I prefer the SXDumper tool MUCH simpler and pretty much all the same options but you can dump to a hard drive/flash drive etc instead of just the SD card.
is there a chance that you would be making the files public ? (i was waiting for someone to rip the sfx (sound effects like Fury Bowsers Roar) and upload them to sound resource, noone did that yet :/
How can I start it with an emulator such as YUZU or ryujinx after dumping (file extraction) to a PC? I can't find any files in the RomFs folder that I could start.
I try to dump MK8DX, but i try to, and it comes up with ```findKeyInProcessMemory: unable to locate key "header_key_source" in process memory!``` how can I fix this?
help ive been trying to dump the romfs for botw but it always says "unable to locate key "header_key_source" in proccess memory" but i already did dump the prod keys from lockpick so im at a loss on what to do
Does anyone know how I can make the game or emulator load the modified RomFS files? In my case I am editing images and textures and I would like to be able to load them into the game.
Hey, I am trying this with Breath of the Wild right now, and the speed is always on something like 0.3 - 0.5 MiB/s which for 16GB of data will take ages. Any tips on how to make it faster? I am already using a decent SD-Card which has something like 300 read and 100 write.
So I've dumped Mario Kart 8 deluxe 2.1.0 with the DLC and all that. I have custom tracks, characters, UI and all that good stuff which all workl perfectly. The problem is when I go to one of the Wave 1 or 2 tracks it crashes EVERYTIME. I'm not sure what I've done wrong?
Is there a way to extract the ROMs from the Switch Online emulators? I want to play some of the games on a DMG Game Boy and my PC using a flashcart but I don't want to steal these games. Yes, for some odd reason the law says no downloading ROMs even if you have your own copies of the game (I'm going to delete them when my Switch Online expires, just wanted to beat games like SML2 on the original hardware and delete it after that but keep the save data)
Great tutorial but I have a problem: when I try to dump my game in romfs format also using the latest game update it gives me this error: "invalid public rsa exponent for eTicket data! Wrong keys". I have already generated the keys with lockpick but continues to give me this error despite using the latest version of nxdumptool (1.1.10) .... what could I do?
Quoted from DarkMatterCore (Developer of this tool) "This particular error only appears when the eTicket RSA key fails to be properly decrypted, either because the "eticket_rsa_kek" entry is missing in your prod.keys file, or because it isn't valid. You must make sure to run Lockpick_RCM on the console where you intend to run nxdumptool, selecting the eMMC the data you wish to dump is linked to (e.g. if you want to dump an update installed to the SD card using your physical eMMC, you must select it). The same requirement applies to nxdumptool: you must run it on the eMMC linked to the data you want to dump. There's nothing else I can suggest you besides completely wiping the prod.keys file from your SD card and running Lockpick_RCM again, taking these remarks into consideration." gbatemp.net/threads/nxdumptool-nintendo-switch-dump-tool.508343/page-19#post-8959935
Hello, i've ran into a problem :( I've tried to dump my RomFS from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe onto my sd card but there is always this one error: 'findKeyInProcessMemory: unable to locate key "header_key_source" in process memory!' I don't know what to do now. I've used lockpick before and put prod und title keys both in my /switch folder... :( Does someone know what I can do to get access to the RomFS file? Thx for every answer in advance ^^
I want to dump totk but I can't because none of my previously downloaded applications r there(its asking me to redownload them) and TOTK is asking to be downloaded too even though I have a CHIP so I can't dump totk
Hi! Why when I open up the NXdumptool it tells me : warning : missing keys. This file needs to deal with incryption schemes used by Nintendo Switch Content files.
@@jamescoconut1282 I've downloaded the keys from both my Sysnand and Emunand, and it's still saying i dont have them. "decryptNcaHeader: invalid NCA magic word! Wrong header key? (0x8BDA8C73)"
why do you have to do two seperate dumps for the NSP's referring to DLC and the actual game. Kinda weird you can't just include the updates or anything like that.
i dont know a single thing in the video especially the flash drive thing but i really want to play mario kart 8 cause i played mario kart wii since wii came... pls help me on what to do step by step like the "Dump and use your firmware-NAND and keys from your console following our quickstart guide. The firmware contains Mii data. Without it, the game crashes on boot." saying in yuzu website...
i'm trying to get the games in my pc but do i have to get a homebrew app in the nintendo switch in order to do that or do i take out the sd card and put it in my pc?
