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title: "How to get game covers offline (for Windows)"
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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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{: .notice--info}
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## Wii Backup Manager (WBM)
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<button class="tablinks btn btn--large btn--primary" id="defaultOpen" onclick="openTab(event, 'usbloadergx')">USB Loader GX</button>
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<button class="tablinks btn btn--large btn--info" onclick="openTab(event, 'wiiflow')">WiiFlow</button>
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<div id="usbloadergx" class="blanktabcontent" markdown="1">
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#### What you need
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* A Wii
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* An SD card or USB Hard Drive (USB HDD)
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#### Instructions
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##### Section I - Setting up SD card/ USB HDD
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1. Plug your SD card/ USB HDD into your computer and create a folder called `covers` on the **ROOT** of you device.
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##### Section II - Configuring Wii Backup Manager
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1. Open and load your games into WBM
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**If you don't know how to load your games, click [here](wiibackupmanager).<br>**{: .notice--info}
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1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this: ![Loaded_Games](/images/WBM/Loaded_Games.png)
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1. Navigate to the `Options` tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click `Settings` from the drop down menu.
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1. When in the `Settings` window, select the `Covers` tab. Then under the `USB Loader Configuration` section, select the `USB Loader GX` option.
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1. Right below that you should see a section called `Base Cover Folder`, click the `Folder` icon and then navigate to the `covers` folder that's on the **ROOT** of you SD card/ USB HDD.
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1. Finally, under that section you should see diferent tabs. Select what cover style you want **(It's recommended to select the `3D` option)** and check the box that says `Enabled`, then click `OK` to save the settings. ![Settings_Window](/images/WBM/Settings_Window.png)
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##### Section III - Downloading the covers
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1. To download the covers, click the `Select` tab, then click the `All` option from the drop down menu to select all your games, once you've done that you'll see that the boxes next to the games have a **checkmark**.
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1. Next select the `Tools` tab **(In the same row, NOT the `tools` tab that's in the top left corner)**, then select the `covers` option from the drop down menu and then click `Snyc and download all`.
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1. You'll see a **" * "** next to the `Downloads` indicating that your covers are downloading and if you go into the `Downloads` tab you should see the covers being downloaded. **(NOTE: It downloads the covers quick, so don't worry if you don't see them)** ![Cover_Downloading](/images/WBM/Cover_Downloading.png)
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1. Now if you go back to the `Files` tab and select a game, you should now see the games along with the new covers. ![Covers_Show_Now](/images/WBM/Covers_Show_Now.png)
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##### Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded
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1. Open **File Explorer** and navigate to the `covers` folder that's on the root of your SD card/ USB HDD. You should see the covers for your games. **(NOTE: The covers will look different if you selected another cover style)** ![verifying_Covers](/images/WBM/verifying_Covers.png)
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##### Section IV - Displaying the covers
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1. safely eject and insert the SD card/ USB HDD into your Wii. **If using a USB HDD, ensure it is plugged into Port 0, like seen here.**![Port0](/images/USBLoadergx/Port0.png)
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1. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "USB Loader GX".
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1. In USB Loader GX, go to "Settings". (**"Gears" icon in the bottom left corner**)
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![Settings](/images/USBLoadergx/Settings.png)
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1. Press right on the d-pad or the "+" symbol on the Wii remote to navigate to **page 2** in the settings menu. ![Page2](/images/USBLoadergx/Page_2.png)
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1. On **Page 2**, click the **"Custom Paths"** option. ![page2](/images/USBLoadergx/Custom_Paths.png)
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1. Choose the **"3D Cover Path"** option. ![3dcoverpath](/images/USBLoadergx/3D_Cover_Path.png)
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1. When the **"3D Cover Path"** screen appears, you should see the root of your SD card/ USB HDD. **If needed, change the drive by clicking the middle button where the pointer is.** ![RootofDrive](/images/USBLoadergx/Switch_Drives.png)
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1. In the **"3D Cover Path"** screen, locate and select the **"covers"** folder. ![CoversFolder](/images/USBLoadergx/Root_Covers.png)
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1. Press "OK" to set the path and then click "OK" on the next screen as well. ![pngs](/images/USBLoadergx/USBLGX_PNGS.png)
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1. Back out of the settings menu and verify that the covers are displaying correctly on the main USB Loader GX screen. ![FullCovers](/images/USBLoadergx/Full_Covers.png)
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Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers!
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{: .notice--info}
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</div>
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<div id="wiiflow" class="blanktabcontent" markdown="1">
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#### What you need
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* A Wii
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* An SD card or USB Hard Drive (USB HDD)
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#### Instructions
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##### Section I - Setting up SD card/ USB HDD
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1. Plug your SD card/ USB HDD into your computer and create a folder called `WiiFlow` on the **ROOT** of you device.
