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<p>This guide will explain how to transfer save games between:</p>
<ul>
<li>a Wii/Wii U(vWii),</li>
<li>Dolphin Emulator,</li>
<li>GameCube memory cards,</li>
<li>and (Nintendont) emulated memory cards.</li>
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<h5 id="what-you-need">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>an SD card formatted to FAT32/MS-DOS</li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Insert your SD card into your Wii/Wii U.</li>
<li>In the Wii Menu, select the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Wii Options</code> at the bottom left.</li>
<li>Select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code> (if on Wii), <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Save Data</code>, then <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Wii</code>.</li>
<li>Select a save you would like to transfer, then select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy</code>.
<ul>
<li>If the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy</code> button is greyed out, you will need to <a href="priiloader">install Priiloader</a> to disable the copy protection.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Repeat the previous step for each save you would like to transfer.</li>
<li>Once you are finished, put the SD card into your other Wii/Wii U.</li>
<li>In the Wii Menu, select the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Wii Options</code> at the bottom left.</li>
<li>Select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code> (if on Wii), <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Save Data</code>, then <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Wii</code>.</li>
<li>Select the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SD Card</code> tab at the top right.</li>
<li>Select one of the saves you have copied to your SD card, then select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy</code>.</li>
<li>Repeat the previous step for each save you have copied to your SD card.</li>
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<p class="notice--warning">Make sure you have installed <a href="cios">cIOS</a> before following this!</p>
<h5 id="what-you-need-1">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>The Homebrew Channel on both systems</li>
<li>an SD card or USB drive</li>
<li><a href="https://oscwii.org/library/app/SaveGame_Manager_GX">SaveGame Manager GX</a></li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-1">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Extract SaveGame Manager GX to the root of your SD card or USB drive, and put it into your source Wii/Wii U.</li>
<li>Launch the Homebrew Channel, then launch SaveGame Manager GX.</li>
<li>Ensure that the source is set to Wii.</li>
<li>Find and select your save, then <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Extract</code>, then <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Default</code>.
<ul>
<li>Repeat this for the rest of the saves you would like to copy.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Press the HOME button and exit SaveGame Manager GX.</li>
<li>Put the SD card into the target Wii/Wii U.</li>
<li>Create a new save file for each game. This is needed so that SaveGame Manager GX can overwrite it.</li>
<li>Launch the Homebrew Channel, and launch SaveGame Manager GX.</li>
<li>Ensure that the source is set to your SD or USB.</li>
<li>Select each save you copied and click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Install</code>.</li>
</ol>
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<p><button class="btn btn--info btn--large tablinks via" onclick="openTab_via(event, 'wii-dol-nand')">with a NAND backup (Wii)</button>
<button class="btn btn--info btn--large tablinks via" onclick="openTab_via(event, 'wii-dol-svgm')">via SaveGame Manager GX</button></p>
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<p>By importing your NAND backup into Dolphin, you effectively copy everything on your Wii (at the time of the backup).
This also has the benefit of allowing access to <a href="https://wiimmfi.de/">Wiimmfi</a>, as well as carrying over RiiConnect24 patched channels.</p>
<p class="notice--info">If you have already done this, consider the SaveGame Manager GX method to save time.</p>
<h5 id="what-you-need-2">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="bootmii">a NAND backup</a></li>
<li>Latest beta version of Dolphin Emulator</li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-2">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>After <a href="bootmii">making your NAND backup</a>, put your SD card into your PC and open Dolphin Emulator.</li>
<li>Select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Manage NAND... &gt; Import BootMii NAND Backup</code>.</li>
<li>In the file dialog that opens, go to your SD card and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">nand.bin</code>.</li>
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<h5 id="what-you-need-3">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>The Homebrew Channel on your Wii/vWii</li>
<li><a href="https://oscwii.org/library/app/SaveGame_Manager_GX">SaveGame Manager GX</a></li>
<li>an SD card or USB drive</li>
<li>Latest beta version of Dolphin Emulator</li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-3">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>On your Wii/Wii U, launch the Homebrew Channel, then launch SaveGame Manager GX.</li>
<li>Find and select the save you would like to transfer, select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Extract</code>, then select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Default</code>.