I try to do this with Pokemon Sword, and I keep getting errors like 1 second in something fails to dump, I've tried 20 times so far. What can I do to not get errors?
if u got an older atmosphere version as the game requires u cant dump them. if atmosphere has compability with 16.0 and ur game requires a system with 17.0 u cant dump it. update atmosphere and apps and than it should work.
Hello, I have an issue whenever I want to dump pokemon shield it says recursive Dump Romfs File: failed to open output file at the end when its 99% done. What do I do? my pokemon shield is nsp
Weird, I'm not sure about that exact issue. Did you make sure to launch the hb menu over an app (like in the video) and does your SD card have enough space for all of the files? Other than those, I'm not sure how to help. Might need to ask on a forum
You want it on the latest updated firmware. That includes both the prod and title keys and latest firmware updates that Nintendo puts onto their console. Otherwise, certain games may crash. Especially newly released one's
If you are trying to get textures from first part Nintendo games, I usually have a pretty good success rate with switch toolbox in opening files, texture and model files alike.
Depends on the same, but yeah they could be in bgyml. The file types will require different software to convert it to a .wav or other usable audio file for PC
so I dump the basic game but how do the updates work? Lets say that i dump my botw game but will it work assuming the core game doesnt have all the updates?
are you asking about dumping your _save_? it's like creating a backup of your save. using checkpoint or JKSV, you can do this. it will save it to your SD card, and you can then edit it with a save editor if that's what you're looking to do. if not, then whenever you feel like starting over, but still want to keep your original save, you are allowed to create multiple backups with JKSV or checkpoint, and you can restore them at any point in time in the future.
This happened to me once after dumping MK8D. I think it is because SD cards are not able to handle so many small files easily, so it could corrupt. FAT32 is definitely the superior filesystem over exFAT though, so yes you should change.
the romFS dump is the switch game but extracted, to make changes such as texture/model swapping. by dumping your romFS, then you've already dumped the animations and anything else the game uses
hey darkflare can you please help me out, I have been trying to dump a game that I digitally download from the eshop on my vanilla version of my switch, I have 0 clue on how to do this, i did ask on discord but...the help wasn't that good since i am still at lost on how to do this - can you please make a tutorial on how to do this??? T_T
as long as your "vanilla" switch is able to be modded, then you can follow this tutorial. there is no currently known way to dump a game from a patched switch
A tool like this might be able to help you extract a backup of the game into romfs format: github.com/jakcron/nstool To extract directly from console like this, with update, it isn't possible with only PC sadly.
however much space the game is. because a romFS dump is the entire game but extracted, it will be the same size as the normal game. so if you take new horizons for example, which is ~6gb, then the romFS dump will also be ~6gb
.iso is not a format used for Switch games. .iso Files are disc images, the switch does not use Discs, it uses cartridges. Cartridge dumps are .xci and eShop Backups are .nsp
after i dumped botw (all options were on yes) i got only the base folder (ending with 000) and not the dllc folder that ends with 001. any idea how i get that folder now ?
You need to specifically click the option for romfs and for whatever the other option is. It will make the files. Then you drag them to your contents/title folder [Ex Botw whatever the title id is>romfs]. I made the mistake early today of not dragging it into the contents folder.
Lol we'll have to see. I'm trying to avoid their strikes by avoiding using their games in guides like this. They just striked down a different video of mine tonight.
@@DarkFlare how unfortunite that that happens pretty sure they will try find a lame excuse to take it down Probebly the part at the end where you show of the Ui of the switch
did u watch the video? he told you everything ^^. just dump the file into XCI or NSP and yuzu and ryujinx can read it. 2:30 there you can choose the format.
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Can you do this with digital games as well or just cart?
