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HomebrewQuestionNoob- How do i install .nro file?
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Newcomer Level 2 Joined Jan 30, 2020 Messages 22 Reaction score 2 Trophies 0 Age 39 Location Dhaka,Bangladesh XP 148 Country Bangladesh Hi , I am trying to install NXtheme installer but dont really know how to install .nro files kerelenko

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Kamrul said: Hi , I am trying to install NXtheme installer but dont really know how to install .nro files Click to expand...
You don't install NRO files. Just copy them to SDCard:/switch/
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Newcomer Level 2 Joined Jan 30, 2020 Messages 22 Reaction score 2 Trophies 0 Age 39 Location Dhaka,Bangladesh XP 148 Country Bangladesh THANKS! That was really easy! :) strubloid

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Newbie Level 1 Joined Oct 16, 2024 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Trophies 0 Age 39 XP 12 Country Ireland I can't find the Switch folder, but here has a Nintendo folder, is that the same thing? M7L7NK7

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strubloid said: I can't find the Switch folder, but here has a Nintendo folder, is that the same thing? Click to expand...
Just make a switch folder on the sd card
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