Nintendo 3DS XL Operation Manual page 25

Download the Transfer Tool
In order to transfer data from the source system (Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL) to the new system,
you first need to download the free Nintendo 3DS System Transfer tool from the Nintendo DSi Shop on
the source system.
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For more information on the Nintendo DSi Shop, please refer to your Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL
Operations Manual.
Precautions for transferring Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Configuration
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The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Configuration on the target system will be overwritten.
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Your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID will be deleted from the source system during transfer. For more information about your
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID, please refer to your Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL Operations Manual.
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Settings for Advanced Setup (connections 4 – 6) will not be transferred.
Precautions for transferring photos & recordings
All the photos and recordings saved to the system memory of the target system will be deleted.
and recordings on your New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 3DS XL to be deleted, copy them onto the microSD memory card before
carrying out the transfer.
Existing photos and recordings deleted from system memory of target system
Photo & Recording Data
Source system
(Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL)
If there are photos and recordings in the system memory
of the New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 3DS XL system...
Copy any photos and recordings from the
system memory to a microSD memory card
before performing the transfer.
Note: If you want to transfer photos which you have saved to an SD card being used with the source system, you will first need to copy them to the
system memory of the source system.
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If you do not want any of the photos
Target system
(New Nintendo 3DS or
New Nintendo 3DS XL)
Photos and recordings
on the microSD card will
not be deleted during
transfer.
Precautions for transferring Nintendo DSiWare
Only the software itself will be transferred to the target system. Save data is not transferred.
be deleted from the source system. Please be sure that it is OK to have your save data deleted before you start the transfer process.
Nintendo DSiWare and save data deleted
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The data will be saved on the system memory of the target system. If there is not enough space in the target system's system memory,
you will not be able to transfer data. To free up space, go to Data Management in the System Settings to copy any Nintendo DSiWare
already saved on the system to the microSD card and delete them from the system memory
If purchased Nintendo DSiWare has been deleted or copied to an SD card...
If you have purchased any Nintendo DSiWare titles that have subsequently been deleted or copied to an SD card, you can still
transfer the software even though it is no longer in the system memory of the source system. For such software, the actual soft-
ware will not be transferred to the target system, but it will be downloadable from Nintendo eShop at no extra cost.
Only Account Activity (record of purchased Nintendo DSiWare) transferred
Nintendo DSiWare
on SD card
(see note below)
Deleted Nintendo DSiWare
(see note below)
Note: In order to play Nintendo DSiWare titles on the source Nintendo DSi system after they have been transferred, you will need to use
Nintendo DSi Points to purchase them again.
Note:
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Nintendo DSiWare that is free or is not available on Nintendo eShop cannot be transferred. For details on Nintendo DSiWare that cannot
be transferred, visit the Nintendo website.
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You cannot transfer Nintendo DSi Points or any software that was pre-installed on the source Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL system.
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Software that already exists on the target system will not be transferred.
Both the software and the save data will
Nintendo DSiWare (without save data) transferred
( p. 45).
Download from Nintendo eShop
at no extra cost
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