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##### Section II - Configuring Wii Backup Manager
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1. Open and load your games into WBM
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**If you don't know how to load your games, click [here](wiibackupmanager).<br>** {: .notice--info}
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1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this: ![Loaded_Games](/images/WBM/Loaded_Games.png)
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1. Navigate to the `Options` tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click `Settings` from the drop down menu.
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1. When in the `Settings` window, select the `Covers` tab. Then under the `USB Loader Configuration` section, select the `WiiFlow` option.
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1. Right below that you should see a section called `Base Cover Folder`, click the `Folder` icon and then navigate to the `WiiFlow` folder that's on the **ROOT** of you SD card/ USB HDD.
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1. Finally, under that section you should see diferent tabs. Select what cover style you want **(It's recommended to select the `Full` option)** and check the box that says `Enabled`, then click `OK` to save the settings. ![WBM_WF_Settings](/images/WBM/WBM_WF_Settings.png)
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##### Section III - Downloading the covers
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1. To download the covers, click the `Select` tab, then click the `All` option from the drop down menu to select all your games, once you've done that you'll see that the boxes next to the games have a **checkmark**.
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1. Next select the `Tools` tab **(In the same row, NOT the `Tools` tab that's in the top left corner)**, then select the `covers` option from the drop down menu and then click `Snyc and download all`.
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1. You'll see a **" * "** next to the `Downloads` indicating that your covers are downloading and if you go into the `Downloads` tab you should see the covers being downloaded. **(NOTE: It downloads the covers quick, so don't worry if you don't see them)** ![Full_Cover_DL](/images/WBM/Full_Cover_DL.png)
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1. Now if you go back to the `Files` tab and select a game, you should now see the games along with the new covers. ![Covers_Show_Now](/images/WBM/Covers_Show_Now.png)
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##### Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded
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1. Open **File Explorer** and navigate to the `covers` folder that's on the root of your SD card/ USB HDD. You should see the covers for your games. **(NOTE: The covers will look different if you selected another cover style)** ![verifying_Covers](/images/WBM/Verifing_Covers_WF.png)
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##### Section IV - Displaying the covers
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1. Safely eject and insert the SD card/ USB HDD into your Wii. **If using a USB HDD, ensure it is plugged into Port 0, like seen here.**![Port0](/images/USBLoadergx/Port0.png)
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1. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "WiiFlow".
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1. Press the `Home` button on the Wii remote to open the `Settings`. ![WF_Click_Settings](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Click_Settings.png)
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1. When in the `Settings` screen, press either the `Right Arrow` in the bottom left or the **" + "** icon on the Wii remote to go to **Page 4**. ![WF_Go_To_Page4](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Go_To_Page4.png)
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1. Once in **Page 4**. You'll see an option called `Path Manager` , press `GO` ![WF_Path_Manager](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Path_Manager.png)
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1. When you get into the `Path Manager` screen, click the `Set` option for the `Box Cover`. ![WF_Box_Cover](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Box_Cover.png)
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1. Once you've done that you should see this screen. Pick the device that has the `WiiFlow` folder on the **ROOT** of the device. ![WF_Pick_Device](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Pick_Device.png)
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1. After you picked your deivce, navigate to the `WiiFlow` folder and select it. **(NOTE" It may be on a different page, use the `Arrows` at in the bottom left to change pages)** ![WF_WiiFlow_Folder](/images/WiiFlow/WF_WiiFlow_Folder.png)
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1. Look for a folder called `boxcovers` and select it. ![WF_Boxcovers_Folder](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Boxcovers_Folder.png)
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1. You'll be meet with a blank screen, don't worry it's normal, press the `Set` button that's in the buttom middle of the screen ![WF_PNGS](/images/WiiFlow/WF_PNGS.png)
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1. Select the `Back` option until you return to the WiiFlow main menu. You should now see a message saying **"Converting covers X of X"**. This indicates that WiiFlow is converting the covers for your games. ![WF_Covers_Show](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Covers_Show.png)
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Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers!
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{: .notice--info}
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#### Troubleshooting
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**The covers aren't displaying.**
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Reload cache. If you don't see the covers on the games, press the `Home` button on the Wii Remote while in WiiFlow. Select `Reload Cache`, and the covers should now appear. ![WF_Reload_Cache](/images/WBM/WF_Reload_Cache.png)
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**The covers are zoomed in, stretched or are too small for the case.**
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If the covers are **zoomed** in, **stretched** or not fitting right on the cases. Power down the Wii, eject the SD card/ USB HDD and plug it into the computer. Open **File Explorer**, navigate to your device and go into the `WiiFlow` folder that's on the **ROOT**. Once there, look for a folder called `cache` and delete it. Safely eject the device from the computer and plug it back into the Wii and load **WiiFlow** again, the covers should be there now.
