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## How to Dump and Decrypt 3DS Games ## How to Dump and Decrypt 3DS Games
There are two methods to dump games: There are two methods to dump games and applications to run in Citra. Detailed instructions are below for using either method, but in quick summary, the first method involves using [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP) on a 3DS with a system version below 9.2 or with [arm9loaderhax](https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki) installed. This is the recommended method, but there is another way to dump games and applications using [braindump](https://gbatemp.net/threads/braindump-userland-game-dumping.407332/). Braindump is easy to set up, user-friendly, and compatible with newer system versions, but is also lossy and less reliable so it doesn't always work.
- dumping & decrypting games with Decrypt9WIP on a 3DS with system version <9.2 or arm9loaderhax (recommended), or
- braindump on any system with Homebrew Launcher access.
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### Method 1: Decrypt9WIP ### Method 1: Decrypt9WIP
By far the most reliable method of dumping game cartridges and system applications, but also by far the most complicated to up, especially since you use different instructions for dumping applications installed to the 3DS than for dumping a physical cartridge.
#### Required tools #### Required tools
- [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP) - [Decrypt9WIP](https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP)
- 3DS system with 9.2.0-20 or lower, or arm9loaderhax - 3DS system with 9.2.0-20 or lower, or arm9loaderhax
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4. Put the SD card into the 3DS. 4. Put the SD card into the 3DS.
#### If dumping a cartridge... #### If dumping a cartridge...
5. Insert your game card that you want to dump. 5. Insert the game cartridge to be dumped.
6. Choose `Gamecart Dumper Options`. 6. Choose `Gamecart Dumper Options`.
7. Choose `Dump & Decrypt Cart (trim)`. 7. Choose `Dump & Decrypt Cart (trim)`.
8. Wait for the process to finish. 8. Wait for the process to finish.
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### Method 2: braindump ### Method 2: braindump
Any system with Homebrew Launcher access can use braindump to dump cartridges and installed applications. This method is much simpler and more user-friendly than the previous method, but comes with two caveats:
1. Digitally installed games that were released after the introduction of system version 9.6 cannot be dumped using braindump.
2. Braindump can't access all of the game's information, so it generates fake metadata. That is usually good enough for Citra, but not always. if you need a lossless dump for better compatibility, it's better to use Decrypt9WIP instead.
#### Required tools #### Required tools
- [braindump](https://gbatemp.net/threads/braindump-userland-game-dumping.407332/) - [braindump](https://gbatemp.net/threads/braindump-userland-game-dumping.407332/)
- 3DS system with access to [the Homebrew Launcher](https://smealum.github.io/3ds/) - 3DS system with access to [the Homebrew Launcher](https://smealum.github.io/3ds/)
- SD card with enough space to dump the game card, 8GB or higher recommended - SD card with enough space to dump the game card, 8GB or higher recommended
- SD card reader (preferred), or a way to use wireless file transfer - SD card reader (preferred), or a way to use wireless file transfer
**Note:** If you are trying to dump a digitally installed game, recent games (released after 9.6) will not dump properly yet.
Not all games dumped with braindump will work in Citra. This is because braindump can't access all of the game's information, so it generates fake metadata that is usually good enough for Citra. If you need a lossless dump for better compatibility, it's better to use Decrypt9WIP instead.
#### Instructions #### Instructions
1. Set up braindump by extracting the `braindump` folder to the `3ds` folder at the root of your 3DS SD card. 1. Set up braindump by extracting the `braindump` folder to the `3ds` folder at the root of your 3DS SD card.
2. Enter the Homebrew Launcher using one of the various exploits. 2. Enter the Homebrew Launcher using one of the various exploits.