea to further make sure what you're currently running.

 

[johovahs]

What I do currently is play my retail online games in classic mode on emuNAND 9.5 (do not update emunand unless you're sure you're on emunand, also leaving settings will boot you to sysnand just so you know)
For backups I enter gatewaymode. Idk if it helps to have the gw cart in as you boot classic mode but they suggest it so I just do it and then swap to retail carts, saves works fine.

Idk how anything .cia works yet as Im quite new myself but as far as modes you should be good to go


edit:

someone suggested to create folders (S for sysnand and E for emunand) which I thought was a great idea to further make sure what you're currently running.

Or instead of folders, I just make the emunand a different theme. I keep sysnand as that basic stock white so I always know when its in emunand or not.

 

[Margen67]

Do Pokemon Y/ORAS cart saves still work in classic mode with an unlinked emunand?

 

[RainThunder]

It still works as long as your sysNAND and your save share the same save encryption method. For example, if you start your XY / ORAS in 6.x sysNAND, it still works in 9.5 Classic Mode on 6.x+ sysNAND, but doesn't work in 9.5 Classic Mode on 4.5 sysNAND.

 

[weebull]

Hi,

on this topic - I've read somewhere that it's possible to unlink the SN and EN by formatting the Emunand.
I ask because I have a MH N3DSXL with the game installed on SD, with my savegame created in sysnand. I think it would make sense to format the emunand is this case, is this advised?
thanks

 

[aenoch]

What I do currently is play my retail online games in classic mode on emuNAND 9.5 (do not update emunand unless you're sure you're on emunand, also leaving settings will boot you to sysnand just so you know)
For backups I enter gatewaymode. Idk if it helps to have the gw cart in as you boot classic mode but they suggest it so I just do it and then swap to retail carts, saves works fine.

Idk how anything .cia works yet as Im quite new myself but as far as modes you should be good to go


edit:

someone suggested to create folders (S for sysnand and E for emunand) which I thought was a great idea to further make

sure what you're currently running.

I have a folder labeled g for gate way rifht now. I tryied ro do a different theme. The bright pink on systemnand. And black on emunand. Vut rhe settings dont save rhats why im. Thinking about unlinking
Nands

 

[planetarian]

Really? I thought the pokemon games were some of the only games that did this.

As I understand it, Pokémon games save to the end of the ROM; other games save to flash memory on the card.

 

[aenoch]

As I understand it, Pokémon games save to the end of the ROM; other games save to flash memory on the card.

i think this is true

 

[Jiro2]

Additionally, you won't have any of your legit eShop stuff on sysNAND anymore and you'll have to boot into emuNAND even when you just want to play legit eShop purchases.

Remember that DSiware does not work on EmuNAND. You have to play it on SysNAND. So unlinking them means you lose your DSiware (unless you already transferred it to SysNAND while they were still linked, and even then you can't get any new DSiware.)

 

[aenoch]

Well i dont even know what dsiware is so. This dosent apply to me

 

[KingBlank]

As I understand it, Pokémon games save to the end of the ROM; other games save to flash memory on the card.

Ahhhh I seeeeeee.
So do you know where .CIA's save? Just onto the SD card or system memory?

 

[davhuit]

If you unlink your nands, you won't have to unwrap the cias everytime you start emunand. Also, you can have different internet settings in each nand to avoid accidentally updating.

And you can format the sysnand without format the emunand (not sure but I suppose the link might delete both?)

There's no real cons about unlinking (people who dump eshop games are a minority with the gateway) but it's up to you.

Ahhhh I seeeeeee.
So do you know where .CIA's save? Just onto the SD card or system memory?

SD Card.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Remember that DSiware does not work on EmuNAND. You have to play it on SysNAND. So unlinking them means you lose your DSiware (unless you already transferred it to SysNAND while they were still linked, and even then you can't get any new DSiware.)

Oh yeah, and the ambassador GBA games won't work.

 

[aenoch]

Dont know what thoes are ether. I. Jave decieded to try and get a bigger. Sd. Card. How do i transfer emunand and the cias. Already installed there to a bigger internal 3ds sd card. Will this unlink nands or should i unlink manualy before trying to transfer sd to another sd (emunand)

 

[stanleyopar2000]

unwrapping those goddamn presents every time will be a thing of the past..that's the reason why I did it

 

[aenoch]

thats one of my reasons to ive only got 3 cias right now so its not that bad but i can see how having alot would be annoying

 

[Suthek]

thats one of my reasons to ive only got 3 cias right now so its not that bad but i can see how having alot would be annoying

It's like every day is Christmas! Who doesn't like unwrapping gifts?