@Scupper awesome
he showed it in the video mate ^^
I prefer the SXDumper tool MUCH simpler and pretty much all the same options but you can dump to a hard drive/flash drive etc instead of just the SD card.
so you dont need a SD card?
well this is our only option now cause its impossible to get the sx software now so we cant really use it anymore
this helped so much i got the among us and bowser's fury files! (among us was for just looking through it and bowser's fury was for modding)
is there a chance that you would be making the files public ? (i was waiting for someone to rip the sfx (sound effects like Fury Bowsers Roar) and upload them to sound resource, noone did that yet :/
@@VentiVR im pretty sure doing that is actually illegal or something but idk how to get sounds anyways lol
@@impostor5875 damn, well, thanks for telling me i guess
I did exact same but it appears a message " warning: missing keys file at sdmc:/switch/prod.keys.
What can I do?
You have to get the LockpickRCM and Install it
You forgot to dump your keys. Get a key dumper for modded nintendo switches, inject the payload, then your keys will be found at the switch folder.
So now that we dumped the games how can we modify the game and run it after?
How can I start it with an emulator such as YUZU or ryujinx after dumping (file extraction) to a PC?
I can't find any files in the RomFs folder that I could start.
I keep on trying to dump the files and it says "Invalid header size for NCA RomFS Section" is there any way to fix that?
tried this got a message
Keys File Unavailable
I try to dump MK8DX, but i try to, and it comes up with
```findKeyInProcessMemory: unable to locate key "header_key_source" in process memory!```
how can I fix this?
Did you ever figure this out?
same problem here
How would we go about opening those now obtained files? Say like a unity game for example?
Emulator
Outdated! Does not work as of Atmosphere 17. Use something other than NX dump tool
do u know any other one
help ive been trying to dump the romfs for botw but it always says "unable to locate key "header_key_source" in proccess memory" but i already did dump the prod keys from lockpick so im at a loss on what to do
Did you extract the keys via the Payload-Injector? (via PC, not via the Switch)
Does anyone know how I can make the game or emulator load the modified RomFS files?
In my case I am editing images and textures and I would like to be able to load them into the game.
dumo them as xci or nsp and it works with yuzu
Hey,
I am trying this with Breath of the Wild right now, and the speed is always on something like 0.3 - 0.5 MiB/s which for 16GB of data will take ages. Any tips on how to make it faster? I am already using a decent SD-Card which has something like 300 read and 100 write.
Well, Bandwith of the card reader + the micro sd card slot are the reason why the speed is so bad
The game speed is always like that but it goes by fast if you leave it running and do something else
I followed all the steps but my romfs folder on my switch is empty. It took over 10 hours for the dump with finish. What do I do?
I also don't have a nxdumptool folder in my switch folder, even after the dump completed.
I realized I had to physically take out the SD card to get the folder to appear. I was using FTDP which was why I was having those problems.
I tried to do this but i noticed when it showed the save location it didn't specificaly say SD card for me it said emmc somthing.
Why after i extract the game, all the new folders created are empty ?
So I've dumped Mario Kart 8 deluxe 2.1.0 with the DLC and all that. I have custom tracks, characters, UI and all that good stuff which all workl perfectly. The problem is when I go to one of the Wave 1 or 2 tracks it crashes EVERYTIME. I'm not sure what I've done wrong?
Is there a way to extract the ROMs from the Switch Online emulators? I want to play some of the games on a DMG Game Boy and my PC using a flashcart but I don't want to steal these games. Yes, for some odd reason the law says no downloading ROMs even if you have your own copies of the game (I'm going to delete them when my Switch Online expires, just wanted to beat games like SML2 on the original hardware and delete it after that but keep the save data)
Great tutorial but I have a problem: when I try to dump my game in romfs format also using the latest game update it gives me this error: "invalid public rsa exponent for eTicket data! Wrong keys". I have already generated the keys with lockpick but continues to give me this error despite using the latest version of nxdumptool (1.1.10) .... what could I do?
Quoted from DarkMatterCore (Developer of this tool)
"This particular error only appears when the eTicket RSA key fails to be properly decrypted, either because the "eticket_rsa_kek" entry is missing in your prod.keys file, or because it isn't valid.
You must make sure to run Lockpick_RCM on the console where you intend to run nxdumptool, selecting the eMMC the data you wish to dump is linked to (e.g. if you want to dump an update installed to the SD card using your physical eMMC, you must select it).
The same requirement applies to nxdumptool: you must run it on the eMMC linked to the data you want to dump.
