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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 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. | ||
{{info|text=Dumping Wii games require a working homebrew setup on vWii, so make sure to finish the [[ | {{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.}} | ||
{{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.}} | {{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.}} | ||
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# Launch the Homebrew Channel. | # Launch the Homebrew Channel. | ||
# Launch CleanRip. | # Launch CleanRip. | ||
# Read the Disclaimer then press A. | # Read the Disclaimer, then press A. | ||
# Select Yes to enable Checksum Calculations. | # Select Yes to enable Checksum Calculations. | ||
# Select either USB or Front SD depending on which device you want to use for the dumping process. | # Select either USB or Front SD depending on which device you want to use for the dumping process. | ||
#* Please note that the device you | #* Please note that the device you choose needs to be formatted in either FAT32 or NTFS. | ||
# Press A to continue. | # Press A to continue. | ||
# Select No on the screen that asks you to download redump.org DAT files. | # Select No on the screen that asks you to download redump.org DAT files. | ||
# Insert your disc then press A. | # Insert your disc, then press A. | ||
# 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. | # 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. | ||
# Set everything to match the following: | # Set everything to match the following: | ||
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# If you want to dump multiple discs, select Yes to remember your settings. If not, select No. | # 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 | {{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 === | === Joining Split Files === | ||
{{info|text=If you dumped the disc on a FAT32 formatted | {{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 ==== | ==== Windows ==== |
Latest revision as of 22:53, 20 June 2024
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
Instructions
- Insert your Wii U’s SD Card into your computer.
- Copy the
apps
folder from theCleanRip-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
(SelectYes
if your game’s disc is dual-layered) - Chunk Size:
Max
- New device per chunk:
No
- Dual Layer:
- 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
.