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Quickstart Guide

Downloading and Installing yuzu
Hardware Requirements
yuzu Quickstart Guide
Prerequisites
Preparing the microSD bill of fare
Booting into RCM
Booting into Hekate
Mounting the microSD card to your computer in Hekate
Dumping Prod.keys and Title.keys
Backing upwardly Switch NAND (Optional merely Recommended)
Dumping System Update Firmware
Dumping Cartridge Games
Dumping Installed Titles (eShop)
Dumping Save Files (Optional)
Rebooting the Switch Back to its Original Country
Running yuzu

Downloading and Installing yuzu

Hardware Requirements

CPU:

Whatever x86_64 CPU with support for the FMA educational activity set. vi threads or more than are recommended.

Minimum: Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Recommended: Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen v 3600

Defended graphics:

OpenGL 4.6 or Vulkan 1.one compatible hardware and drivers are mandatory. Half-float back up and 4GB of VRAM are recommended.

Minimum for Linux: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB
Minimum for Windows: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB / AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB
Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB / AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB

Integrated graphics:

Integrated graphics volition produce very depression performance. A defended GPU will produce better results on all scenarios. This is only for listing iGPU back up.

Minimum for Linux: Intel Hard disk drive 5300 / AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Minimum for Windows: Intel HD Graphics 520 / AMD Radeon Vega 3
Recommended: Intel UHD Graphics 750 / AMD Radeon Vega 7

RAM:

Since an integrated GPU uses organization RAM equally its video memory (VRAM), our memory requirement in this configuration is higher.

Minimum with dedicated graphics: 8GB
Minimum with integrated graphics: 12GB
Recommended: 16GB

Notes:

Windows users are recommended to run Windows ten 1803 or newer to get the best performance.
Our recommended specifications don't guarantee perfect performance in most games, but rather strive to provide a cost constructive recommendation while still because performance.
About games are playable on older Nvidia GPUs from the Fermi family unit (400 series) or later on, but at least Pascal (chiliad series) is strongly recommended.
CPUs lacking the FMA didactics prepare will produce very poor results. Intel Core gen 3 series or older, AMD phenom Two or older and all Pentium/Celeron/Cantlet CPUs volition not produce optimal results.
Mobile CPUs will not reach the same operation as their desktop counterparts due to thermal, ability, and technical limitations.
Onetime GCN i.0 and GCN ii.0 Radeon GPUs on Linux crave manually forcing the amdgpu kernel module.
GPUs must support OpenGL iv.6 & OpenGL Compatibility profile, or Vulkan 1.one (or college).
To find out if your GPU meets these requirements, visit https://opengl.gpuinfo.org or https://vulkan.gpuinfo.org/ and bank check your GPU details.

Sample Prototype:

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yuzu Quickstart Guide

To first playing commercial games, yuzu needs a couple of arrangement files and folders from your switch in gild to play them properly. To check if your Switch is hackable, visit https://damota.me/ssnc/checker and exam your Switch'due south series number.

Notation:

If your Switch is patched, y'all will be unable to complete the post-obit steps.
The 2019 Switch revision (Mariko/Red Box/HAC-001(-01)) and the Switch Lite are both patched and you volition non be able to complete the post-obit steps.

This guide volition help you copy all your arrangement files, games, updates, and DLC from your switch to your computer and organize them in a format yuzu understands. This process should accept near threescore to xc minutes.

Important:
Make sure to place your Nintendo Switch into Airplane Mode before starting this guide.
Organization Settings -> Airplane Mode -> Aeroplane Fashion "ON"

Prerequisites

A Nintendo Switch vulnerable to the fusée gelée RCM exploit – Visit https://damota.me/ssnc/checker and test your Switch'due south serial number
An SD bill of fare with at least 30 GB of free space (an almost empty 32GB card will work)
A USB-C to USB-A or USB-C to USB-C Cable to connect your Switch to your reckoner
TegraRcmGUI – Download TegraRcmGUI_v2.6_Installer.msi
Hekate – Download hekate_ctcaer_X.X.X_Nyx_X.X.X.zip
Atmosphere – Download both atmosphere-Ten.X.X-principal-XXXXXXXX+hbl-10.X.X+hbmenu-X.X.10.zippo and fusee.bin
Lockpick_RCM – Download Lockpick_RCM.bin
nxdumptool – Download nxdumptool.nro
nxDumpMerger – Download nxDumpMerger_Windows.goose egg
TegraExplorer – Download TegraExplorer.bin
microSD Card Reader – If your computer has i built-in, you tin use that
RCM Jig <– Nosotros highly recommend 1 like this, simply you could utilise any of the methods outlined here

