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But if svdt could read it and extract it as decrypted save file, there could be a chance of recovering it. I know the save file would be encrypted to a different cartridge, so if you started up the game, it would see it as corrupted and prompt you to erase the save data.
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Or does Powersaves itself prevent you from restoring a Powersaves backup from a different cartridge? I don't have Powersaves and I don't have two cartridges of the same game, otherwise I would definitely try it out myself. If it would work, it would require access to the Homebrew Launcher still, which Viridiann may not have, though.
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Could they possibly restore the Powersaves backup to a new cartridge, then, without running Alpha Sapphire again yet, access the Homebrew Launcher via any way they can and run svdt to extract a decrypted "main" file? Or would svdt error out and be unable to read the save file since it isn't encrypted for the right cartridge? I may have an idea, but without knowing exactly how save file decryption works, I wouldn't be able to know if it could work. Loosely related question, does anyone know how svdt decrypts the save files? Does it require information from the matching retail cartridge in order to read the save file as a decrypted "main" file?