Wii:Transferring Game Saves: Difference between revisions

# In the Wii Menu, select the `Wii Options` at the bottom left.

# Select `Data Management` (if on Wii), `Save Data`, then `Wii`.

# Select a save you would like to transfer, then select `Copy`.

#* If the `Copy` button is greyed out, you will need to [install Priiloader](priiloader) to disable the copy protection.

# In the Wii Menu, select the `Wii Options` at the bottom left.

# Select `Data Management` (if on Wii), `Save Data`, then `Wii`.

# Select the `SD Card` tab at the top right.

# Select one of the saves you have copied to your SD card, then select `Copy`.

{{warning|text=Make sure you have installed [cIOS](cios) before following this!}}

* [SaveGame Manager GX](https://oscwii.org/library/app/SaveGame_Manager_GX)

# Find and select your save, then `Extract`, then `Default`.

# Select each save you copied and click `Install`.

This also has the benefit of allowing access to [Wiimmfi](https://wiimmfi.de/), as well as carrying over RiiConnect24 patched channels.

* [a NAND backup](bootmii)

# After [making your NAND backup](bootmii), put your SD card into your PC and open Dolphin Emulator.

# Select `Tools > Manage NAND... > Import BootMii NAND Backup`.

# In the file dialog that opens, go to your SD card and select `nand.bin`.

{{warning|text=Make sure you have installed [cIOS](cios) before following this!}}

* [SaveGame Manager GX](https://oscwii.org/library/app/SaveGame_Manager_GX)

# Find and select the save you would like to transfer, select `Extract`, then select `Default`.

# Select `Tools > Import Wii Save...`.

# In the file dialog that opens, go to the `savegames` folder on your SD or USB, and select each `.bin` file inside it.

{{info|text=All methods here assume you have the [latest Beta or Development version of Dolphin Emulator](https://dolphin-emu.org/download).}}

# If you exporting a select game's save, right click the game inside the Dolphin window and select `Export Wii Save`.

#* If you are exporting all your Wii saves from Dolphin, select `Tools > Export All Wii Saves`.

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# Select the `Wii Options` button at the bottom left.

# Select `Data Management` (if on Wii), `Save Data`, then `Wii`.

# Go to the `SD Card` tab at the top right.

# Select each save that you would like to copy to your Wii/Wii U and select `Copy`.

{{warning|text=Make sure you have installed [cIOS](cios) before following this!}}

* [SaveGame Manager GX](https://oscwii.org/library/app/SaveGame_Manager_GX)

# If you exporting a select game's save, right click the game inside the Dolphin window and select `Export Wii Save`.

#* If you are exporting all your Wii saves from Dolphin, select `Tools > Export All Wii Saves`.

# Select each save and click `Install`.

* [GCMM](https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm)

# In the main menu, select `File > Open User Folder`.

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# In the folder that opens, navigate to `GC > [Save region] > Card A`.

# Copy the `.gci` files you would like to put on your Memory Card.

# Create a folder named `MCBACKUP` on your SD card or USB drive, and place the `.gci` files you copied into it.   

#* {{info|text=If Dolphin is set to use a `.raw` memory card, use `Tools > Memory Card Manager` to export your desired saves to `.gci`.}}

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# Select the device you have copied the `.gci` files to.

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# Press `+`/`X` to enter Restore mode.

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#* If you would like to restore all the saves in `MCBACKUP`, press `1`/`R`.

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# Open Dolphin Emulator and select `Tools > Memory Card Manager` from the main menu.

# Click the `Open` button next to Slot B.

# Go to the `saves` folder on your SD card or USB drive, and select the `.raw` file named after the game's ID.

#* If you do not already have a save on Nintendont, select `Create` and set the Card size to 251 blocks.

#* If you are using one memory card for all games, open the `ninmem.raw`/`ninmemj.raw` file on the root of your SD/USB.

#* Click `Switch to B`.

#* Click `Import`, and navigate to `<REGION>/Card A/`.

#* Select the `.gci` file(s) you would like to import. Otherwise, if Dolphin is storing your saves in a `.raw` file. simply select your saves on the left side and select `Copy to B`.

* [GCMM](https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm)

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# Press `B` and `-`/`L` and `Y` to enter Raw backup mode.

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# Open Dolphin Emulator, and select `Tools > Memory Card Manager` from the main menu.

# Click `Open` next to slot B.

# Go into the `MCBACKUP` folder on your SD/USB, and open the newly created `.raw` file.

# Click `Switch to B`.

#* Click `Export as .gci`.

#* Export the `.gci` files to `<REGION>/Card A/`.

# Otherwise, if Dolphin is set to store saves in a `.raw` file,

#* Click `Copy to A`.

* [GCMM](https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm)

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# Press `B` and `-`/`L` and `Y` to enter Raw backup mode.

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# Copy the `.raw` file inside `MCBACKUP` to the root of the device used for Nintendont and name it `ninmem.raw`.

#* If your games are Japanese, Nintendont will use `ninmemj.raw`, because Japanese games do not play very nicely when there are other region saves present.

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# Select `Data Management > Save Data > Nintendo GameCube`.

# Select the save you would like to copy and select `Copy`.

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# Open Dolphin Emulator, and select `Tools > Memory Card Manager` from the main menu.

# Click `Open` next to slot B.

# Navigate to the `saves` folder on your SD/USB, and open the `.raw` file named after the game ID of your game.

# Click `Switch to B`.

#* Click `Export as .gci`.

#* Export the `.gci` files to `<REGION>/Card A/`.

# Otherwise, if Dolphin is set to store saves in a `.raw` file:

#* Click `Copy to A`.

* [GCMM](https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm)

# Create a folder named `MCBACKUP`.

# Copy the `.gci` files inside the `saves` folder to the `MCBACKUP` folder.

# Select the device you have copied the `.gci` files to.

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# Press `+`/`X` to enter Restore mode.

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#* If you would like to restore all the saves in `MCBACKUP`, press `1`/`R`.

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