GameCube Save Management (#319)
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title: "GameCube Saves"
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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
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If you need help for anything regarding this tutorial, please join [the RiiConnect24 Discord server](https://discord.gg/rc24) (recommended) or [e-mail us at support@riiconnect24.net](mailto:support@riiconnect24.net).
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This is a full guide on how to manage your GameCube saves.
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![GCMM](/images/gcsaves/gcmm.png)
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Use of any GameCube peripheral with a Family Edition Wii or Wii Mini require soldering on GameCube ports and/or memory card slots.
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## Uploading an Individual Save (.gci File) to a Physical Memory Card
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#### What you need
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- A Wii with GameCube ports
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- An SD Card or USB
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- [GCMM](https://hbb1.oscwii.org/hbb/gcmm/gcmm.zip)
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If you are looking for 100% completion saves online, you can find them [here](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/).
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If you are looking for save game exploits for booting into [Swiss](https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/releases), you can find a list of them [here](https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Booting_homebrew#Game_Save_Exploits).
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#### Instructions
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##### Downloading
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1. Extract GCMM and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive.
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2. Place the `.gci` file in a folder called `MCBACKUP` on the root of the SD card or USB drive.
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3. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii and launch GCMM from the Homebrew Channel.
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##### Restoring
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1. Insert your physical memory card into Slot A or Slot B.
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2. Select the device you want to restore from.
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![Device](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg)
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3. In GCMM, Press X on a GameCube controller or + on a Wii remote.
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![Menu](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-menu.jpg)
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4. Select the slot your memory card is in.
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![Memory](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg)
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5. Select the save you want to restore. If you have multiple saves to restore, you can press R on the GameCube controller or 1 on the Wii remote to restore all of your saves.
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![Save](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-select-save.jpg)
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6. When restoration is complete, press any button to continue.
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## Backing Up A Save (.gci File) to an SD or USB From a Physical Memory Card
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#### What you need
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- A Wii with GameCube ports
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- An SD Card or USB
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- [GCMM](https://hbb1.oscwii.org/hbb/gcmm/gcmm.zip)
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#### Instructions
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##### Downloading
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1. Extract GCMM and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive.
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2. Place the `.gci` file in a folder called `MCBACKUP` on the root of the SD card or USB drive.
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3. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii and launch GCMM from the Homebrew Channel.
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##### Backing Up
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1. Insert your physical memory card into slot A or slot B.
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2. Select the device you want to backup to.
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![Device](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg)
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3. In GCMM, Press Y on a GameCube controller or - on a Wii remote.
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![Menu](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-menu.jpg)
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4. Select the slot your memory card is in.
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![Memory](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg)
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5. Select the save you want to backup. If you have multiple saves to backup, you can press `R` on the GameCube controller or `1` on the Wii remote to backup all of your saves.
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![Save](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-select-save.jpg)
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6. When backing up is complete, press any button to continue.
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## Backing Up Your Physical Memory Card Into an Emulated Memory Card (.raw file)
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#### What you need
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- A Wii with GameCube ports
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- An SD Card or USB
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- [GCMM](https://hbb1.oscwii.org/hbb/gcmm/gcmm.zip)
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#### Instructions
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##### Downloading
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1. Extract GCMM and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive.
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2. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii and launch GCMM from the Homebrew Channel.
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#### Dumping the .raw
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1. Insert your memory card into Slot A or Slot B.
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2. Select the device you want to dump to.
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![Device](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg)
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3. Press L and Y at the same time on GameCube Controller or B and - at the same time on the Wii remote to backup your to a .raw file and select the slot your memory card is in.
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![Memory](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg)
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4. When the dump is complete, press any button to continue. It should be saved in a folder on the root of your SD or USB called `MCBACKUP`.
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## Restoring an Emulated Memory Save to a Physical Memory Card
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#### What you need
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- A Wii with GameCube ports
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- An SD Card or USB
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- [GCMM](https://hbb1.oscwii.org/hbb/gcmm/gcmm.zip)
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#### Instructions
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1. If you are trying to restore a save from Dolphin, go to the `File` tab in Dolphin, select open user folder, open the GC folder, and find the `.raw` file.
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2. If you are restoring a Nintendont emulated memory card save, navigate to the `saves` folder on the root of your SD card or USB.
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3. Insert your memory card into Slot A or Slot B.
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4. Select the device you want to restore from.
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![Device](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-select-device.jpg)
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5. Press L and X at the same time on GameCube controller or B and + at the same time on the Wii remote.
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6. Select the slot your memory card is in.
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![Memory](/images/gcsaves/gcmm-mem-select.jpg)
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7. It should restore the .raw file to your memory card. When restoration is complete, press any button to continue.
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## Transferring Saves Between 2 Physical Memory Cards
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#### What you need
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- A Wii with GameCube ports
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- At least 2 physical memory cards
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### Instructions
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1. Insert both memory cards into the Wii.
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2. From the System menu, navigate into `Wii Options`,`Data Management`,`Save Data`,`Nintendo GameCube`. <br\>
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![sysmenu](/images/gcsaves/sysmenu.jpg) <br>
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![settings](/images/gcsaves/settings.jpg) <br>
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![data management](/images/gcsaves/data-management.jpg) <br>
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![save data](/images/gcsaves/save-data.jpg)
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3. Find the save you want, select it and select `Move or Copy`.
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[Continue to site navigation](site-navigation)<br>
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We have many other tutorials that you might like.
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@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ sitemap: false
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- [Installing RSSMii](rssmii)
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- [Installing Wii Menu Themes](themes)
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- [Installing Wii Menu Themes on vWii](themes-vwii)
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- [Managing GameCube Save Files](gcsaves)
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- [Performing a SysCheck](syscheck)
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- [Removing RSSMii](rssmii-remove)
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- [RiiTag](riitag)
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To protect against bricks, [make sure you install Priiloader](priiloader). Also, install [BootMii](bootmii) (as Boot2 if you have an early Wii, otherwise IOS). Installing brick protection along with following the guide correctly should keep you safe from bricks. DO NOT CONTINUE UNTIL YOU HAVE INSTALLED PRIILOADER AND BOOTMII!
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{: .notice--danger}
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1. Extract the .zip file for NUS Downloader vWii and open the application.
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1. Extract the .zip file for NUS Downloader Wii and open the application.
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2. Go to `Database...` > `System` > `0000000100000002 - System Menu` and select the version corresponding to your region as shown in the table below.
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3. Make sure `Pack WAD` is checked.
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4. Press `Start NUS Download!`.
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