diff --git a/source/nand/nand.c b/source/nand/nand.c
index 93c66c6..8e4b79e 100644
--- a/source/nand/nand.c
+++ b/source/nand/nand.c
@@ -275,6 +275,74 @@ void CryptSector0x96(u8* buffer, bool encrypt)
         aes_decrypt((void*) buffer, (void*) buffer, 1, mode);
 }
 
+int ReadNandBytes(u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 nand_src)
+{
+    if (!(offset % 0x200) && !(count % 0x200)) { // aligned data -> simple case 
+        // simple wrapper function for ReadNandSectors(...)
+        return ReadNandSectors(buffer, offset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_src);
+    } else { // misaligned data -> -___-
+        u8 l_buffer[0x200];
+        int errorcode = 0;
+        if (offset % 0x200) { // handle misaligned offset
+            u32 offset_fix = 0x200 - (offset % 0x200);
+            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, offset / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_src);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+            memcpy(buffer, l_buffer + 0x200 - offset_fix, min(offset_fix, count));
+            if (count <= offset_fix) return 0;
+            offset += offset_fix;
+            buffer += offset_fix;
+            count -= offset_fix;
+        } // offset is now aligned and part of the data is read
+        if (count >= 0x200) { // otherwise this is misaligned and will be handled below
+            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(buffer, offset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_src);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+        }
+        if (count % 0x200) { // handle misaligned count
+            u32 count_fix = count % 0x200;
+            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, (offset + count) / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_src);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+            memcpy(buffer + count - count_fix, l_buffer, count_fix);
+        }
+        return errorcode;
+    }
+}
+
+int WriteNandBytes(const u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 nand_dst)
+{
+    if (!(offset % 0x200) && !(count % 0x200)) { // aligned data -> simple case 
+        // simple wrapper function for WriteNandSectors(...)
+        return WriteNandSectors(buffer, offset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_dst);
+    } else { // misaligned data -> -___-
+        u8 l_buffer[0x200];
+        int errorcode = 0;
+        if (offset % 0x200) { // handle misaligned offset
+            u32 offset_fix = 0x200 - (offset % 0x200);
+            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, offset / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+            memcpy(l_buffer + 0x200 - offset_fix, buffer, min(offset_fix, count));
+            errorcode = WriteNandSectors((const u8*) l_buffer, offset / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+            if (count <= offset_fix) return 0;
+            offset += offset_fix;
+            buffer += offset_fix;
+            count -= offset_fix;
+        } // offset is now aligned and part of the data is written
+        if (count >= 0x200) { // otherwise this is misaligned and will be handled below
+            errorcode = WriteNandSectors(buffer, offset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_dst);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+        }
+        if (count % 0x200) { // handle misaligned count
+            u32 count_fix = count % 0x200;
+            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, (offset + count) / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+            memcpy(l_buffer, buffer + count - count_fix, count_fix);
+            errorcode = WriteNandSectors((const u8*) l_buffer, (offset + count) / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
+            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
+        }
+        return errorcode;
+    }
+}
+
 int ReadNandSectors(u8* buffer, u32 sector, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 nand_src)
 {
     if (!count) return 0; // <--- just to be safe
diff --git a/source/nand/nand.h b/source/nand/nand.h
index b73f549..9e46cc0 100644
--- a/source/nand/nand.h
+++ b/source/nand/nand.h
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 #define NAND_SYSNAND    (1<<0)
 #define NAND_EMUNAND    (1<<1)
 #define NAND_IMGNAND    (1<<2)
-#define NAND_TYPE_O3DS  (1<<3)
-#define NAND_TYPE_N3DS  (1<<4)
-#define NAND_TYPE_NO3DS (1<<5)
+#define NAND_ZERONAND   (1<<3)
+#define NAND_TYPE_O3DS  (1<<4)
+#define NAND_TYPE_N3DS  (1<<5)
+#define NAND_TYPE_NO3DS (1<<6)
 
 bool LoadKeyFromFile(const char* folder, u8* keydata, u32 keyslot, char type, char* id);
 bool InitNandCrypto(void);
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ bool CheckA9lh(void);
 
