Wii:Managing GCN Save Files: Difference between revisions

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This tutorial will tell you how to backup, restore, import GCN memory cards with your Wii

Use of any GameCube peripheral with a Family Edition Wii or Wii mini require soldering on GameCube ports and/or memory card slots.

Requirements

A Wii with GameCube ports
An SD Card or USB drive
GCMM

If you are looking for 100% save files, you can find them here.

If you are looking for save exploits for launching Swiss, you can find them here.

Instructions

Downloading

Extract GCMM and put it in your apps folder on your SD card or USB drive
Place the .gci you downloaded in a folder named MCBACKUP on the root of your SD card
- If you do not have the MCBACKUP folder, create it

The root of your SD Card should now look like this

(root)
- apps
  - gcmm
    - boot.dol
    - icon.png
    - meta.xml
- MCBACKUP
  - yoursave.gci

Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii and launch GCMM from the Homebrew Channel.

Restoring

Insert your memory card into Slot A or B
Select the device you want to restore your saves from

Press X on GameCube Controller, or + on Wii Remote.

Select the save you want to restore. If you want to restore all your saves, press R on GameCube controller, or 1 on Wii Remote.

When restoring is complete, press any button to continue.

Backing up

Insert your memory card into Slot A or B
Select the device you want to back up your saves to

Press Y on GameCube Controller, or - on Wii Remote.

Select the save you want to restore. If you want to restore all your saves, press R on GameCube controller, or 1 on Wii Remote.

When restoring is complete, press any button to continue.

Backing Up Your Physical Memory Card Into an Emulated Memory Card (.raw file)

Insert your Memory Card into Slot A or B
Select the device you want to restore your saves from

Press L+Y on GameCube Controller, or B+- on Wii Remote to dump your memory card as a .raw file.

When the dump is complete, press any button to continue. It should be inside the MCBACKUP folder on the root of your SD card.

Restoring an Emulated Memory Save to a Physical Memory Card

If you are trying to restore a save from Dolphin, go to the File tab in Dolphin, select open user folder, open the GC folder, and find the .raw file.
If you are restoring a Nintendont emulated memory card save, navigate to the saves folder on the root of your SD card or USB.
Insert your Memory Card into Slot A or B
Select the device you want to restore your saves from

Press L+X on GameCube Controller, or B++ on Wii Remote to put the contents of the .raw file onto your memory card.

When restoration is complete, press any button to continue. It should be inside the MCBACKUP folder on the root of your SD card.

Transferring Saves Between 2 Physical Memory Cards

Requirements

A Wii with GameCube ports
At least 2 memory cards

Insert both memory cards into your Wii
Press the Wii icon on the bottom left, then navigate into Data Management -> Save Data -> Nintendo GameCube

Find the save you want, select it and choose Move or Copy.

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 __TOC__
 {{info|Use of any GameCube peripheral with a Family Edition Wii or Wii mini require soldering on GameCube ports and/or memory card slots.}}
-=== Requirements ===
+===Requirements===
-* A Wii with GameCube ports
+*A Wii with GameCube ports
-* An SD Card or USB drive
+*An SD Card or USB drive
-* [https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm GCMM]
+*[https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm GCMM]
 {{info|If you are looking for 100% save files, you can find them [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ here].}}
 {{info|text=If you are looking for save exploits for launching Swiss, you can find them [https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Booting_homebrew#Game_Save_Exploits here].}}
-=== Instructions ===
+===Instructions===
 ====Downloading====
 <ol>
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 <li>If you do not have the <code>MCBACKUP</code> folder, create it</li>
 </ul></li>
-* The root of your SD Card should now look like this
+*The root of your SD Card should now look like this
 {{Tree list}}
 * [[File:Gnome-media-flash.svg|20px|link=]] (root)
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 <li>Select the device you want to restore your saves from</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-select-device.jpg|480px|none]]
-<li>Press X on GameCube Controller, or + on Wiimote</li>
+<li>Press {{B|X}} on GameCube Controller, or {{B|+}} on Wii Remote.</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-menu.jpg|480px|none]]
-<li>Select the save you want to restore, if you want to restore all your saves press R on GameCube controller, or 1 on Wiimote</li>
+<li>Select the save you want to restore. If you want to restore all your saves, press {{B|R}} on GameCube controller, or {{B|1}} on Wii Remote.</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-select-save.jpg|480px|none]]
 <li>When restoring is complete, press any button to continue.</li>
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 <li>Select the device you want to back up your saves to</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-select-device.jpg|480px|none]]
-<li>Press Y on GameCube Controller, or - on Wiimote</li>
+<li>Press {{B|Y}} on GameCube Controller, or {{B|-}} on Wii Remote.</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-menu.jpg|480px|none]]
-<li>Select the save you want to restore, if you want to restore all your saves press R on GameCube controller, or 1 on Wiimote</li>
+<li>Select the save you want to restore. If you want to restore all your saves, press {{B|R}} on GameCube controller, or {{B|1}} on Wii Remote.</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-select-save.jpg|480px|none]]
 <li>When restoring is complete, press any button to continue.</li>
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 <li>Select the device you want to restore your saves from</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-select-device.jpg|480px|none]]
-<li>Press L & Y on GameCube Controller at the same time, or B & - on Wiimote also at the same time to dump your memory card as a <code>.raw</code></li>
+<li>Press {{B|L|Y}} on GameCube Controller, or {{B|B|-}} on Wii Remote to dump your memory card as a <code>.raw</code> file.</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-menu.jpg|480px|none]]
 <li>When the dump is complete, press any button to continue. It should be inside the <code>MCBACKUP</code> folder on the root of your SD card.</li>
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 <li>Select the device you want to restore your saves from</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-select-device.jpg|480px|none]]
-<li>Press L & X on GameCube Controller at the same time, or B & + on Wiimote also at the same time to dump your memory card as a <code>.raw</code></li>
+<li>Press {{B|L|X}} on GameCube Controller, or {{B|B|+}} on Wii Remote to put the contents of the <code>.raw</code> file onto your memory card.</li>
 [[File:Gcmm-menu.jpg|480px|none]]
 <li>When restoration is complete, press any button to continue. It should be inside the <code>MCBACKUP</code> folder on the root of your SD card.</li>
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 ====Transferring Saves Between 2 Physical Memory Cards====
-===== Requirements =====
+=====Requirements=====
-* A Wii with GameCube ports
+*A Wii with GameCube ports
-* At least 2 memory cards
+*At least 2 memory cards
 <ol>
 <li>Insert both memory cards into your Wii</li>
-<li>Press the 'Wii' icon on the bottom left, then navigate into <code>Data Management</code> -> <code>Save Data</code> -> <code>Nintendo GameCube</code></li>
+<li>Press the ''Wii'' icon on the bottom left, then navigate into <code>Data Management</code> -> <code>Save Data</code> -> <code>Nintendo GameCube</code></li>
 [[File:Sysmenu.jpg|480px|none]]
 [[File:WiiSettings.jpg|480px|none]]
 [[File:WiiData-management.jpg|480px|none]]
 [[File:WiiSave-data.jpg|480px|none]]
-<li>Find the save you want, select it and select <code>Move</code> or <code>Copy</code>.</li>
+<li>Find the save you want, select it and choose <code>Move</code> or <code>Copy</code>.</li>
 </ol>
 <hr>
 [[Category:Wii_homebrew]]
 [[Category:Wii_guides]]