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## Maintenance
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This guide is open source - its repository is available [here](https://github.com/hacks-guide/Guide_3DS). If you feel there is an issue with the guide, you can file an issue to make us aware, or file a pull request to have your changes merged into the guide.
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## Translations
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If you'd like to translate this guide into other languages (or help keep the translations up-to-date), check out our [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/3ds-guide).
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This guide is open-source - its repository is available [here](https://github.com/hacks-guide/Guide_Panda). If you feel there is an issue with the guide, you can file an issue to make us aware, or file a pull request to have your changes merged into the guide.
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## Seeding
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A number of files on this guide are only available as torrents. If you'd like to help seed these torrents to ensure their availability in the future, you can use [this]({{ "rss.xml" | absolute_url }}) RSS feed.
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A number of files on this guide are only available as torrents. If you'd like to help seed these torrents to ensure their availability in the future, you can download the `.zip` file containing all our `.torrent` files: [torrents.zip](assets/torrents.zip) (last updated 2022-01-21)
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There is also an [RSS feed]({{ "rss.xml" | absolute_url }}) that may be updated for future torrents, which you can subscribe to.
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To identify a `<TitleID>.gbavc.sav` file's Title ID, you can get a listing of all games on the system and their corresponding Title IDs by pressing (Home) to bring up the action menu, selecting `Title manager`, and selecting `[A:] SD CARD`.
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1. Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to backup the save for:
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1. Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to back up the save for:
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Depending on the size of your SD card and the speed of your computer, this process can take up to several hours!
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This page is for Linux users only. If you are not on Linux, check out the [H2testw (windows)](h2testw-(windows)) or [F3X (mac)](f3x-(mac)) pages.
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This page is for Linux users only. If you are not on Linux, check out the [H2testw (Windows)](h2testw-(windows)) or [F3XSwift (Mac)](f3xswift-(mac)) pages.
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### What You Need
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* The latest version of [F3](https://github.com/AltraMayor/f3/releases/latest)
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* The latest version of [F3](https://github.com/AltraMayor/f3/releases/tag/v8.0)
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### Required Reading
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The file `boot.firm` is what is launched by boot9strap itself after it finishes loading off of NAND, and can be any valid arm9 payload in the FIRM format. This file can be replaced at any time, although Luma3DS allows for the launch of other arm9 payloads in the FIRM format using the Luma3DS chainloader.
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The file `boot.firm` is what is launched by boot9strap itself after it finishes loading off of NAND. In this case, we are using Luma3DS by [LumaTeam](https://github.com/LumaTeam/) to patch the device, allowing it to run homebrew software.
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In this case, we use Luma3DS by [LumaTeam](https://github.com/LumaTeam/) to boot a patched SysNAND directly, allowing us to completely bypass the need for any kind of EmuNAND, vastly simplifying the usage of a hacked 3DS in addition to saving SD card space.
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On this page, we will make critical system file backups and install the following homebrew programs:
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During this process, we also setup programs such as the following:
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+ **FBI** *(installs CIA formatted applications)*
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+ **Checkpoint** *(backs up and restores save files for 3DS and DS games)*
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+ **Universal-Updater** *(a homebrew app store for downloading homebrew from the 3DS over wifi)*
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+ **Universal-Updater** *(a homebrew app store for downloading homebrew from the 3DS over Wi-Fi)*
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+ **GodMode9** *(multipurpose tool which can do NAND and cartridge functions)*
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* The latest release of [Anemone3DS](https://github.com/astronautlevel2/Anemone3DS/releases/latest) *(the `.cia` file)*
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You're done! Custom firmware is now fully configured on your device.
If you would like to upgrade to a bigger sized SD card, all you have to do is format your new SD card as FAT32 and copy paste the contents of the old SD card onto the new SD card.
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