%YUZU_DIR% is the abode directory for yuzu on your computer:

            - For Windows, this is '%APPDATA%\yuzu' or 'C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\yuzu' - For Linux, this is '~/.local/share/yuzu'

Preparing the microSD Card

Nosotros will now prepare the microSD card.
- 1a. Extract the contents within the temper-X.Ten.X-master-XXXXXXXX+hbl-X.X.10+hbmenu-Ten.X.X.cipher and hekate_ctcaer_X.X.X_Nyx_X.Ten.X.zilch files into the root of your microSD card. Merely drag and drib the contents, do not create any new folders.
- 1b. Rename the hekate_ctcaer_X.Ten.10.bin file to reboot_payload.bin and movement it into the atmosphere binder. Replace the file when prompted.
- 1c. Place the fusee.bin, Lockpick_RCM.bin and TegraExplorer.bin files into the payloads folder, which is inside the bootloader binder in your microSD card.
- 1d. Create a folder named nxdumptool inside the switch folder of your SD card and place the nxdumptool.nro file within it.
- 1e. One time done, eject the microSD card and insert information technology into your Nintendo Switch.

Your SD card should look like this.

Your SD card should wait like this.

Booting into RCM

Nosotros will now kicking your Nintendo Switch into RCM mode
- 2a. Run the TegraRcmGUI installer you downloaded from the prerequisites, and after installation, starting time the program.
- 2b. In the Settings tab, click on Install Driver which volition install the drivers necessary for your computer to interface with your Nintendo Switch.
- 2c. After the drivers accept been installed, plug your Nintendo Switch into your computer.
- second. Ability off your Switch while it is still continued to your estimator.
- 2e. Insert your RCM jig into the right joy-con slot, make certain it is seated securely at the base, and then printing VOL+ and Power buttons at the aforementioned time. Nada should happen on your Switch; if the switch starts to turn on unremarkably, go dorsum to the beginning of pace 2nd and try again.
- 2f. If you see the Nintendo Switch icon in the lower left corner flash dark-green and state RCM O.Chiliad., your switch has successfully entered RCM fashion.

Booting into Hekate

We volition now boot your Nintendo Switch (already in RCM fashion) into Hekate, a custom bootloader.
- 3a. Excerpt the hekate_ctcaer_X.X.X.bin file from the hekate_ctcaer_X.X.X_Nyx_X.X.Ten.nothing file yous downloaded from the prerequisites to any accessible directory on your calculator.
- 3b. Run TegraRcmGUI. In the Payload tab of TegraRcmGUI, click on the folder icon and navigate to the hekate_ctcaer_X.10.10.bin file yous extracted earlier.
- 3c. Click on Inject Payload and your Switch will boot into the Hekate carte.

Mounting the microSD card to your calculator in Hekate

Annotation: These steps will be used in other sections below. Do non follow this section notwithstanding if yous are booted into Hekate for the offset time. Skip to the next section for at present.

We will now mount the microSD carte du jour as a drive from your Switch to your computer in Hekate, via USB.
- 4a. In the Hekate Home menu, tap on the Tools tab to testify the Tools menu.
- 4b. Tap on USB Tools.
- 4c. Tap on SD Bill of fare. Your SD card should at present exist mounted as a drive to your figurer.
To unmount the SD card: Safely eject the bulldoze from your computer and tap on Close from your Switch'south screen.
We will at present render to the Hekate Home menu.
- 5a. Tap on Shut once again to return to the Tools menu.
- 5b. Tap on the Dwelling tab to render to the Hekate Home menu.

