Dumping Game Cartridges

What you will need:


Setting Up

  • Put the SD Card into the 3DS
  • Setup GodMode9 using the instructions here
  • Boot into GodMode9 by holding (START) and pressing (POWER)
  • Select [C:] GAMECART by navigating using the D-Pad and pressing (A)

Dumping Updates + DLC

  • Press the (HOME) button and select Title manager by pressing (A).
  • Select [A:] SD CARD
  • Use the D-Pad to navigate to the DLC / update you want to dump. These are usually at the bottom of the search results.
    • Updates: Title ID starts with 0004000e
    • DLCs – Title ID starts with 0004008c
  • Select the update or DLC
  • Select Manage Title
  • Select Build CIA (Standard)
  • Once the dump is complete, press (A) to continue.
  • Hold down (R) and press (START) to power off your 3DS.
  • Eject the SD card from the 3DS, and insert it in your computer.
  • Navigate to the gm9/out folder on your SD card.
  • Identify the title. The format of the file name may be one of the following:
    • [Title Name] ([Product Code]) ([Region]).cia
    • [Title ID] ([Product Code]).cia
  • Copy the CIA to a folder on your computer.

You can now use this ROM/Image with Lime3DS. You can open it directly from the menu bar (File > Load File)
or add a folder containing all of your dumps by double clicking the + icon in the main Lime3DS window or by double clicking on Add New Game Directory

Errors

  • "There was a error with dumping"
    • Make sure you are using the latest version of GodMode9
  • "Lime3DS doesnt detect my DLCS"
    • If you do not own all the DLCs for a game, you must use the latest version of GodMode9 as previous versions did not dump them correctly.