<ul>
<li>Repeat this for all the saves you would like to transferred.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Once you have extracted all your save files, press HOME and exit SaveGame Manager GX.</li>
<li>Insert your SD card or USB drive into your PC.</li>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator.</li>
<li>Select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Import Wii Save...</code>.</li>
<li>In the file dialog that opens, go to the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">savegames</code> folder on your SD or USB, and select each <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.bin</code> file inside it.</li>
</ol>
<p class="notice--info">Unfortunately, you can only select one at a time, so you must repeat the last step for each .bin file.</p>
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<p class="notice--info">All methods here assume you have the <a href="https://dolphin-emu.org/download">latest Beta or Development version of Dolphin Emulator</a>.</p>
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<h5 id="what-you-need-4">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>an SD card</li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-4">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator.</li>
<li>If you exporting a select game’s save, right click the game inside the Dolphin window and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Export Wii Save</code>.
<ul>
<li>If you are exporting all your Wii saves from Dolphin, select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Export All Wii Saves</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="/images/dolphin/export-wiisave.png" alt="Export Wii Save" /></p>
</li>
<li>In the folder dialog that pops up, select your SD card. (Don’t go inside any other folder!)</li>
<li>Safely eject your SD card, then put it into your Wii/Wii U.
<ul>
<li>If on a Wii U, be sure to launch Wii Mode.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Select the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Wii Options</code> button at the bottom left.</li>
<li>Select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code> (if on Wii), <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Save Data</code>, then <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Wii</code>.</li>
<li>Go to the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SD Card</code> tab at the top right.</li>
<li>Select each save that you would like to copy to your Wii/Wii U and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy</code>.</li>
</ol>
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<p class="notice--warning">Make sure you have installed <a href="cios">cIOS</a> before following this!</p>
<h5 id="what-you-need-5">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>The Homebrew Channel on your Wii/vWii</li>
<li>an SD card or USB drive</li>
<li><a href="https://oscwii.org/library/app/SaveGame_Manager_GX">SaveGame Manager GX</a></li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-5">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator.</li>
<li>If you exporting a select game’s save, right click the game inside the Dolphin window and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Export Wii Save</code>.
<ul>
<li>If you are exporting all your Wii saves from Dolphin, select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Export All Wii Saves</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In the folder dialog that pops up, select your SD card/USB drive. (don’t go inside any other folder!)</li>
<li>Safely eject your SD card/USB drive, then put it into your Wii/Wii U.
<ul>
<li>If on a Wii U, be sure to launch Wii Mode.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Launch the Homebrew Channel, then launch SaveGame Manager GX.</li>
<li>Ensure that the source is set to your SD or USB.</li>
<li>Select each save and click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Install</code>.</li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
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<h5 id="what-you-need-6">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>a Wii with GameCube ports and the Homebrew Channel installed</li>
<li>an SD card or USB drive</li>
<li><a href="https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm">GCMM</a></li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-6">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator.</li>
<li>
<p>In the main menu, select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">File &gt; Open User Folder</code>.</p>
<p><img src="/images/dolphin/open-user-folder.png" alt="Open User Folder" /></p>
</li>
<li>In the folder that opens, navigate to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">GC &gt; [Save region] &gt; Card A</code>.</li>
<li>Copy the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> files you would like to put on your Memory Card.</li>
<li>Create a folder named <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MCBACKUP</code> on your SD card or USB drive, and place the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> files you copied into it.</li>
</ol>
<p class="notice--info">If Dolphin is set to use a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> memory card, use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Memory Card Manager</code> to export your desired saves to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code>.