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</div>
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## GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM)
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<button class="tablinks btn btn--large btn--primary" id="defaultOpen" onclick="openTab(event, 'usbloaderGX')">USB Loader GX</button>
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<button class="tablinks btn btn--large btn--info" onclick="openTab(event, 'WiiFlow')">WiiFlow</button>
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<div id="usbloaderGX" class="blanktabcontent" markdown="1">
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#### What you need
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* A Wii
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* An SD card or USB Hard Drive (USB HDD)
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#### Instructions
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If you just completed the **Wii Backup Manager** section of this page you, skip to Section II. If not continue with the guide. {: .notice--info}
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##### Section I - Setting up SD card/ USB HDD
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1. Plug your SD card/ USB HDD into your computer and create a folder called `Covers` on the **ROOT** of you device.
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##### Section II - Downloading the covers
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1. Open and load your games into GCBM.
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If you don't know how to load your games, click [here](gcbackupmanager).<br>{: .notice--info}
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1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this. ![GCMB_Loaded_Games](/images/GCBM/GCMB_Loaded_Games.png)
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1. Navigate to the `Covers` tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click `Sync and Download covers (of all games listed)` from the drop down menu.
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1. Select the `Log *` tab, to see the covers downloading. If you see an error like this `[YYYY-MM-DD XX:XX:XX] [ERROR] Failed to download cover (e.g. (Full), (Disc), (3D) or (2D)!`. This probably means that the specific cover it's trying to download is not made yet.![Log_Tab_With_ERROR](/images/GCBM/Log_Tab_With_ERROR.png)
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|
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1. Go back to the `Files(Source)` tab, just select a game to see the new covers you downloaded. ![GCBM_Covers_Show](/images/GCBM/GCBM_Covers_Show.png)
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##### Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded
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1. Open **File Explorer** and navigate and go into the `GCBM` folder, look for a folder called `covers` and go into it.
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1. You should see a folder called `cache`, go into that folder and you should see a **region** folder (e.g. US, EN, DE etc.). Enter the **region** folder.
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1. Once in the **region** folder, you should see 4 folders named `2d`, `3d`, `Disc`, and `Full`.
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It's recommended to use the `3d` covers for **USB Loader GX**. {: .notice--info}
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1. Go into the `3d` folder and you should see the covers for your games. ![GCBM_verifying_Covers](/images/GCBM/GCBM_verifying_Covers.png)
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##### Section IV - Transferring the covers
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1. Still in the `3d` folder, select all the `.png` cover files and copy them into the `covers` folder that's on the **ROOT** of your SD card/ USB HDD.
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##### Section V - Displaying the covers
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1. safely eject and insert the SD card/ USB HDD into your Wii. **If using a USB HDD, ensure it is plugged into Port 0, like seen here.**![Port0](/images/USBLoadergx/Port0.png)
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|
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1. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "USB Loader GX".
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1. In USB Loader GX, go to "Settings". (**"Gears" icon in the bottom left corner**)
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![Settings](/images/USBLoadergx/Settings.png)
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|
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1. Press right on the d-pad or the "+" symbol on the Wii remote to navigate to **page 2** in the settings menu. ![Page2](/images/USBLoadergx/Page_2.png)
|
||||
|
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1. On **Page 2**, click the **"Custom Paths"** option. ![page2](/images/USBLoadergx/Custom_Paths.png)
|
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|
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1. Choose the **"3D Cover Path"** option. ![3dcoverpath](/images/USBLoadergx/3D_Cover_Path.png)
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1. When the **"3D Cover Path"** screen appears, you should see the root of your SD card/ USB HDD. **If needed, change the drive by clicking the middle button where the pointer is.** ![RootofDrive](/images/USBLoadergx/Switch_Drives.png)
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|
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1. In the **"3D Cover Path"** screen, locate and select the **"covers"** folder. ![CoversFolder](/images/USBLoadergx/Root_Covers.png)
|
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|
||||
1. Press "OK" to set the path and then click "OK" on the next screen as well. ![pngs](/images/USBLoadergx/USBLGX_PNGS.png)
|
||||
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1. Back out of the settings menu and verify that the covers are displaying correctly on the main USB Loader GX screen. ![GC_Full_Covers](/images/GCBM/GC_Full_Covers.png)
|
||||
|
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Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers!
