!> In order to install to a USB device, it has to be formatted by the Wii U. Doing this will erase all contents of it, and prevent it from being used on another system unless you reformat it. To do this, plug your USB HDD into the Wii U, power on your Wii U, your Wii U will prompt you to format your HDD. Confirm with Yes.
1. You should see your game installed, ready to be played.
1. Take the SD Card out of your Wii U and plug it into your PC.
1. Delete the `GMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX` folder in the `install` directory on your SD Card to free up space.
### Moving Games To USB
?> If you don't want to keep the game installed on NAND, you can use the Wii U's data management to move the game to a USB device.
!> In order to move your game to a USB device, it has to be formatted by the Wii U. Doing this will erase all contents of it, and prevent it from being used on another system unless you reformat it.
?> If your disc game had DLC or updates installed, you will need to transfer the files over to your USB device. You can do this using the Wii U's data management.