Dumping Prod.keys and Title.keys

We will now dump your prod.keys and title.keys for decryption of your game files.
- 6a. Boot your Nintendo Switch into RCM mode (steps 2c. to 2f.) and make sure information technology is continued to your reckoner.
- 6b. Kicking into Hekate (steps 3b. to 3c.)
- 6c. When information technology has successfully booted into the Hekate menu, tap on Payloads. This will show a listing of payloads.
- 6d. Tap on Lockpick_RCM.bin in the list of payloads.
- 6e. After Lockpick_RCM has successfully booted, press the power button to select Dump from SysNAND.
- 6f. Look for it to finish deriving the keys.
- 6g. After Lockpick_RCM has finished deriving the keys, delight make notation of the location of the key files. Default is: sd:/switch/prod.keys and sd:/switch/title.keys.
- 6h. Press any push to return to the carte du jour, and so navigate with the VOL+/VOL- buttons to highlight and select Reboot to hekate by pressing the ability button. You should at present exist booted back into Hekate.
- 6i. Mount the SD card to your computer in Hekate (steps 4a. to 4c.)
- 6j. Navigate to your SD card drive and copy both prod.keys and title.keys to the %YUZU_DIR%/keys directory.
- 6k. Once yous're done copying, safely eject the SD card drive in your computer and return to the Hekate Home menu. (steps 5a. to 5b.)

Backing up Switch NAND (Optional only Recommended)

Nosotros will at present kick Hekate to dump your switch'due south NAND. This step is optional, but highly recommended to ensure you have a backup of your Switch'south data in its internal storage.
- 7a. Kicking your Nintendo Switch into RCM way (steps 2c. to 2f.) and brand sure it is continued to your computer.
- 7b. Boot into Hekate (steps 3b. to 3c.)
- 7c. When information technology has successfully booted into the Hekate Dwelling house carte, tap on the Tools tab and select Fill-in eMMC.
- 7d. Underneath the Full section, tap on eMMC BOOT0 & BOOT1. This may accept a few seconds to load. Subsequently it is finished filling the progress bar it should say Finished and verified!. Below Filepath: you will see the location of the dump.
- 7e. Tap on Close and select eMMC RAW GPP. This should have some fourth dimension every bit the Switch'due south rawnand.bin is quite large. If the progress bar appears to go backwards at some points or turn green, do not worry as this is Hekate verifying the data. This should take between fifteen-45 minutes depending on the quality/speed of your SD menu and the default verification setting. Please keep annotation of the location the output file is placed.
- 7f. Tap on Close ii times to return to the Tools menu.
- 7g. Mountain the SD card to your computer in Hekate (steps 4b. to 4c.)
- 7h. Navigate to your SD carte drive and copy the fill-in folder to your computer.
- 7i. Once you're done copying, safely eject the SD card drive in your computer and return to the Hekate Home card. (steps 5a. to 5b.)

Dumping System Update Firmware

Some games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe require the use of files found inside the Nintendo Switch System Update Firmware to be playable. In this stride, we will now dump the firmware files from your Switch for use in yuzu.
- 8a. Kicking your Nintendo Switch into RCM mode (steps 2c. to 2f.) and make certain it is connected to your computer.
- 8b. Boot into Hekate (steps 3b. to 3c.)
- 8c. When it has successfully booted into the Hekate Dwelling menu, tap on Payloads. This will show a list of payloads.
- 8d. Tap on TegraExplorer.bin in the list of payloads.
- 8e. After TegraExplorer has successfully booted, navigate through the carte du jour using the VOL+/VOL- buttons to highlight and select the FirmwareDump.te option by pressing the Power push button.
- 8f. Select the Dump sysmmc pick
- 8g. One time the dumping process is finished, the .nca files volition be located in your SD card at sd:/tegraexplorer/Firmware/<firmware version>.
- 8h. Press any push button to return to the main menu.
- 8i. Select the Reboot to bootloader/update.bin option. You should now be booted dorsum into Hekate.
- 8j. Mountain the SD card to your computer in Hekate (steps 4a. to 4c.)
- 8k. Navigate to your SD carte du jour bulldoze and re-create the contents in the firmware folder (stride 8f.) to %YUZU_DIR%/nand/organisation/Contents/registered. Alternatively, you tin can write %appdata%\yuzu\nand\system\Contents\registered in the address bar of a file explorer. The registered folder should exist full of .nca files.
- 8l. Once you're done copying, safely eject the SD carte bulldoze in your computer and return to the Hekate Home menu. (steps 5a. to 5b.)

