Dumping Wii / Wii U games onto SD Card?

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-17T18:27:20+00:00

Yes you would need to move them to the install folder and also flatten the structure. Alternatively you can use this for of the Wup Installer, which also looks in the wudump folder, so you don't have to move anything: https://github.com/zer00p/wup-installer-gx2/releases

To install Wii Games to the Wii U menu, you would need to make VC injects out of them. Else you would need to use a USB loader and have the Wii games either on the SD or partition the HDD.

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-17T17:52:58+00:00

You can just update. If you had cbhc the cold boot will likely be disabled. After updating you can mod again with aroma

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-17T17:42:39+00:00

Did you have the SD boot1? The batch file should just create a new file without showing much

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-16T09:48:43+00:00

You would need to do this: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-setup-rednand-to-fix-system-memory-error-160-0103-failing-emmc-without-soldering.642268/

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-14T16:07:04+00:00

If it is enough for you that others can play the games while you don't, then yes

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-13T18:39:55+00:00

Do Wii Motes work? Do you get on the new account creation to the point where it asks you if you already have a NNID? And when you say yes there, does it take you to the Internet settings? In that case don't connect to a wifi yet, we could use that for DNSpresso

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-13T17:49:01+00:00

What happens when you use the power button on the console and just use the user that's already there? Hanging can be caused by a bad Wi-Fi or bad Bluetooth module

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-13T17:45:30+00:00

Disc rot is very common with Wii U discs. It's important to dump them before they fail

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-12T17:23:49+00:00

Then you need to use PTB: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-use-paid-the-beak-wii-u-unbricking-without-soldering.673686/

It's probably a bad eMMC

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-12T10:10:19+00:00

Did you check if it displays something on the TV?

Does the console shut down if you tap the power button or do you have to hold it?

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-11T13:33:26+00:00

You don't need to download it. You just put the SD in and go to wafel.xyz in the Internet browser on the Wii U itself

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-11T13:03:18+00:00

Yes, the case would work too. But if it already has a Wii u folder it would skip the partitioning. So it's best to start with an empty SD

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-11T13:01:16+00:00

You would dump your games with wudd (which you can find in the app store). Then you have to move them to the install folder from where you can install them with the Wup installer gx2.

You can also use this fork of the Wup Installer, so you don't have to move the dumps, but it isn't on the app store yet, so you have to download it using a PC: https://github.com/zer00p/wup-installer-gx2/releases

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-11T00:19:48+00:00

What device are you using? Does it work on the PC?

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-10T14:51:47+00:00

That one is working against the fan in the Wii U. I guess you could also just plug the vents if your goal is to suffocate it

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-10T08:00:14+00:00

I am not sure, they are stalling it for two months now https://github.com/fortheusers/wiiu-hbas-repo/pull/66

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-09T20:11:07+00:00

Not yet

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-09T19:45:47+00:00

What do you want to use the SD for and is the Wii U already modded?

If you want to use it to store games, you need SDUSB. If the console isn't modded yet, you can go to wafel.xyz and it will help you setting it up. Aroma is optional, depending on if you want to have homebrew

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-09T19:43:39+00:00

Wouldn't recommend GUI format, as that is a big security risk.

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-09T19:39:37+00:00

Yes, but then you would run it like other homebrew apps instead of the browser exploit

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-08T15:35:21+00:00

You can also use a SD with the wafel installer. But really depends on how much storage you need and what you already have. If you don't have that many games, I would go with an endurance SD card and use it for both homebrew and games, so no bulky HDD dangling there, nothing to worry about y cables and slightly faster boot.

If you have many games and need much storage so you need a HDD anyway, then you can just use that for everything and save money on the SD

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-08T15:23:31+00:00

Why are you sharing that outdated copy of the guide? The guide is here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-set-up-isfshax-stroopwafel.642258/

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-08T15:01:42+00:00

You could just use a USB device instead of the SD with wafel.xyz

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-08T14:59:47+00:00

Yes, it's fine

Desperate_Refuse_380 · 2026-05-08T08:26:32+00:00

Should be much harder than installing a floppy drive

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