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OffTopic > Question to how to extract existing save files in DS

#137623 - maktime - Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:37 am

Hi Guys,

I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a way to backup there existing save files
in the Nintendo DS for backup?
Or is there software that can do this?

Thanks for the help guys

Berry

#137632 - Dood77 - Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:04 am

Theres a few pieces of homebrew software that can do this, the one I use is called Rein, but theres also eepinator, etool, and probably some others I'm missing.

You do have a means of storing these saves right? Like a flashcard or similar? If you have a slot-1 card (looks like a DS card) you will probably need to use eepinator, as I don't believe the others are compatible with DLDI.
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#137636 - maktime - Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:25 am

I purchased a R4DS yesterday so hopefully eepinator will work :)

I'll have a read of the info.
Thanks for pointing to the right direction.

Hopefully it's easy to use!

#137646 - tepples - Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:59 am

The only save tool I know of that works reliably with R4 and other SLOT-1 cards is savsender, which sends the .sav file over Wi-Fi. The others don't work because R4 does not support being swapped into SLOT-1 while the DS power is on.
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#137726 - maktime - Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:20 am

ahh I see.
Well I want to get the save files backed up from my original Final Fantasy 3 and New super mario bros slot 1 carts..

Would save sender be able to do that?

#137727 - dantheman - Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:25 am

It should, yes. I've made a usage tutorial in the FAQs and Guides section of the SCDev forums if you wish to take a look.