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Install Games

  • The developer of DBI has threatened to add malicious code into DBI in the future to target English speakers. We will no longer be using DBI to dump/install games due to the potential risks.

Guide Information

Install game dumps, updates and DLC via USB with Tinwoo and ns-usbloader.
  • Install NSP/NSZ/XCI/XCZ
  • 10+ Minutes
  • Installing your own 'backups' will result in a ban if you connect to Nintendo. Use appropriate ban protection.

What You Need

  • Unpatched/Modchipped Switch
  • MicroSD Card (64GB+)
  • USB Cable
  • Tinwoo
  • ns-usbloader
  • PC

USB Installs With Tinwoo and ns-usbloader

  1. Download the software from the links below.
Click To Download
Click To Download
Click To Download
Click To Download
  1. Extract the Tinwoo-Installer.zip to the root of your microSD card.
  1. Run the Installer-x.x.exe to install ns-usbloader to your PC. Once installed, run ns-usbloader.
  1. Boot Atmosphere and run Tinwoo from the hbmenu in non applet mode (hold R whilst launching a game).
  1. Connect your Switch to your PC with a USB cable.
  1. In Tinwoo, select Install via USB and press OK to accept the warning. You will see the following notice: “USB connection successful! Waiting for list of files to be sent…”. 
  • If you can't get a USB connection, click the cog symbol on the left side of ns-usbloader, then click Download and install drivers on the top right and follow the steps to install the drivers.
  1. In ns-usbloader, click “Select files” at the bottom left of the screen and select the file(s) you want to install (you can highlight multiple files), the files will be displayed on the list in ns-usbloader.
  1. Once the files are added to the list in ns-usbloader, click on “Upload to NS” at the bottom right of the screen.
  1. You will see the game files get added to Tinwoo on your Switch. Press the A or Y (install all) button to select the file(s) to install in Tinwoo, the press the + button on your Switch to install the file(s), then choose the location for your install:

    • SD Card will install to: the Nintendo folder in sysMMC, or to emuMMC/RAW1/Nintendo in emuMMC.

    • Internal Storage will install to: the internal storage in sysMMC, or to the emuMMC partition in emuMMC.

  1. Once you have chosen the location for your install, press the A button to continue. You will see the progress in Tinwoo.
  1. Click OK in Tinwoo once you see the confirmation that the file(s) were successfully installed and exit Tinwoo. Your game(s) will be installed to your home screen.

Optional Next Steps

Guide Information

Install game dumps, updates and DLC via USB with DBI.
  • Install NSP/NSZ/XCI/XCZ
  • 10+ Minutes
  • Installing your own 'backups' will result in a ban if you connect to Nintendo. Use appropriate ban protection.

What You Need

  • Unpatched/Modchipped Switch
  • MicroSD Card (64GB+)
  • USB Cable
  • DBI
  • PC

USB Installs With DBI

  1. Download the software from the link below (the last English version is v658 so download that).
Click To Download
Click To Download
  1. Put the DBI.nro into the switch folder on the root of your microSD card.
  1. Connect your Switch to your PC with a USB cable.
  1. Boot Atmosphere and run DBI from the hbmenu.
  1. In DBI, select Run MTP responder from the menu and wait a few moments for it to finish scanning.
  1. Your Switch will now connect to the PC and show up as “Switch” in Windows explorer.
  1. Open either:

    • Drive 5: MicroSD install for microSD card installs.

    • Drive 6: NAND install for internal/emuMMC partition installs.

  1. Copy or drag your game backup, update or DLC into one of the above drives (can be in folders).
  1. The installation will start and DBI will display Installation complete when it’s finished.
  • Game files are deleted automatically from drive 5: or 6: drive after installation.

Optional Next Steps