There's nothing else I can suggest you besides completely wiping the prod.keys file from your SD card and running Lockpick_RCM again, taking these remarks into consideration."
gbatemp.net/threads/nxdumptool-nintendo-switch-dump-tool.508343/page-19#post-8959935
@@DarkFlare I've put the latest version of Lockpick and il works! 👍
Nice, glad it worked!
Hello can i only dump a Update from a Game ?
how to merge the dumped files to xci?
eta is 70+ hours how do i fix
Hello, i've ran into a problem :(
I've tried to dump my RomFS from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe onto my sd card but there is always this one error: 'findKeyInProcessMemory: unable to locate key "header_key_source" in process memory!'
I don't know what to do now. I've used lockpick before and put prod und title keys both in my /switch folder... :(
Does someone know what I can do to get access to the RomFS file?
Thx for every answer in advance ^^
Okay so i figured it out whats wrong. Basically if you are on FW 17+ you have to use "nxdumptool-rewrite (latest commit build) Pre-release" version
You need the newer dumptool, the one in the video is outdated
i downloaded the fsrom mario odysey now i want to play them on yuzu but how
This may not have anything to do with this video but is there a method for ripping the music from a Switch videogame in PC?
every song is on youtube
@@leonidasvonsparta What do you mean? Anyways there is a way to do what I asked for 2 years ago
Thank you so much I changed it to fat 32 and now everything is ok
Glad to hear you got it working!
when i try to dump romfs i keep getting: "parseBktrEntryFromNca: invalidNCA BKTR subsection header size"
I want to dump totk but I can't because none of my previously downloaded applications r there(its asking me to redownload them) and TOTK is asking to be downloaded too even though I have a CHIP so I can't dump totk
Hi! Why when I open up the NXdumptool it tells me : warning : missing keys. This file needs to deal with incryption schemes used by Nintendo Switch Content files.
You have to use NXdumptool version 1.1.12 . Also before you have to use lockpick, to get the keys.
@@jamescoconut1282 I've downloaded the keys from both my Sysnand and Emunand, and it's still saying i dont have them. "decryptNcaHeader: invalid NCA magic word! Wrong header key? (0x8BDA8C73)"
@@JasonCuletta are you using 1.1.12 dumptool?
why do you have to do two seperate dumps for the NSP's referring to DLC and the actual game. Kinda weird you can't just include the updates or anything like that.
just install the regular game and after teh update
i dont know a single thing in the video especially the flash drive thing but i really want to play mario kart 8 cause i played mario kart wii since wii came... pls help me on what to do step by step like the "Dump and use your firmware-NAND and keys from your console following our quickstart guide. The firmware contains Mii data. Without it, the game crashes on boot." saying in yuzu website...
my switch broke a while ago and im trying to find a way to play my games is there any method that doesnt require a switch?
i'm trying to get the games in my pc but do i have to get a homebrew app in the nintendo switch in order to do that or do i take out the sd card and put it in my pc?
do i really need an external driver? i want to play botw but i cant make up with all h3 and .app files
can someone help i literally just bought a $20 external microsd adapter for this and its not showing the switch file its just the "Nintendo" file
u should join a discord for any questions it helps a lot
great, but now, if i edit something, how do i apply this back to the game?
Hello, can i dump only Update from a Game ? 😢
I try to do this with Pokemon Sword, and I keep getting errors like 1 second in something fails to dump, I've tried 20 times so far. What can I do to not get errors?
if u got an older atmosphere version as the game requires u cant dump them.
if atmosphere has compability with 16.0 and ur game requires a system with 17.0 u cant dump it.
update atmosphere and apps and than it should work.
why does mine have alot of red writing at the bottom of the nxdumper something missing?
Hello, I have an issue whenever I want to dump pokemon shield it says recursive Dump Romfs File: failed to open output file at the end when its 99% done. What do I do? my pokemon shield is nsp
Weird, I'm not sure about that exact issue. Did you make sure to launch the hb menu over an app (like in the video) and does your SD card have enough space for all of the files? Other than those, I'm not sure how to help. Might need to ask on a forum
@@DarkFlare Let me try it launching hb menu from an app
@@DarkFlare I can dump it but my sd card has to be formated
it says romfs is disabled in prod keys, how do i enable them?
