Wii:Cdbackup and Wii U:Dump Wii Games: Difference between pages

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Dumping your Discs allows you to: play them on a Wii emulator (namely Dolphin), play them using a USB/SD Card loader such as Wiiflow, make Virtual Console injects that can be installed on a Wii U formatted USB drive or the NAND and launched from the Wii U Menu.

Dumping Wii games require a working homebrew setup on vWii, so make sure to finish the vWii Modding Guide beforehand.

It is ILLEGAL to share the files dumped with this guide. If you intend to use this guide to share your dumped games, don’t.

What you need

The latest release of CleanRip.
The wii.dat file.

Instructions

Insert your Wii U’s SD Card into your computer.
Copy the apps folder from the CleanRip-v2.1.1.zip file to the root of your SD Card.
Copy the wii.dat file to the root of your SD Card.
Take the SD Card out of your computer and plug it into your Wii U console.

Dumping the Disc

Turn on your Wii U then choose the Wii Menu icon to boot up in vWii.
Launch the Homebrew Channel.
Launch CleanRip.
Read the Disclaimer, then press A.
Select Yes to enable Checksum Calculations.
Select either USB or Front SD depending on which device you want to use for the dumping process.
- Please note that the device you choose needs to be formatted in either FAT32 or NTFS.
Press A to continue.
Select No on the screen that asks you to download redump.org DAT files.
Insert your disc, then press A.
Go on this page to see if your disc is dual-layered.
Set everything to match the following:
- Dual Layer: Yes/No (Select Yes if your game’s disc is dual-layered)
- Chunk Size: Max
- New device per chunk: No
If you want to dump multiple discs, select Yes to remember your settings. If not, select No.

Be prepared to wait a while. The dumping process can take 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on your destination device speeds.

Joining Split Files

If you dumped the disc on a FAT32 formatted device, you should’ve got at least 2 files that end with .partX.iso. They need to be joined up.

Windows

Copy all the files that share the same name and end with .partX.iso in a folder on your computer.
Open up a Command Prompt window.
Use the cd <path> command and replace <path> by the path to your .partX.iso files.
Use the following command as is: copy /b *.part?.iso game.iso.

macOS/Linux

Copy all the files that share the same name and end with .partX.iso in a folder on your computer.
Open up a Terminal.
Use the cd <path> command and replace <path> by the path to your .partX.iso files.
Use the following command as is: cat *.part?.iso > game.iso.

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-{{Infobox homebrew
+Dumping your Discs allows you to: play them on a Wii emulator (namely Dolphin), play them using a USB/SD Card loader such as Wiiflow, make Virtual Console injects that can be installed on a Wii U formatted USB drive or the NAND and launched from the Wii U Menu.
-| title = cdbackup
-| developers = thepikachugamer
+{{info|text=Dumping Wii games require a working homebrew setup on vWii, so make sure to finish the [[wiiguide:get-started|vWii Modding Guide]] beforehand.}}
-| forwii = 1
-| image = Cdbackup-icon.png
+{{warning|text=It is '''ILLEGAL''' to share the files dumped with this guide. If you intend to use this guide to share your dumped games, don’t.}}
-| imagesize = 256px
-| version = 1.2.1
+=== What you need ===
-| releasedate = 2023-11-5
-| website = https://oscwii.org/library/app/cdbackup oscwii.org/library/app/cdbackup
+* The latest release of [https://github.com/emukidid/cleanrip/releases/download/2.1.1/CleanRip-v2.1.1.zip CleanRip].
-| github = Naim2000/cdbackup
+* The [https://github.com/emukidid/cleanrip/releases/download/2.1.1/wii.dat wii.dat] file.
-}}
-'''cdbackup''' is an app that lets you backup, restore, or wipe Wii Message Board data. This app could be useful if you have a [[wiiguide:bricks#mail-brick|mail brick]] on your console.
+=== Instructions ===
-==Requirements==
-* A USB drive or SD Card
+# Insert your Wii U’s SD Card into your computer.
-* [https://oscwii.org/library/app/cdbackup cdbackup]
+# Copy the <code>apps</code> folder from the <code>CleanRip-v2.1.1.zip</code> file to the root of your SD Card.
-== Instructions ==
+# Copy the <code>wii.dat</code> file to the root of your SD Card.
-===Downloading===
+# Take the SD Card out of your computer and plug it into your Wii U console.
-<ol>
-<li>Extract cdbackup and put it in your apps folder on your SD card or USB drive
+=== Dumping the Disc ===
-<ul>
-<li>The root of your SD Card should now look like this
+# Turn on your Wii U then choose the Wii Menu icon to boot up in vWii.
-{{Tree list}}
+# Launch the Homebrew Channel.
-* {{Tree icon|f}} (root)
+# Launch CleanRip.
-** {{Tree icon|d}} apps
+# Read the Disclaimer, then press A.
-*** {{Tree icon|d}} cdbackup
+# Select Yes to enable Checksum Calculations.
-**** {{Tree icon|f}} boot.dol
+# Select either USB or Front SD depending on which device you want to use for the dumping process.
-**** {{Tree icon|f}} icon.png
+#* Please note that the device you choose needs to be formatted in either FAT32 or NTFS.
-**** {{Tree icon|f}} meta.xml
+# Press A to continue.
-{{Tree list/end}}
+# Select No on the screen that asks you to download redump.org DAT files.
-</li></ul>
+# Insert your disc, then press A.
-<li>Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii and launch cdbackup from the Homebrew Channel.</li>
+# Go on [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Category:Dual_Layer_Disc_games this page] to see if your disc is dual-layered.
-===Usage===
+# Set everything to match the following:
-*If you want backup your Wii message board data press {{B|A}}. The backup will be saved onto the root of the SD card, copy <code>cdbackup.vff</code> to somewhere safe on your computer.
+#* Dual Layer: <code>Yes/No</code> (Select <code>Yes</code> if your game’s disc is dual-layered)
-*If you want to restore a Wii Mail backup, copy <code>cdbackup.vff</code> to the root of your SD card then press {{B|+}}, or {{B|Y}} if your using a Wii Classic Controller.
+#* Chunk Size: <code>Max</code>
-*If you want to delete your Wii message board data, just press {{B|-}}, or {{B|X}} if your using a Wii Classic Controller. This could be useful if you are mail bricked.
+#* New device per chunk: <code>No</code>
+# If you want to dump multiple discs, select Yes to remember your settings. If not, select No.
+{{info|text=Be prepared to wait a while. The dumping process can take 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on your destination device speeds.}}
+=== Joining Split Files ===
+{{info|text=If you dumped the disc on a FAT32 formatted device, you should’ve got at least 2 files that end with .partX.iso. They need to be joined up.}}
+==== Windows ====
+# Copy all the files that share the same name and end with <code>.partX.iso</code> in a folder on your computer.
+# Open up a Command Prompt window.
+# Use the <code>cd <path></code> command and replace <code><path></code> by the path to your <code>.partX.iso</code> files.
+# Use the following command as is: <code>copy /b *.part?.iso game.iso</code>.
+==== macOS/Linux ====
+# Copy all the files that share the same name and end with <code>.partX.iso</code> in a folder on your computer.
+# Open up a Terminal.
+# Use the <code>cd <path></code> command and replace <code><path></code> by the path to your <code>.partX.iso</code> files.
+# Use the following command as is: <code>cat *.part?.iso > game.iso</code>.
+[[Category:Wii U guides]]