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Key Dump Guide

What You Need

  1. Unpatched/Modchipped Switch
  2. Lockpick_RCM
  3. MicroSD Card (64GB+)

How to Backup Switch Keys

  1. Download Lockpick_RCM unless you already have it.
  2. Put the Lockpick_RCM.bin into the bootloader/payloads folder on your microSD card.
  3. Boot Hekate and launch Lockpick_RCM.bin from the payloads tab. hekate

  4. Select Dump from sysNAND. Lockpick_RCM will dump the prod.keys, title.keys and dev.keys to the switch folder on your microSD card.

  5. Exit back to the Lockpick_RCM home screen.
  6. If you have games installed to emuNAND you can dump title.keys by selecting Dump from EmuNAND in Lockpick_RCM.
  7. Either:
    • reboot to Hekate choose tools --> USB Tools --> SD card under USB Mass Storage while connected to your PC;
    • or power off and copy the prod.keys, title.keys and dev.keys from the switch folder on your microSD card to your PC.

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