<img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/dolphin-emu-memcard-manager.png" alt="Dolphin Emualator Memory Card Manager" /></p>
<ol>
<li>Download and extract GCMM to the root of your SD card or USB drive.</li>
<li>Safely eject the SD/USB from your PC, then insert it into your Wii.</li>
<li>Launch the Homebrew Channel, then launch GCMM.</li>
<li>
<p>Select the device you have copied the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> files to.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg" alt="GCMM Select device" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Press <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">+</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">X</code> to enter Restore mode.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-menu.jpg" alt="GCMM Main menu" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Select the slot that has your Memory card.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg" alt="GCMM Select card slot" /></p>
</li>
<li>Select the save you would like to restore.
<ul>
<li>If you would like to restore all the saves in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MCBACKUP</code>, press <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">1</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">R</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-restore-save.jpg" alt="GCMM Restore menu" /></p>
</li>
<li>When restoration is complete, press any button to continue.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div id="dol-emumc" class="tabcontent to">
<h5 id="instructions-7">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Memory Card Manager</code> from the main menu.</li>
<li>Click the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Open</code> button next to Slot B.</li>
<li>Go to the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">saves</code> folder on your SD card or USB drive, and select the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> file named after the game’s ID.
<ul>
<li>If you do not already have a save on Nintendont, select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Create</code> and set the Card size to 251 blocks.</li>
<li>If you are using one memory card for all games, open the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ninmem.raw</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ninmemj.raw</code> file on the root of your SD/USB.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>If Dolphin is storing your saves in a GCI folder (default):
<ul>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Switch to B</code>.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Import</code>, and navigate to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">&lt;REGION&gt;/Card A/</code>.</li>
<li>Select the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> file(s) you would like to import.
Otherwise, if Dolphin is storing your saves in a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> file. simply select your saves on the left side and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy to B</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
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<p class="notice--warning">All methods here require a Wii with GameCube ports.</p>
<p><button class="btn btn--large btn--info tablinks to" onclick="openTab_to(event, 'gcmc-dol')">To Dolphin Emulator</button>
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<h5 id="what-you-need-7">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm">GCMM</a></li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-8">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Download and extract GCMM to the root of your SD card or USB drive.</li>
<li>Safely eject the SD/USB from your PC, then put it into your Wii.</li>
<li>Launch the Homebrew Channel, then launch GCMM.</li>
<li>
<p>Select the device you would like to copy the save file to.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg" alt="GCMM Select device" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Press <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">B</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">L</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Y</code> to enter Raw backup mode.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-menu.jpg" alt="GCMM Main menu" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Select the slot that has your memory card.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg" alt="GCMM Select card slot" /></p>
</li>
<li>When the dump is complete, press any key to continue.</li>
<li>Press HOME/START to exit GCMM.</li>
<li>Insert your SD card/USB drive into your PC.</li>
<li>Copy the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> file inside <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MCBACKUP</code> to the root of the device used for Nintendont and name it <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ninmem.raw</code>.
