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== Overview ==

== Overview ==

Introduced in [[6.0.0-11]], users are able to backup [[Savegames|savedata]] for titles installed to SDMC, to a maximum of 30 'slots'. Users can backup savedata while in the [[Home Menu]], available as an option when selecting an application. In [[System Settings]], user are able to backup, restore and delete savedata backups. There are however exclusions, see [[SD Savedata Backups#Exclusions|Exclusions]].

Introduced in [[6.0.0-11]], users are able to backup [[Savegames|savedata]] for titles installed to SDMC, to a maximum of 30 'slots'. Users can backup savedata while in the [[Home Menu]], available as an option when selecting an application. In [[System Settings]], user are able to backup, restore and delete savedata backups. There are however, [[SD Savedata Backups#Restrictions|restrictions]].

 

== Backups ==

== Backups ==

   

   

* '''XXX''' - A three digit hexadecimal number representing the slot number i.e. (000-01d).

* '''XXX''' - A three digit hexadecimal number representing the slot number i.e. (000-01d).

* '''<Application TitleID>''' - The application's full TitleID. This directory contains a verbatim backup of files in the title's "data" directory(where the save file is located).

* '''<Application TitleID>''' - This directory contains a verbatim backup of files in the title's "data" directory(where the save file is located).

There can only be one savedata per slot, and details about the slots are stored in [[Extdata|System Settings's Extdata]] and hence cannot manually be created. For recovery reasons, if the [[Extdata|System Settings's Extdata]] is damaged, details about the backup slots will be recreated from the files in the backup directory.

There can only be one savedata per slot, and details about the slots are stored in [[Extdata|System Settings's Extdata]] and hence cannot manually be created. For recovery reasons, if the [[Extdata|System Settings's Extdata]] is damaged, details about the backup slots will be recreated from the files in the backup directory.

== Exclusions ==

== Restrictions ==

Some titles are not allowed to have their saves backed up. (This restriction only applies to the backing up of saves) This is enforced by the [[NS_CFA|ctr_backup_black_list]] file in the NS CFA, which contains a list of blacklisted Unique-IDs:

Some titles are restricted in how their saves are backed up. These restricted saves can can only be backed up when the title is deleted and can only be restored once. GBA titles however are not allowed to be backed up at all, the reasons for this are unknown. This is enforced by the [[NS_CFA|ctr_backup_black_list]] file in the NS CFA, which contains a list of blacklisted Unique-IDs:

=== Regular 3DS Titles ===

=== Regular 3DS Titles ===