Data Management; Save Data Backup - Nintendo 3DS XL Operation Manual

Data Management

Check or organise software, data and settings saved to the System Memory or the SD Card.
You can manage downloaded software, check or configure software using StreetPass
functionality and reset the blocked-user settings. Select DATA MANAGEMENT from System
Settings, then select the corresponding option.
SOFTWARE
EXTRA DATA
Nintendo 3DS
Data Management
ADD-ON CONTENT

SAVE DATA BACKUP

Check Nintendo DSiWare saved to the System Memory or an SD Card. You can also copy
Nintendo DSiWare
Nintendo DSiWare between the System Memory and an SD Card or delete it.
Data Management
Note: You can store up to 40 Nintendo DSiWare titles in the System Memory.
View a list of software that supports StreetPass. You can also deactivate StreetPass for
StreetPass MANAGEMENT
any software title.
Resetting blocked-user settings will remove all previously applied restrictions and
RESET BLOCKED-USER SETTINGS
allow the receipt of data from all users.
Note:
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You can store over 300 pieces of extra data / add-on content on an SD Card, but only the fi rst 300 will be shown in Data Management.
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Nintendo DSiWare cannot be launched from an SD Card. Copy it to the System Memory before playing.
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If you copy a software title to a location where the same software title is already saved, the existing software will be overwritten by the one you are
copying. Be careful when copying software in order to avoid overwriting save data.
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Deleted software and add-on content can be redownloaded free of charge from Nintendo eShop. (Please be aware that it is not possible to redownload
content if distribution of that content has been suspended or terminated.)
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Check or delete Nintendo 3DS download software or Virtual
Console™ software.
Note:
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You can store up to 300 Nintendo 3DS titles on an SD Card.
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When deleting software, you can create a backup of its save data.
Check or delete extra data (e.g. data received via SpotPass)
on your Nintendo 3DS XL system.
Check or delete add-on content (including software update
data) downloaded for compatible Nintendo 3DS software.
Create or delete backups of Nintendo 3DS download software
or Virtual Console software, and restore save data from your
backups. Once a backup has been created, its save data can be
restored at any time (page 63).
Save Data Backup
Create or delete backups of downloadable software save data,
and restore data from your backups.
Points to Note Regarding Save Data Backups
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Save data backups for up to 30 titles can be saved to an SD Card.
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You can create more than one backup for the same software.
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Restoring the save data from a backup will overwrite the existing save data in the software.
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Save data can only be restored if the software and backup are stored on the same SD Card.
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Backups cannot be created for the following kinds of software:
– Card-based software
– Built-in software
– Downloadable software that doesn't support backups
Note: Even if the downloadable software does not support the save data backup feature,
when deleting the downloadable software from the system
Virtual Console). When you redownload the software and touch the gift icon, the save data will be automatically restored once
from the backup data.
Managing Backups
Select one of these backup options.
Backup
Touch the software
1
you want to make a
backup for.
Touch CREATE.
2
Touch existing save data
to overwrite it.
you can still create a backup, but only
in Software Management (excluding Game Boy Advance games on
Restore / Delete
Touch the backup
1
data you want to
restore or delete.
2
Touch OK.
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