To comply with copyright laws, hactool does not include Nintendo’s proprietary decryption keys. Without these cryptographic keys, the tool cannot read or decrypt your game files.
The prod.keys file is not in the folder hactool is searching.
@echo off set KEYS=C:\Switch\prod.keys hactool.exe -k "%KEYS%" %* hactool prodkeys does not exist
header_key = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX key_area_key_application_00 = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX... titlekek_00 = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...
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Replace /path/to/your/prod.keys with the actual path to your file. This forces hactool to bypass its default folder search and read the file exactly where it sits. Summary Checklist
Open your prod.keys file with a text editor. It should look like a long list of lines starting with key names (e.g., key_area_key_application_00=... ). If the file is empty or just has a few lines, you have an incomplete dump. Re-run Lockpick_RCM on a higher firmware version if necessary. 4. Handling Warnings Safely To comply with copyright laws, hactool does not
Did you put the file inside a folder named .switch (with the dot)?
In Windows, ensure "File name extensions" is checked in the View tab of File Explorer. Otherwise, your file might accidentally be named prod.keys.txt , which will cause hactool to miss it. @echo off set KEYS=C:\Switch\prod
Hactool and related tools like hactoolnet automatically search for keys in specific hidden directories on your computer. Hactool Prodkeys Does Not Exist Fixed
The error occurs because hactool is an open-source tool that .