Dumping Cartridge Games

We volition now dump the Cartridge Epitome (XCI) file from your game cartridge(southward), to use in yuzu. Insert the game cartridge of your choice.
- 9a. Boot your Nintendo Switch into RCM mode (steps 2c. to 2f.) and brand certain it is connected to your estimator.
- 9b. Kick into Hekate (steps 3b. to 3c.)
- 9c. When it has successfully booted into the Hekate Home carte, tap on Payloads. This will evidence a list of payloads.
- 9d. Tap on fusee.bin in the list of payloads.
- 9e. Your Switch will launch into Custom Firmware Fashion (CFW), and once your Switch has booted into the HOME Bill of fare, printing and agree the R push on your controller and launch a game. This will launch the Homebrew Menu in championship override mode.
- 9f. Either use the touchscreen or navigate using your controller, and select nxdumptool.
- 9g. Select the Dump gamecard content selection.
- 9h. Select the Cartridge Image (XCI) dump choice.
- 9i. Once the cartridge epitome has been dumped, printing whatever button to return to the previous menu and so press + to render to the Homebrew Menu.
- 9j. Select Reboot to Payload and and so press - on your controller to return to the Hekate Domicile bill of fare.
- 9k. Mount the SD card to your computer in Hekate (steps 4a. to 4c.)
- 9l. Navigate to your SD carte drive. XCI dumps are located under sd:/switch/nxdumptool/XCI.
- 9m. If your XCIs are dumped in parts with .xc0, .xc1, .xc2, etc extensions, use the nxDumpMerger tool you have downloaded in the prerequisites to help in merging these parts into a consummate XCI. If they were dumped every bit complete XCI files with the .xci extension, you can go along to re-create these to a game directory of your choice.
- 9n. Extract the contents of nxDumpMerger_Windows.null into a new binder and get-go the program.
- 9o. Select the push button with the triple dots ... next to the Input field. This will open a file selector.
- 9p. Find and select one of the parts and click Open.
- 9q. Next, select the button with the triple dots ... next to the Output field. This volition open a binder selector.
- 9r. Select a folder where you would similar your games stored in your computer and then click Select Binder. (Annotation: Do not select a folder inside the SD card or you lot volition quickly run out of space and experience dull transfer speeds in the merging procedure.)
- 9s. Subsequently completing these steps, the parts are gear up to be merged. Select Merge Dump and the program volition merge the parts into a complete XCI located in the Output folder. Echo these steps for all other games dumped as parts.
- 9t. In one case you're washed merging, safely eject the SD carte du jour drive in your computer and return to the Hekate Home carte du jour. (steps 5a. to 5b.)

Dumping Installed Titles (eShop)

We will at present dump the Nintendo Submission Package (NSP) file from your installed eShop game(due south), to utilize in yuzu.
- 10a. Boot your Nintendo Switch into RCM fashion (steps 2c. to 2f.) and make sure it is connected to your computer.
- 10b. Kicking into Hekate (steps 3b. to 3c.)
- 10c. When it has successfully booted into the Hekate menu, tap on Payloads. This will prove a list of payloads.
- 10d. Tap on fusee.bin in the list of payloads.
- 10e. Your Switch will launch into Custom Firmware Manner (CFW), and once your Switch has booted into the home menu, printing and hold the R button on your controller and launch a game. This volition launch the Homebrew Menu in title override mode.
- 10f. Either use the touchscreen or navigate using your controller, and select nxdumptool.
- 10g. Select the Dump installed SD Card / eMMC Content option.
- 10h. Select the game you want to dump.
- 10i. Select the Nintendo Submission Package (NSP) dump choice.
- 10j. If your game contains an update or DLC, you volition come across multiple dumping options such as Dump base application NSP, Dump installed update NSP or/and Dump installed DLC NSP in the adjacent screen. Select Dump base application NSP to dump the base game.
- 10k. Select the Start NSP dump process option and look for the dumping process to finish.
- 10l. Press the B button to return to the previous menu(s) and repeat the previous steps to dump the base, updates and DLC of all your games.
- 10m. Once all your games are dumped, press any button to return to the previous bill of fare and then press + to return to the Homebrew Card.
- 10n. Select Reboot to Payload then press - on your controller to return to the Hekate Home menu.
- 10o. Mount the SD card to your reckoner in Hekate (steps 4a. to 4c.)
- 10p. Navigate to your SD card drive. NSP dumps are located under sd:/switch/nxdumptool/NSP.
- 10q. If your NSPs are dumped as folders with 00, 01, 02, etc parts within them, use the nxDumpMerger tool you have downloaded in the prerequisites to assist in merging these parts into a complete NSP. If they were dumped as files, y'all tin keep to copy these to a game directory of your option.
- 10r. Extract the contents of nxDumpMerger into a new binder and outset the program. (Skip the extraction if you already followed pace 9n.)
- 10s. Select the button with the triple dots ... next to the Input field. This will open a file selector.
- 10t. Observe a NSP that is dumped equally a binder with parts. Select i of the parts inside the folder and click Open.
- 10u. Next, select the button with the triple dots ... side by side to the Output field. This volition open a folder selector.
- 10v. Select a binder where yous would like your games stored in your computer and then click Select Binder. (NOTE: Practise non select a binder inside the SD carte du jour or you lot will apace run out of space and experience slow transfer speeds in the merging process.)
- 10w. After completing these steps, the parts are ready to be merged. Select Merge Dump and the programme volition merge the parts into a complete NSP located in the Output binder. Echo these steps for all folder NSPs.
- 10x. Once you're done merging, safely eject the SD menu drive in your computer and return to the Hekate Home menu. (steps 5a. to 5b.)

