Guide_Wii/_pages/en_US/dump-games.md

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This guide covers dumping GameCube or Wii game discs. You can either dump directly to an SD card or USB drive, or over the local network.

### Dumping a Disc to SD/USB (CleanRip)

#### Requirements

+ 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://oscwii.org/library/app/cleanrip)

#### Instructions

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` in Step 6 to `Yes`.
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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.
1. Select your device that you will be dumping the game to - a USB device or SD card.
    ![Device type](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/2.png)
1. On this screen, CleanRip asks to download a file with game checksums to verify that the dump it creates is a 1:1 copy of the disc. It's recommended that you say `Yes` to this question, but it isn't required for a dump.
    ![DAT](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/3.png)
1. Insert the game disc you would like to dump.
![DVD](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/4.png)
1. Set the settings as shown on the screen below, while verifying if your game disc is dual layer or not.
    ![Settings](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/6.png)
1. CleanRip will now dump your game. This process can take quite some time, since it will dump the full 4.7 GB disc contents (8.5 GB for dual layer discs).
    ![Copying](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/7.png)
1. Proceed to [joining PART files](dump-games#joining-part-files-on-a-fat32-device).

### Dumping a Disc over LAN (Wii DVD Dumper)

#### Requirements

+ A Windows/Mac OS/Linux PC with an internet connection
+ [DVD Dump Tool](/assets/files/DVDDumpTool.zip)

#### Instructions

Download speeds will be slow due to limitations in the network hardware of the Wii, but it remains a valid solution if you are willing to be patient.
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Your Wii and your computer must be connected to the same local network.
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1. Extract DVD Dump Tool and put it in the `apps` folder of your SD card or USB device.
1. Insert the device you downloaded the dump tool on into your Wii, and launch DVD Dump Tool from the Homebrew Channel.
1. Press right on the D-pad and press A.
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"
    ![2](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/2.png)
1. Insert the game disc into your Wii. If it is already inserted, eject and reinsert the disc.
    ![InsertTheDisc](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/insertthedisc.jpg)
1. Select the proper disc type.
    ![3](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/3.png)
1. Press any button to begin the dumping process.
    ![4](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/4.png)
1. Remember or write down your Wii's URL (IP address). On your computer's web browser, go to your address bar and enter the Wii URL.
    ![5](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/5.png)
1. Click on `Click here to download XXXX.iso`.
1. Proceed to [joining PART files](dump-games#joining-part-files-on-a-fat32-device).

### Joining PART files on a FAT32 device

If you dumped the disc (regardless if it was to a PC or Wii) on a FAT32 formatted device, you should have gotten at least two files that end with `.partX.iso`. They need to be joined.
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#### Windows

1. Copy the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` into an empty folder on your computer.
1. In this folder, click the address bar in Windows Explorer and copy its PATH.
1. Open a PowerShell or Windows Terminal window.
1. Run `cd [PATH]`.
1. Type `copy /b *.part?.iso game.iso` and press enter.
1. Wait until the merging process finishes. It should end with the terminal outputting `1 file(s) copied`.

#### macOS/Linux

1. Copy the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` into an empty folder on your computer.
1. Open up a Terminal.
1. Run `cd [PATH]`, replacing [PATH] with the folder path to your `.partX.iso` files.
1. Use the following command as is: `cat \*.part?.iso > game.iso`.
1. Wait until the merging process finishes.

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