Guide_Wii/_pages/en_US/dump-games.md

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Want to dump a GameCube or a Wii disk? There are two ways of doing so, depending on the tools you have available with you.

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### CleanRip

#### What you need

- An SD card or USB drive with at least 4.7 GB of free space (8.5 GB if dumping a dual layer disc).
- [CleanRip](https://github.com/emukidid/cleanrip/releases/latest)

#### Instructions

##### Section I - Downloading/Installing

1. Extract CleanRip and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive.
1. Insert your SD card into your Wii, and launch CleanRip from the Homebrew Channel.

##### Section II - Ripping

1. Select your device that you will be dumping the game to - your USB drive or SD card.
   ![Device type](/images/CleanRip/2.png)
1. On this screen, it asks you if you want to download a file with game checksums so you can verify the dump created is a 1:1 copy of the disc. It's your choice whether to say `Yes` or `No` to download this file.
   ![DAT](/images/CleanRip/3.png)
1. Now insert the game you want to dump.
   ![DVD](/images/CleanRip/4.png)
   ![Initialising Disc](/images/CleanRip/5.png)
1. Set it as shown on the screen below.

If you are dumping one of the 13 games on [this list](https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Category:Dual_Layer_Disc_games), set `Dual Layer` to `Yes`.
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![Settings](/images/CleanRip/6.png)

1. CleanRip will now dump your game. It can take a while, since it will dump the full 4.7 GB disc contents (8.5 GB for dual layer discs).
![Copying](/images/CleanRip/7.png)
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### Dumping a game over a local network

#### What you need

- [DVD Dump Tool](/assets/files/DVDDumpTool.zip)

Your Wii and your computer must be connected to one local network.
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#### Instructions

##### Section I - Downloading/Installing

1. Extract DVD Dump Tool and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive.
1. Insert your SD card into your Wii, and launch DVD Dump Tool from the Homebrew Channel.

##### Section II - Ripping

1. Press the right on the D-pad and press A.
   ![2](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/2.png)
1. Choose the disc that you want to copy (The options are: `GameCube Disc`, `Wii Single-Layer Disc`, `Wii Dual-Layer Disc` and press "A"
   ![3](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/3.png)
1. Now put your game to your Wii. (If it's already in your Wii, eject it and put it back.)
   ![InsertTheDisc](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/insertthedisc.jpg)
   ![4](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/4.png)
1. Remember your Wii URL (IP address)
   ![5](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/5.png)
1. On your computer's web browser, go to your address bar and enter the Wii URL.
   ![6](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/6.png)
1. Click on `Click here to download XXXX.iso`.
   ![7](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/7.jpg)

   The transfer speed is not the fastest, but if you can't use anything else, it's better than nothing.
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   ![8](/images/DumpDiscs_LAN/8.PNG)

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## 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.
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## Windows

1. Copy all the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` in a folder on your computer.
1. Open up a Command Prompt window.
1. Use the `cd <path>` command and replace `<path>` by the path to your `.partX.iso` files.
1. Use the following command as is: `copy /b *.part?.iso game.iso`.

## macOS/Linux

1.  Copy all the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` in a folder on your computer.
1.  Open up a Terminal.
1.  Use the `cd <path>` command and replace `<path>` by the path to your `.partX.iso` files.
1.  Use the following command as is: `cat \*.part?.iso > game.iso`.

To organize the games on your drive properly, you'll need to use [Wii Backup Manager](wiibackupmanager).
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