<ul>
<li>If your games are Japanese, Nintendont will use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">ninmemj.raw</code>, because Japanese games do not play very nicely when there are other region saves present.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Launch Nintendont and set Memcard emulation to multi [ ? ]</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div id="gcmc-dol" class="tabcontent to">
<h5 id="what-you-need-8">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm">GCMM</a></li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-9">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Download and extract GCMM to the root of your SD card or USB drive.</li>
<li>Safely eject the SD/USB from your PC, then put it into your Wii.</li>
<li>Launch the Homebrew Channel, then launch GCMM.</li>
<li>
<p>Select the device you would like to copy the save file to.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg" alt="GCMM Select device" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Press <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">B</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">-</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">L</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Y</code> to enter Raw backup mode.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-menu.jpg" alt="GCMM Main menu" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Select the slot that has your memory card.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg" alt="GCMM Select card slot" /></p>
</li>
<li>When the dump is complete, press any key to continue.</li>
<li>Press HOME/START to exit GCMM.</li>
<li>Insert your SD card/USB drive into your PC.</li>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator, and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Memory Card Manager</code> from the main menu.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Open</code> next to slot B.</li>
<li>Go into the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MCBACKUP</code> folder on your SD/USB, and open the newly created <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> file.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Switch to B</code>.</li>
<li>If Dolphin is set to store saves in a GCI folder (default):
<ul>
<li>Select the saves you would like to copy.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Export as .gci</code>.</li>
<li>Export the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> files to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">&lt;REGION&gt;/Card A/</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Otherwise, if Dolphin is set to store saves in a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> file,
<ul>
<li>Select the saves you would like to copy.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy to A</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<h5 id="what-you-need-9">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>a Wii</li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-10">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Insert both memory cards into your Wii.</li>
<li>
<p>Launch the Wii menu and select the Wii Options button at the bottom left.</p>
<p><img src="/images/Wii/wii-options.png" alt="Wii Options" /></p>
</li>
<li>Select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management &gt; Save Data &gt; Nintendo GameCube</code>.</li>
<li>
<p>Select the save you would like to copy and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy</code>.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gc-data-management.png" alt="Copying a GameCube save" /></p>
</li>
</ol>
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<p><button class="btn btn--large btn--info tablinks to" onclick="openTab_to(event, 'emumc-dol')">To Dolphin Emulator</button>
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<div id="emumc-dol" class="tabcontent to">
<h5 id="what-you-need-10">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>Latest beta or Development version of Dolphin Emulator</li>
</ul>
<h5 id="instructions-11">Instructions</h5>
<ol>
<li>Insert your SD card or USB drive into your PC.</li>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator, and select <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Tools &gt; Memory Card Manager</code> from the main menu.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Open</code> next to slot B.</li>
<li>Navigate to the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">saves</code> folder on your SD/USB, and open the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> file named after the game ID of your game.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Switch to B</code>.</li>
<li>If Dolphin is set to store saves in a GCI folder (default):
<ul>
<li>Select the saves you would like to copy.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Export as .gci</code>.</li>
<li>Export the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> files to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">&lt;REGION&gt;/Card A/</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Otherwise, if Dolphin is set to store saves in a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.raw</code> file:
<ul>
<li>Select the saves you would like to copy.</li>
<li>Click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Copy to A</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div id="emumc-gcmc" class="tabcontent to">
<h5 id="what-you-need-11">What you need</h5>
<ul>
<li>The Homebrew Channel installed on your Wii</li>
<li>an SD card or USB drive</li>
<li><a href="https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm">GCMM</a></li>
</ul>
<h5 id="individual-memcards-gci-files">Individual memcards (.gci files)</h5>
<ol>
<li>Insert your SD card or USB drive into your PC.</li>
<li>Create a folder named <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MCBACKUP</code>.</li>
<li>Copy the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> files inside the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">saves</code> folder to the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MCBACKUP</code> folder.</li>
<li>Download and extract GCMM to the root of your SD card or USB drive.</li>
<li>Safely eject the SD/USB from your PC, then insert it into your Wii.</li>
<li>Launch the Homebrew Channel, then launch GCMM.</li>
<li>
<p>Select the device you have copied the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gci</code> files to.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg" alt="GCMM Select device" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Press <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">+</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">X</code> to enter Restore mode.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-menu.jpg" alt="GCMM Main menu" /></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Select the slot that has your Memory card.</p>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg" alt="GCMM Select card slot" /></p>
</li>
<li>Select the save you would like to restore.
<ul>
<li>If you would like to restore all the saves in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">MCBACKUP</code>, press <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">1</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">R</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="/images/homebrew/gcsaves/gcmm-restore-save.jpg" alt="GCMM Restore menu" /></p>
</li>
<li>When restoration is complete, press any button to continue.</li>
</ol>
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