Dumping Save Files (Optional)

We will now dump the games' salve files from your switch to use in yuzu.
- 11a. Download JKSV.nro
- 11b. Boot your Nintendo Switch into RCM way (steps 2c. to 2f.) and make certain it is connected to your estimator.
- 11c. Boot into Hekate (steps 3b. to 3c.)
- 11d. Mount the SD bill of fare to your computer in Hekate (steps 4a. to 4c.)
- 11e. Navigate to your SD carte du jour drive and place the JKSV.nro file within the switch folder.
- 11f. In one case you're washed, safely eject the SD menu drive in your computer and return to the Hekate Home card. (steps 5a. to 5b.)
- 11g. Tap on Payloads. This will show a list of payloads.
- 11h. Tap on fusee.bin in the list of payloads.
- 11i. Your Switch volition launch into Custom Firmware Mode (CFW), and once your Switch has booted into the habitation bill of fare, printing and concur the R button on your controller and launch a game. This will launch the Homebrew Menu in title override manner.
- 11j. Either use the touchscreen or navigate using your controller, and choose JKSV.
- 11k. Move up or down to select a source to dump save data for a unmarried game. (Most salve files are stored nether the user account of choice. Some save data are located under Device, such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons.)
- 11l. For dumping all save information at one time from selected source: Press X and then select the Dump All for <source name> option.
- 11m. For dumping save data of a single game: Printing A then select the game of choice, so press A again and select the New pick.
- 11n. JKSV volition being upward the keyboard to set a name for your salvage data folder. By default, it generates a name containing the source proper name (user business relationship, Device, etc.) alongside the date and time of when it was dumped, else you lot can proper name it to whatever you desire. Once you're done, press + to dismiss the keyboard.
- 11o. Once you lot're done dumping, printing + to close JKSV.
- 11p. Select Reboot to Payload and and then printing - on your controller to return to the Hekate menu.
- 11q. Mount the SD card to your reckoner in Hekate (steps 4a. to 4c.)
- 11r. Navigate to your SD menu drive. Your save files volition be located in sd:/JKSV/<name of the game>/<folder name from step 11n>/.
- 11s. Follow the instructions in the How do I add a Save to my Game department of our FAQ.
- 11t. In one case you're washed transferring your save files, safely eject the SD carte bulldoze in your reckoner and return to the Hekate Home menu. (steps 5a. to 5b.)

Rebooting the Switch Dorsum to its Original State

If you're done following the sections you needed for yuzu, we will at present reboot the Switch dorsum to its original state.
- 12a. From the Hekate Dwelling Menu, tap on Reboot.
- 12b. Tap on OFW.
- 12c. Your Switch will now reboot into the original firmware.

Running yuzu

Nosotros volition now run yuzu to verify that your dumped keys and games are being read correctly.
- 9a. Run either the yuzu or yuzu Early Access shortcuts that were created past the yuzu installer tool.
- 9b. in yuzu, click on + Add New Game Directory in the browser, and navigate to the binder where you placed your XCI or NSP files.
- 9c. To install game Updates and/or DLC. In yuzu, click File >> install to NAND and navigate to your dumped Update-DLC files. For more info refer to How exercise I install game Updates or DLC

If you lot need any help during this procedure or get a strange mistake during or while using yuzu, feel free to enquire for help on the yuzu discord! Happy Emulating!

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