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Option 2 – Low-Capacity microSD Card Transfer
Choose this option when the microSD card in the target system does not have
enough capacity. Data other than Nintendo 3DS software on the SD card will be
transferred to the microSD card of the target system. After the System Transfer, you will be able to re-download the
required software programs from Nintendo eShop free of charge.
• Save data is restored when the software is opened for the first time after download.
Option 3 – PC-Based Transfer
Data on the SD card is not transferred to the microSD card of
the target system during the transfer procedure. After System
Transfer is complete, use a computer to copy all data from the SD card to the microSD card. After copying the data,
insert the microSD card into the target system to use data on it.
• If you were already using a microSD card in an SD card adapter on the source system, you do not need to copy
the data using a computer. After the System Transfer is complete, just insert the microSD card into the target
system to use data on it.
IMPORTANT:
• If your computer has a built-in SD card slot, you will need to use as SD card adapter (sold separately) to insert
the microSD card from the New Nintendo 3DS XL into the SD card slot.
• If your computer does not have a built-in SD card slot, you will need to use a SD card reader and a microSD card
adapter (both sold separately) during this procedure.
Copying data to the microSD card
Copy all data on the source SD card to the PC and then
to the target microSD card. Be sure to copy the entire
Nintendo 3DS folder to the microSD card.
• Copy data to an empty microSD card.
First delete or copy to a PC any data on the microSD
card to make sure it is empty.
• Copy data to the upper most level of any directories
on the microSD card.
• Do not move, delete, rename, or otherwise alter any of the data in the Nintendo 3DS folder.
• See page 55 for more information on SD card capacity.
If you are using multiple SD cards with your source system...
You can move the contents of a single SD card with options 1 or 2. Then you can use a PC to transfer data from the
second or additional SD cards to the microSD card (see option 3) after the system transfer procedure, and then insert
the card into the new system. See page 55 for more information on copying data to SD cards.
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Data other than
Nintendo 3DS
software
Computer
Nintendo 3DS folder microSD card
Precautions regarding System Transfers
After the transfer, all of the data on the source system is deleted.
Data in system memory is erased
Source system
• Data other than Nintendo DSiWare saved to the system memory of the target system (such as save data for built-in
software) is all erased before the data from the source console is written.
the system memory of the target system, copy it to the microSD card before running the System Transfer.
Downloadable Software
• You will no longer be able to use the downloadable software and save data stored in the microSD card that was used
in the target system. (You can re-download software titles from Nintendo eShop.) However, you can move Nintendo
DSiWare and its save data to the system memory of the target system before the System Transfer and you will still be
able to use it after the transfer.
• If you perform a System Transfer between systems that have the same downloadable software, the Account Activity for
the same software on the target system is erased, and the save data will no longer be usable either.
save data from the source system will become playable on the target system.
Notes on Nintendo eShop Balance
• You will not be able to perform a System Transfer if the combined balance on the source and target systems exceeds the
maximum allowed balance.
If you used Option 2, "Low-Capacity microSD Card Transfer" to transfer data from a
Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL to the New Nintendo 3DS XL:
You can check the transferred save data from the Data Management screen. You can also
select save data from the Data Management screen and delete it.
Data in system memory is overwritten
Target system
If you have any photo or audio data saved in
The software and
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