I will note that if you attempt to use this method to rewind time on your eShop versions of XY you will get an error from the games. The image can be written to another SD card to allow a player to use a different SD card with their system. It is possible to create an image of an SD card used in a Nintendo 3DS. On a similar note, I would also like to share an interesting fact about the eShop versions of the games. HELP! There has to be a way to convert the BIN into something that the same game can be restored to! So, I tried renaming the last backup BIN that I know that I had previously loaded prior. PowerSaves displays the available back-ups for the game based upon file name with the Game ID at the beginning of the BIN's name. As a result, PowerSaves recognizes these games as two different titles for the purposes of Backups. Unfortunately, there appears to have been at least two separate print production runs of Pokemon X & Y for the USA.

PowerSaves names all the saves by Game ID. This error'd out and murdered my cartridge (no longer visible by any Nintendo 3DS.) This forced me to purchase a replacement cartridge. You should never touch the connector area of the cartridge.Īt the start of the servers going down for the first days of ORAS release, I attempted to use PowerSaves 3DS to clone my Pokemon in Box 1 to keep a copy for Bank and to migrate onto ORAS. Your hands and fingers should ALWAYS be clean with playing your system especially when handling your cartridges. If this is not disabled, you cannot guarantee anything is being read or written to the cartridge properly.ģ.) Make sure your cartridge connectors are clean. I say use at one's own risk because I was foolish enough to be in a rush and the PowerSaves 3DS software caused my Pokemon Y cartridge to become a paper weight.Ģ.) Windows 7/8 use a feature for handling hardware called 'Drive Enforcement' which prevents the software from being able to read the device.

You are better off using an old computer. Due to the incompatibility, the device will experience issues connecting and staying connected according to the software. Here is how to avoid that!ġ.) The device is not USB 3.0 friendly. There will be a lot of people who will experience issues with operating the device. I am rather disappointed by the limitations of this product (most of which are the result of poor design and coding for the software) but I cannot deny the product is solid and a great buy. I would like to point out a couple things for anyone who has experience ANY issues getting PowerSaves working.

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