Nintendo 3DS question(s)

Smashgoom202

Smashgoom202

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Maybe a general topic for 3DS questions but for now, I have a serious question.

So for a while, I've been noticing that the touch screen on my 3DS is wonky, it doesn't work right, specifically it thinks I'm tapping a different part of the screen then what I'm actually tapping (it's either slightly to the right or to the left... or somethings, I don't even know). I've tried calibrating it, but it doesn't seem to work. I was thinking about sending it into Nintendo ti possibly fix, but then I had another idea.

I'm interested in getting a 3DS XL, or even a 2DS, but I don't want to throw out all the save data, downloadable games, or my Mii and Streepass Plaza data. Is there any way to transfer the data from one 3DS console to another?
 
Icemario said:
Take out the SD Card of your 3DS and put it in the other handheld?
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My Streetpass data, as well as data saved on the 3DS itself and not the SD card won't be transfered that way, though.
 
Icemario said:
Probably not, though this might help.
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That's exactly what you're supposed to do.

Also, what's the deal with people making threads for questions they could have easily googled the answer to?
 
Lakituthequick said:
Just putting a SD card in a foreign 3DS will make it's data unusable in both.
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Oh wow, I didn't know that.

Though I've actually already posted a link of Nintendo describing the System Transfer process in my last post.
 
Icemario said:
Lakituthequick said:
Just putting a SD card in a foreign 3DS will make it's data unusable in both.
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Oh wow, I didn't know that.
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Well, it works this way. The parent 3DS will write it's data to the SD card with some encryptions and keys and stuff that will make that SD card only usable in that 3DS. Should a 3DS get a SD card that doesn't fit with it (empty SD cards don't fit too), it will reformat some stuff in the "Nintendo 3DS" folder, including setting it's own keys, which overwrite the previous 3DS' data, if present. The data already present is no longer usable.

While the original 3DS will still remember which games you purchased and allow you to re-download them free of costs, save data is lost forever.

Icemario said:
Though I've actually already posted a link of Nintendo describing the System Transfer process in my last post.
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Noticed it after I posted mine. Sorry.
 
It's still not much of a surprise Nintendo made a way to prevent duplication of eShop software, though is the SD Card still usable in either (or at least the original) 3DS after the overwrite messes up the data if you delete it, assuming that's possible?

Lakituthequick said:
Icemario said:
Though I've actually already posted a link of Nintendo describing the System Transfer process in my last post.
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Noticed it after I posted mine. Sorry.
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No harm done, I was just letting you know.