Go ahead and format the drive in WBFS format. All the backing up and loading is done with the Wii disc drive and the external HDD. Whenever you put a physical disc in the Wii drive while the loader is active it will prompt you to either Install or Mount mounting will launch the game without copying it to the disc. Notice anything peculiar? The game is only 0. Even a GB hard drive can hold more Wii games than you could even get around to playing. Click OK and watch the transfer bar slide by, for a small game like Wii Sports Resort it should take only a minute or two.
When cover art is missing you just get a box cover with a question mark on it. Press 1 on your Wiimote to access the Cover Download menu. Whether your get the normal covers or the 3D covers is a personal choice. Make sure to download both the covers and the disc images if you want to see the disc art when you go to load a game, like so:.
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Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article parts. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Article Summary. Part 1. All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Make sure that you have the correct equipment. USB flash drive - This is the drive on which you'll install the games. Wii remote - If you have a newer black model of Wii, you'll need a generic Wii remote to help with the installation.
Format your flash drive as FAT Keep in mind that formatting a flash drive will erase its contents, so back up the contents to your computer or another flash drive if necessary. Empty the Wii's disc drive. If there is currently a disc in the Wii, remove it before proceeding. Connect your Wii to the Internet. Your Wii will need a network connection in order to install the bulk of the USB tool's files.
Install Homebrew on your Wii. If you haven't yet installed the Homebrew Channel for your Wii, you'll need to do so before proceeding. The Homebrew Channel allows you to install custom modifications, one of which will let you play games off of a USB drive. Format your SD card. Once you've installed Homebrew with the SD card, you'll need to wipe it clean so that you can use it for the USB installation files. The easiest way to do this is by formatting the SD card.
Part 2. Use a Windows computer for this part. Unfortunately, you cannot format correctly your flash drive for Wii use on a Mac. If you don't have access to a Windows computer, try using one at a library or borrowing one from a friend.
Determine your Windows bit version. You'll need to know whether your version of Windows is a bit system or a bit system in order to know which file to download in a minute. Go to the download page for WBFS download page. Click Free Download. It's the green button in the upper-right corner. Watch out for any add pop-ups and be careful not to click any download links to software you didn't intend to download.
Click Start Download. It's the green button in the center of the page. Open the ZIP folder. Double-click the downloaded ZIP folder to open it. Double-click setup. It's in the ZIP folder.
Doing so will open the setup window. Install the program. Click Browse to select an install location optional. Click Next. Click Yes. Click Close. Plug your flash drive into your computer.
The flash drive should fit into one of the rectangular USB ports on your computer. You can find it in your Windows Start menu. Select your flash drive. Click the "Drive" drop-down box in the upper-left corner of the window, then click your drive's letter usually F:. If you don't know the flash drive's letter, look for it in the "Devices and drives" section of the This PC app.
Click Format. This will format your flash drive for use with the Wii. Eject the flash drive. Click on the flash drive's icon in the lower-right side of the screen, then click Eject in the pop-up menu and remove the drive from your computer. You may have to click the upward-facing arrow here to see the flash drive's icon.
Part 3. Plug your SD card into your computer. The SD card should fit into your computer's SD card slot angled-side-in, logo-side-up. Open the file download site. Click Download. It's the button in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Extract the files. On a Windows computer, double-click the ZIP folder, click Extract at the top of the folder's window, click Extract all in the resulting toolbar, and click Extract when prompted. Hardware requirements: Wii 3. The programs are only for playing backups of games you already own. Click next. It will then ask you to save to files in a folder.
Either choose a folder or leave it on the default folder. It will now tell you that it is ready to install to your hard drive. Click Next to begin the installation process. When it is done installing press "Close. This next step explains how to load a Wii ISO to you usb device. The first step is to get a Wii iso backup file. I can't tell you where.
Plug in your usb device in your computer. A new scree n will open. Use the drop-down tab under "Edit" in the upper left corner to choose your usb device drive letter.
Make sure you're drive number is right! After you're done formatting click the "Load button to load the contents of your USB device. It's empty. Click the "Browse" button in the lower right corner to open a new window, locate your Wii ISO, click it, and click "Open" in the lower right corner. It will take a few seconds to load. Hover your mouse over it to see it's game cover. It will take about 5 minutes to upload the file to a usb device. After it's done, either close the program and take your usb device out of your computer and go to the next step, or add more games to your usb device.
This next step will explain how to usb loader on your Wii. Before you can install usb loader to your Wii you first need the files in your SD card. Unrar the usb hack rar file with Winrar or 7-Zip and copy the contents of the "Copy contents to root" folder to the root of your SD card. Pretty self explanatory. If you get a window asking you to merge folders click yes. Brawl off the disc, for example, it can take up to 20 seconds or more; the same load time off a USB HDD is usually around seconds.
Check out the video below to see it in action if you need a little convincing:. Play Video. USB Loader GX is user friendly, feature rich, and offers a good balance between usability and eye candy.
Remember, keep the folder structure the same! A channel is actually an application installed on the Wii. Installing the USB Loader GX channel instead of the of the forwarder takes up more system memory and allows for fewer customization options and no cover art! Installing it as a forwarder is preferred as it allows you to save settings and download cover and disc art. Start up the Wii and run the Homebrew channel. Go ahead and format the drive in WBFS format. All the backing up and loading is done with the Wii disc drive and the external HDD.
Whenever you put a physical disc in the Wii drive while the loader is active it will prompt you to either Install or Mount mounting will launch the game without copying it to the disc. Notice anything peculiar? The game is only 0.
Even a GB hard drive can hold more Wii games than you could even get around to playing. Click OK and watch the transfer bar slide by, for a small game like Wii Sports Resort it should take only a minute or two.
When cover art is missing you just get a box cover with a question mark on it. Press 1 on your Wiimote to access the Cover Download menu. Whether your get the normal covers or the 3D covers is a personal choice.
Make sure to download both the covers and the disc images if you want to see the disc art when you go to load a game, like so:.
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