I got the same problem, have you found any solution?
@@donntel8098 no 👹
@@softannewet I looked stuff up and turns out we got a different problem. hope you find a way for yours 😅
This helped out but I'm running into an issue. The dump won't run on CFW, saying it needs a system update, and yuzu crashes if I try to run it there
do the switch has to be on a specific update firmware?
You want it on the latest updated firmware. That includes both the prod and title keys and latest firmware updates that Nintendo puts onto their console. Otherwise, certain games may crash. Especially newly released one's
@@flufflenuggit6499 okay thank you for the quick reply
Very helpful tutorial !! Nice
ty
How would I go about opening the textures n stuff that I extracted with nxdumptool? They're all in some foreign format which im not sure how to open.
That all depends on the game. You will have to do research related to the file format and editing for that game. Each game uses different file formats
If you are trying to get textures from first part Nintendo games, I usually have a pretty good success rate with switch toolbox in opening files, texture and model files alike.
what format are the soundtrack files usually in? i found files with bgyml format but I'm not sure.
Depends on the same, but yeah they could be in bgyml. The file types will require different software to convert it to a .wav or other usable audio file for PC
@@DarkFlare Do you know any software for this?
Check out github.com/KillzXGaming/Switch-Toolbox
Uhhh... I need a "keys" file... where do I get that?
Run the Lockpick_RCM payload, this is usually done when you first install CFW. It will generate the keys files
@@DarkFlare how do I run that payload?
What's the name of the song in the background 😮
hi pro, please tell me how to open 3d model extension was dum, after extract from game Story of...Mineral Town.
so I dump the basic game but how do the updates work? Lets say that i dump my botw game but will it work assuming the core game doesnt have all the updates?
Good I got mine fixed and working better by the real vendor I come across cardermanager3 on telegram...
idk if u gonna respond but... i rlly wanna have all my saved things from botw do u think i could get it ?
are you asking about dumping your _save_? it's like creating a backup of your save. using checkpoint or JKSV, you can do this. it will save it to your SD card, and you can then edit it with a save editor if that's what you're looking to do. if not, then whenever you feel like starting over, but still want to keep your original save, you are allowed to create multiple backups with JKSV or checkpoint, and you can restore them at any point in time in the future.
If don't it where can we dump the games form.
Hello it worked but when I take my sd and plug it in my PC it gets corrupted. should I make my USB fat32?
This happened to me once after dumping MK8D. I think it is because SD cards are not able to handle so many small files easily, so it could corrupt. FAT32 is definitely the superior filesystem over exFAT though, so yes you should change.
Hi I have a question doing this technique can i extract animations and models from any Nintendo Switch game ?
the romFS dump is the switch game but extracted, to make changes such as texture/model swapping. by dumping your romFS, then you've already dumped the animations and anything else the game uses
Are the romFS files all I need to dump to get something going on a yuzu? Sorry new to all this- awesome video. Will bookmark
You need the exeFS files as well. Good luck finding out how to get them. Nobody will tell you.
what do you have to dump to make it playable on pc?
how do i run the game with the modifications I've made?
i dont understand i dont have the switch folder
This is not the type of rom dumping I was talking about, Google. Damn it!
I can't get to the RomFS options
The games dump form a carriage games??
hey darkflare can you please help me out, I have been trying to dump a game that I digitally download from the eshop on my vanilla version of my switch, I have 0 clue on how to do this, i did ask on discord but...the help wasn't that good since i am still at lost on how to do this - can you please make a tutorial on how to do this??? T_T
as long as your "vanilla" switch is able to be modded, then you can follow this tutorial. there is no currently known way to dump a game from a patched switch
@@inconsistent_dg I actually figured it out xD was doing the method in a wrong way haha
@@inconsistent_dg but thank you for replying back 😊
So this is it? Is there no way to plug your switch cart into a tool/piece of hardware and dump it that way?
u have that tool build into your switch ^^ the cardreader is that. outside of that im not sure.
thank you so much for the video
hey was wondering if i could do this with a switch lite?
youd need a modchip
Hey! A bit late, but I’m looking to dump botw, but my SD card using big enough. Is there a way to do this solely on PC?
