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→CIA (CTR Importable Archive, 3DS and DSiWare only)
===CIA (CTR Importable Archive, 3DS and DSiWare only)===
* '''Archive-quality dump?''' No (data removed and edited), compared to a gamecard dump. Potentially most accurate format Partially lossless for CDN (digitally distributed) titlesdata.
* '''Gain:''' Immediate (smaller than original ROM - not applicable to digital titles).
* '''Tools Used:''' GodMode9 (can directly dump 3DS cards or installed titles to CIA, as well as converting 3DS to CIA), 3dsconv or 3DS Simple CIA Converter 5.0+ (3DS rom to CIA); makerom (3DS to/from CIA, NCCHs/DSiWare/ELF+RSF to 3DS/CIA), make_cia (DSiWare to CIA)
Official Nintendo format for developers to install digital titles, later became the most popular format for installable homebrew and game backups owing to the relatively low marketshare of flashcards and emulators (and, for the former, strong impopularity) in favor of CFW.
===NCCHs (CXIs and CFAs, 3DS only)===