 void CryptNand(u8* buffer, u32 sector, u32 count, u32 keyslot);
 void CryptSector0x96(u8* buffer, bool encrypt);
+int ReadNandBytes(u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 nand_src);
+int WriteNandBytes(const u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 nand_dst);
 int ReadNandSectors(u8* buffer, u32 sector, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 src);
 int WriteNandSectors(const u8* buffer, u32 sector, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 dest);
 
diff --git a/source/virtual/vnand.c b/source/virtual/vnand.c
index ffee3e6..7fc9b0c 100644
--- a/source/virtual/vnand.c
+++ b/source/virtual/vnand.c
@@ -71,75 +71,11 @@ bool ReadVNandDir(VirtualFile* vfile, VirtualDir* vdir) { // uses a generic vdir
 }
 
 int ReadVNandFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count) {
-    u32 foffset = vfile->offset + offset;
     u32 nand_src = vfile->flags & (VRT_SYSNAND | VRT_EMUNAND | VRT_IMGNAND);
-    u32 keyslot = vfile->keyslot;
-    
-    if (!(foffset % 0x200) && !(count % 0x200)) { // aligned data -> simple case 
-        // simple wrapper function for ReadNandSectors(u8* buffer, u32 sector, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 src)
-        return ReadNandSectors(buffer, foffset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_src);
-    } else { // misaligned data -> -___-
-        u8 l_buffer[0x200];
-        int errorcode = 0;
-        if (foffset % 0x200) { // handle misaligned offset
-            u32 offset_fix = 0x200 - (foffset % 0x200);
-            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, foffset / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_src);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-            memcpy(buffer, l_buffer + 0x200 - offset_fix, min(offset_fix, count));
-            if (count <= offset_fix) return 0;
-            foffset += offset_fix;
-            buffer += offset_fix;
-            count -= offset_fix;
-        } // foffset is now aligned and part of the data is read
-        if (count >= 0x200) { // otherwise this is misaligned and will be handled below
-            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(buffer, foffset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_src);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-        }
-        if (count % 0x200) { // handle misaligned count
-            u32 count_fix = count % 0x200;
-            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, (foffset + count) / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_src);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-            memcpy(buffer + count - count_fix, l_buffer, count_fix);
-        }
-        return errorcode;
-    }
+    return ReadNandBytes(buffer, vfile->offset + offset, count, vfile->keyslot, nand_src);
 }
 
 int WriteVNandFile(const VirtualFile* vfile, const u8* buffer, u32 offset, u32 count) {
-    u32 foffset = vfile->offset + offset;
     u32 nand_dst = vfile->flags & (VRT_SYSNAND | VRT_EMUNAND | VRT_IMGNAND);
-    u32 keyslot = vfile->keyslot;
-    
-    if (!(foffset % 0x200) && !(count % 0x200)) { // aligned data -> simple case 
-        // simple wrapper function for WriteNandSectors(const u8* buffer, u32 sector, u32 count, u32 keyslot, u32 dest)
-        return WriteNandSectors(buffer, foffset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_dst);
-    } else { // misaligned data -> -___-
-        u8 l_buffer[0x200];
-        int errorcode = 0;
-        if (foffset % 0x200) { // handle misaligned offset
-            u32 offset_fix = 0x200 - (foffset % 0x200);
-            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, foffset / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-            memcpy(l_buffer + 0x200 - offset_fix, buffer, min(offset_fix, count));
-            errorcode = WriteNandSectors((const u8*) l_buffer, foffset / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-            if (count <= offset_fix) return 0;
-            foffset += offset_fix;
-            buffer += offset_fix;
-            count -= offset_fix;
-        } // foffset is now aligned and part of the data is written
-        if (count >= 0x200) { // otherwise this is misaligned and will be handled below
-            errorcode = WriteNandSectors(buffer, foffset / 0x200, count / 0x200, keyslot, nand_dst);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-        }
-        if (count % 0x200) { // handle misaligned count
-            u32 count_fix = count % 0x200;
-            errorcode = ReadNandSectors(l_buffer, (foffset + count) / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-            memcpy(l_buffer, buffer + count - count_fix, count_fix);
-            errorcode = WriteNandSectors((const u8*) l_buffer, (foffset + count) / 0x200, 1, keyslot, nand_dst);
-            if (errorcode != 0) return errorcode;
-        }
-        return errorcode;
-    }
+    return WriteNandBytes(buffer, vfile->offset + offset, count, vfile->keyslot, nand_dst);
 }