A tool like this might be able to help you extract a backup of the game into romfs format: github.com/jakcron/nstool
To extract directly from console like this, with update, it isn't possible with only PC sadly.
DarkFlare ah ok thanks for the response
@@DarkFlare how do you do this on pc?
how do i use layered fs after dumping this?
I thought this was scam at first, but you cleared my mind all thanks to *carder111* on telegram for that cc you’re the best
@DarkFlare I cannot Dump my Super Mario Bros. Wonder From ROMFS , i only have 512gb sd card
You will need more space if it doesnt fit.
@@DarkFlare what kind of Space ?
@@DarkFlarewhat sd card you are using
@@DarkFlare What SD CARD i should use to dump romfs
@@RePlayRetroStudiou need the same amount of space u need for mario wonders
Does this contain the dialogues or the script of the game?
it will contain everything in the game. a romFS dump is the ENTIRE switch game, except everything is viewable and able to be edited.
How much available space does the SD card need?
however much space the game is. because a romFS dump is the entire game but extracted, it will be the same size as the normal game. so if you take new horizons for example, which is ~6gb, then the romFS dump will also be ~6gb
Great video. Thank you. Think I might use this to mod DQ11S music
Is there a switch brick Risk?
Do i keep the game on my switch or is it just gone?
after dumping the romfs, the game is still on your switch and playable.
Is there any danger in cutting and pasting the dumped files from the SD card to your PC? Will that cause any loss?
No
How I do it on a PC?
Wow noice 👍
ty
Can i get ban?
Does this work on OLED switches?
No. If you want to open up your switch and spend 100 dollars on a modded card that gets soulders into your switch then yes. Not recommended
is there smth like this for 3ds
my switch is patched so how do i do this without having a hacked switch
you can't if you don't have a modship on patched switches
doing this can get your switch banned?
Does this need free space for dump game ?
obviously! if you don't have enough space, then where are the files gonna go?
Does this work for ISO dumping? How should I extract the entire game's contents into an iso?
.iso is not a format used for Switch games. .iso Files are disc images, the switch does not use Discs, it uses cartridges. Cartridge dumps are .xci and eShop Backups are .nsp
@@wilfredynunez5263 Well... how do I extract .XCI? I want to use my Switch games on PC.
after i dumped botw (all options were on yes) i got only the base folder (ending with 000) and not the dllc folder that ends with 001. any idea how i get that folder now ?
You need to specifically click the option for romfs and for whatever the other option is. It will make the files. Then you drag them to your contents/title folder [Ex Botw whatever the title id is>romfs]. I made the mistake early today of not dragging it into the contents folder.
@@POPCULTURETUBEX thanks for the replay i managed to get everything to run =)
can someone send me their dumpfiles so i dont have to do this process because i dont have Nintendo switch
this is actually illegal. go out and buy a switch
lole
How do you actually mod the switch?
Programm for Switch v1
Chip for Switch v2, Lite and Oled
some v.1 also need a chip. @@Splatboy0612
Mines going really really slow
nothing is working can u help me
I thought this was scam at first, but you cleared my mind all thanks to *carder111* on telegram for that cc you’re the best
How to install dumped games on a Switch
Hello does this work for digital games as well?
ty :) great stuff.
Stopped once I heard you need custom firmware. Man
I think il give it less then 24 hours
Before the big N takes this down with a false strike
Pretty safe bet
Lol we'll have to see. I'm trying to avoid their strikes by avoiding using their games in guides like this. They just striked down a different video of mine tonight.
@@DarkFlare how unfortunite that that happens pretty sure they will try find a lame excuse to take it down
Probebly the part at the end where you show of the Ui of the switch
It has been 2 years now
thx
np
u talk a bit like the pizza dude from stranger things
E-shop
i dont have the switch folder what do i do
Key file unavailable at sdmc switch prod. key. Option is disabled How do I fix this?
Run lockpick_rcm before
Any way to stitch this into an .nsp? Ryujinx apparently can't open the files as they are.
did u watch the video? he told you everything ^^. just dump the file into XCI or NSP and yuzu and ryujinx can read it.
2:30 there you can choose the format.