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lang: en-US
layout: wiki
section: twilightmenu
category: installing
title: Installing (Flashcard)
long_title: Installing TWiLight Menu++ (Flashcard)
description: How to install TWiLight Menu++ on a Nintendo DS flashcard
---

### Installing
1. Download the latest [`TWiLightMenu-Flashcard.7z`](https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/releases/latest/download/TWiLightMenu-Flashcard.7z)
1. Extract `TWiLightMenu-Flashcard.7z`
1. Copy the `_nds` folder to your flashcard's microSD card root
1. Copy the `BOOT.NDS` file to your flashcard's microSD card root
1. Copy the `roms` folder to your flashcard's microSD card root
1. If you already have save data, move your `.sav` files, which are in your DS ROM location, to a new folder called `saves`, which also goes in the DS ROM location
1. **DS Phat/Lite users:** If booting `BOOT.NDS` causes a white screen lock-up, then follow the below steps for autobooting, and/or insert a DS Memory Expansion Pak, and try again

### Autobooting TWiLight Menu++
1. Extract the content(s) of `Autoboot/(your flashcard)` to the root of the flashcard's microSD card
   - Skip this, if you don't see your flashcard
1. **DS Phat/Lite users:** Go to settings in the DS menu, and turn on auto-start, so your flashcard will start on boot

### To run games using your flashcard firmware

Please note this only works if your flashcard is set to autoboot TWiLight Menu++. See above section for how to do so.
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Please note that not all flashcards support running games in this fashion. If the below steps do not apply to your flashcard, you can skip this section.
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1. Extract what's in `Flashcart Loader/(your flashcard)` to the root of the flashcard's microSD card
   - A README.txt file is present in the `Flashcart Loader` folder, to help find which flashcart loader is appropriate for your flashcard.
   - If you have done so, continue to step 3. If not, follow the steps below the flashcard list below

1. For these flashcards:
   - R4i-SDHC (r4i-sdhc.com)
   - r4isdhc.com 2014-2022 cards (**not** .hk or .com.cn)
   - R4i SDHC Upgrade Revolution
   - R4DSiXL3D
   - R4i Advance
   - R4-IIIi
   - R4 SDHC Revolution
   - R4(i) Pocket
   - R4i Gold (v1.4.1) (3DS)
   - R4xDS
   - DSTT(i)
   - DSONE SDHC & DSONEi (non-SDHC models are ***not*** supported)
   - M3 DS Real
   - M3i Zero (non-GMP-Z003 model)
   - iTouchDS and iTouch2 (use the M3Real_M3iZero YSMenu files)
   - R4(i)RTS (r4rts.com) (use the M3Real_M3iZero YSMenu files)
   - R4 SDHC RTS (black cartridge) (r4isdhc.com) (use the M3Real_M3iZero YSMenu files)

   Install [RetroGameFan's YSMenu](https://gbatemp.net/download/35737/).
      - Make sure you have `YSMenu.nds` (renamed from `TTMenu.dat` if there isn't one) and the `TTMenu` folder on the flashcard microSD root
1. Open TWLMenu++ Settings, switch to `nds-bootstrap settings` page, and set `Use nds-bootstrap` to `No`, so the flashcard firmware will be used instead of nds-bootstrap