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* /boss Presumably contains content downloaded/transferred via [[SpotPass]] and possibly [[StreetPass]].(When extdata is created, this /boss directory is *always* created regardless of whether the title actually uses SpotPass/StreetPass.)
 
* /boss Presumably contains content downloaded/transferred via [[SpotPass]] and possibly [[StreetPass]].(When extdata is created, this /boss directory is *always* created regardless of whether the title actually uses SpotPass/StreetPass.)
  
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(Notes: This is where the video files are stored, and I assume the thumbnails, the descriptions, and some check sum files. There are always 9 files within the subdirectory "00000000" of this folder, even without any videos downloaded. The files are "00000001" - "00000009", and "00000003" - "00000008" have the same filesize of 50.7 MB. It is possible to restore the older videos by overwriting all the files within this directory. Provided of course you have made a backup of the files before hand, by copying all the files within this directory to your computer. As far I'm aware its not possible to mix and match the files in order to get certain videos in one grouping, ie. having all 3 Zelda orchestral recordings in one group of 4 Nintendo videos.)
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This is where the video files are stored, and [[Nintendo_Video|includes]] the thumbnail, the description, and possibly some checksum info in each video file stored in the extdata images. There are always 9 files within the subdirectory "00000000" of this folder, even without any videos downloaded. The files are "00000001" - "00000009", and "00000003" - "00000008" have the same filesize of 50.7 MB. It is possible to restore the older videos by overwriting all the files within this directory. Provided of course you have made a backup of the files before hand, by copying all the files within this directory to your computer. As far I'm aware its not possible to mix and match the files in order to get certain videos in one grouping, ie. having all 3 Zelda orchestral recordings in one group of 4 Nintendo videos.
 
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Revision as of 20:43, 1 March 2012

This page describes the format and crypto of extdata, "extra data" and StreetPass data stored on SD card. At /Nintendo 3DS/<SomeID>/<SomeID>/extdata/00000000 is directories for each title. Some titles have Quota.dat stored in these directories, not all titles use it. Then there's a sub-directory 00000000, which contains the actual extdata. Size and number of files in this dir varies per title.

Encryption

These files are encrypted with AES-CTR. The key is unknown, this is console-unique. The CTR includes the titleID and filename. The base CTR is fixed: the CTR never changes after each write. Thus it is possible to obtain some cleartext by XORing one file(like newly created extdata) with a newer file, where the newer file overwrote zeros in the original file with non-zero data.

Filesystem

Most extdata uses the same FS as savegames, except extdata uses DIFF instead of DISA. However some extdata files are raw, without any FS. Quota.dat uses the same encryption as extdata, and seems to use the same FS as the actual extdata. Modifying various bytes in Quota.dat didn't cause any errors to be thrown, likewise for deleting Quota.dat on the latest system version. Titles that used to create Quota.dat on old sys versions, no longer create Quota.dat on the latest sys version. Therefore it's unknown whether Quota.dat is even used any-more on the latest system version at all.

QUOT

  • This seems to be stored in Quota.dat FS somewhere?
Start Length Description
0x0 4 Magic ("QUOT")
0x4 4 Magic Number (0x30000)
0x8 8 Unknown
0x10 0x38 Unknown

Directories

  • /icon Presumably contains the icon displayed in data management.
  • /user Presumably contains the title's actual files for "extra data".
  • /boss Presumably contains content downloaded/transferred via SpotPass and possibly StreetPass.(When extdata is created, this /boss directory is *always* created regardless of whether the title actually uses SpotPass/StreetPass.)

Info on titles extdata

TitleID Low Region Description Versions
000004aa USA Nintendo Video Extra Data

This is where the video files are stored, and includes the thumbnail, the description, and possibly some checksum info in each video file stored in the extdata images. There are always 9 files within the subdirectory "00000000" of this folder, even without any videos downloaded. The files are "00000001" - "00000009", and "00000003" - "00000008" have the same filesize of 50.7 MB. It is possible to restore the older videos by overwriting all the files within this directory. Provided of course you have made a backup of the files before hand, by copying all the files within this directory to your computer. As far I'm aware its not possible to mix and match the files in order to get certain videos in one grouping, ie. having all 3 Zelda orchestral recordings in one group of 4 Nintendo videos.

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000004ab EUR Nintendo Video Extra Data

Not checked too much, but looks at first glance like USA variant, 9 files total, files 3-8 are 50MBs.

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