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* A PC running Windows
* A PC running Windows
* A USB drive or SD card
* A USB drive or SD card
* [[Media:WiiBackupManager Build78.zip|Wii Backup Manager]]
* [https://static.wiidatabase.de/Wii-Backup-Manager.zip Wii Backup Manager]


=== Instructions ===
=== Instructions ===


{{warning|text=Make sure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32. Do not format it as other types such as exFAT, extFS. You may format it as NTFS, but it won't work with a majority of apps (eg. The Homebrew Channel, Nintendont)}}
{{warning|text=Make sure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32. Do not format it as other types such as exFAT, extFS.
You may format it as NTFS, but it won't work with a majority of apps (eg. The Homebrew Channel, Nintendont)}}


==== Section I - Downloading ====
==== Section I - Downloading ====


# Extract Wii Backup Manager, and launch the program
# Extract Wii Backup Manager, and launch the program.
# Insert your USB drive or SD card into your computer
# Insert your USB drive or SD card into your computer.


==== Section II - Copying Games Over ====
==== Section II - Copying Games Over ====


# Go to the <code>Drive 1</code> tab, then select the drive that you're putting the Wii games on
# Go to the `Drive 1` tab, then select the drive that you're putting the Wii games on.
#* [[File:WBM-select-drive.png|400x400px]]
# Go to the `Files` tab, then select `Add`.
# Go to the <code>Files</code> tab, then select <code>Add</code>
#* Select `Files` to add multiple games to the program, or select `Folder` to add a whole folder of games.
## Select <code>Files</code> to add multiple games to the program, or select <code>Folder</code> to add a whole folder of games
#* Go to `Select`, then click `Games not on drive 1`.
##* [[File:WBM-select-games.png|400x400px]]
#* Select `Transfer`, then select `Drive 1` to transfer the games over. It might take a while for the games to copy over.
## Go to <code>Select</code>, then click <code>Games not on drive 1</code>
##* [[File:WBM-select-games-2.png|400x400px]]
## Select <code>Transfer</code>, then select <code>Drive 1</code> to transfer the games over. It might take a while for the games to copy over
##* [[File:WBM-transfer-to-drive.png|400x400px]]

Revision as of 19:28, 9 October 2023

Wii Backup Manager is a program to copy Wii games from your computer to a USB drive so you can play the games on your Wii. It also can download game covers from GameTDB and can be used to list what games you have.

This tutorial will tell you how to copy over games from your computer to your USB drive. The other features are able to be used in the easy-to-use interface.

Info icon Wii Backup Manager is a Windows-only program.

Requirements

Instructions

Warning icon Make sure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32. Do not format it as other types such as exFAT, extFS. You may format it as NTFS, but it won't work with a majority of apps (eg. The Homebrew Channel, Nintendont)

Section I - Downloading

  1. Extract Wii Backup Manager, and launch the program.
  2. Insert your USB drive or SD card into your computer.

Section II - Copying Games Over

  1. Go to the `Drive 1` tab, then select the drive that you're putting the Wii games on.
  2. Go to the `Files` tab, then select `Add`.
    • Select `Files` to add multiple games to the program, or select `Folder` to add a whole folder of games.
    • Go to `Select`, then click `Games not on drive 1`.
    • Select `Transfer`, then select `Drive 1` to transfer the games over. It might take a while for the games to copy over.