Hey hey! I had a couple questions about putting NSP/NSZ/XCI Switch Roms on my modded switch.

  1. Am I able to save my game like normal in any game that is a switch rom?
  2. What do I do if the game needs to be updated/how do I know what version of the game I am using?
  3. How to add any corresponding DLC to any game?
  4. How come when I copy Switch roms over to my SD Card using DBI, I do not see the files in the "SD Card Install" folder when I go back into the folder....where did the files go?
  5. I see a place on my SD Card that says "Nand Install" and says I can put Switch Roms in there also....what is this folder for? I usually put everything in my "Sd Card Install" folder.

Thanks in advance!

  • Updates and DLC are installed the same as the base game. The correct order is installing base > Update > DLC and you should be good to go

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    So I had a light issue. I did base, update. And the game would load. Had to install the game once more after the update and it worked fine.

    I had to update the game because I made a copy of my save file and it was update and not loading. Once I updated the game it loaded the game perfectly fine.

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    Glad you got it working

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    Is that normal though? That the game needs to be reinstalled after the update?

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    I have never had it happen, but it's possible I suppose.

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    I wouldn't worry about installing the bits in the right order. I usually drop 10+ games on DBI at once and let it figure it out.

    Everything has worked perfectly so far.

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  • I don't have experience with XCI, but I'm pretty sure it's the same.

    1. yes
    2. (and 3) You can download and install updates in the same way as you're installing the base game.
    3. This folder is not real, it's a simulated folder that actually installs the rom instead of storing.
    4. SD Card install is installing on the sd card, nand install is installing on the nand (integrated storage). You have to keep track of the available space on each of them. I think you're allowed to have the fame and updates/DLC on different storage types, but I'm not sure.
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    Afterthought: to check the storage space or uninstall a game, go into the settings and to something like data management (I'm using another language, so can't know for sure).

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