From 98718c45ffb80d0395da59efc7a5a9816f8ae615 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lifehackerhansol Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 19:31:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] nand-backup: sync with finalizing-setup @ 8c2613d88bf35f5cd1a1efc8e969fef404c9a55b This brings the NAND backup steps up to speed with the more up-to-date Finalizing Setup prior to adding an automated script, which fixes a few issues such as: - missing step to copy `.bin.sha` from the SD card - inconsistency where guide tells to copy `essential.exefs` without extracting it first --- _pages/en_US/include/nand-backup.txt | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_pages/en_US/include/nand-backup.txt b/_pages/en_US/include/nand-backup.txt index f53949d80f..6960e53cf4 100644 --- a/_pages/en_US/include/nand-backup.txt +++ b/_pages/en_US/include/nand-backup.txt @@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ 1. Press (B) to return to the main menu 1. Select "Exit" 1. Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted +1. Navigate to `[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL` +1. Press (A) on `essential.exefs` to select it +1. Select "Copy to 0:/gm9/out" + + If you see "Destination already exists", press (A) on "Overwrite file(s)" +1. Press (A) to continue 1. Hold (R) and press (Start) at the same time to power off your console 1. Insert your SD card into your computer -1. Copy `__sysnand_##.bin` and `essential.exefs` from the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer - + Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage) +1. Copy `__sysnand_##.bin`, `__sysnand_##.bin.sha`, and `essential.exefs` from the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer + + Copy these backups to multiple locations (such as online file storage, an external hard drive, etc.) + These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future 1. Delete `__sysnand_##.bin` and `__sysnand_##.bin.sha` from the `/gm9/out/` folder on your SD card after copying it + + The other backup files are negligible in size and may be kept on your SD card for ease of access 1. Reinsert your SD card into your console