|
||||
{: .notice--info}
|
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|
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</div>
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
||||
<div id="WiiFlow" class="blanktabcontent" markdown="1">
|
||||
|
||||
#### What you need
|
||||
|
||||
* A Wii
|
||||
* An SD card or USB Hard Drive (USB HDD)
|
||||
|
||||
If you just completed the **Wii Backup Manager** section of this page you, skip to Section II. If not continue with the guide. {: .notice--info}
|
||||
|
||||
#### Instructions
|
||||
|
||||
##### Section I - Setting up SD card/ USB HDD
|
||||
|
||||
1. Plug your SD card/ USB HDD into your computer and create a folder called `WiiFlow` on the **ROOT** of you device.Then create a folder called `boxcovers` inside the `WiiFlow` folder.
|
||||
|
||||
##### Section II - Downloading the covers
|
||||
|
||||
1. Open and load your games into GCBM
|
||||
|
||||
If you don't know how to load your games, click [here](gcbackupmanager).<br>{: .notice--info}
|
||||
|
||||
1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this. ![GCMB_Loaded_Games](/images/GCBM/GCMB_Loaded_Games.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Navigate to the `Covers` tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click `Sync and Download covers (of all games listed)` from the drop down menu.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Select the `Log *` tab, to verify that the covers are downloading. If you see an error like this `[YYYY-MM-DD XX:XX:XX] [ERROR] Failed to download cover (e.g. (Full), (Disc), (3D) or (2D)!`. This probably means that the specific cover it's trying to download is not made yet.![Log_Tab_With_ERROR](/images/GCBM/Log_Tab_With_ERROR.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Go back to the `Files(Source)` tab, just select a game to see the new covers you downloaded. ![GCBM_Covers_Show](/images/GCBM/GCBM_Covers_Show.png)
|
||||
|
||||
##### Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded
|
||||
|
||||
1. Open **File Explorer** and navigate and go into the `GCBM` folder, look for a folder called `covers` and go into it.
|
||||
|
||||
1. You should see a folder called `cache`, go into that folder and you should see a **region** folder (e.g. US, EN, DE etc.). Enter the **region** folder.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Once in the **region** folder, you should see 4 folders named `2d`, `3d`, `Disc`, and `Full`.
|
||||
|
||||
It's recommended to use the `Full` covers for **WiiFlow**. {: .notice--info}
|
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|
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1. Go into the `Full` folder and you should see the covers for your games. ![GCBM_verifying_Covers_Full](/images/GCBM/GCBM_Verifying_Covers_Full.png)
|
||||
|
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|
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##### Section IV - Transferring the covers
|
||||
|
||||
1. Still in the `Full` folder, select all the `.png` cover files and copy them into the `boxcovers` folder that you created inside the `WiiFlow` folder.
|
||||
|
||||
##### Section V - Displaying the covers
|
||||
|
||||
1. safely eject and insert the SD card/ USB HDD into your Wii. **If using a USB HDD, ensure it is plugged into Port 0, like seen here.**![Port0](/images/USBLoadergx/Port0.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "WiiFlow".
|
||||
|
||||
1. Press the `Home` button on the Wii remote to open the `Settings`. ![WF_Click_Settings](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Click_Settings.png)
|
||||
|
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1. When in the `Settings` screen, press either the `Right Arrow` in the bottom left or the **" + "** icon on the Wii remote to go to **Page 4**. ![WF_Go_To_Page4](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Go_To_Page4.png)
|
||||
|
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1. Once in **Page 4**. You'll see an option called `Path Manager` , press `GO` ![WF_Path_Manager](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Path_Manager.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. When you get into the `Path Manager` screen, click the `Set` option for the `Box Cover`. ![WF_Box_Cover](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Box_Cover.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Once you've done that you should see this screen. Pick the device that has the `WiiFlow` folder on the **ROOT** of the device. ![WF_Pick_Device](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Pick_Device.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. After you picked your deivce, navigate to the `WiiFlow` folder and select it. **(NOTE" It may be on a different page, use the `Arrows` at in the bottom left to change pages)** ![WF_WiiFlow_Folder](/images/WiiFlow/WF_WiiFlow_Folder.png)
|
||||
|
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1. Look for a folder called `boxcovers` and select it. ![WF_Boxcovers_Folder](/images/WiiFlow/WF_Boxcovers_Folder.png)
|
||||
|
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1. You'll be meet with a blank screen, don't worry it's normal, press the `Set` button that's in the buttom middle of the screen ![WF_PNGS](/images/WiiFlow/WF_PNGS.png)
|
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|
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1. Select the `Back` option until you return to the WiiFlow main menu. You should now see a message saying **"Converting covers X of X"**. This indicates that WiiFlow is converting the covers for your games. ![WF_Covers_Show](/images/GCBM/WF_GC_Full_Covers.png)
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Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers!
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</div>
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[Continue to RiiTag](riitag)<br>
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RiiTag is a customizable gamertag for your Wii that WiiFlow Lite can integrate with. This is optional to set up.
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{: .notice--info}
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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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<script>
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let tabcontent = document.getElementsByClassName("blanktabcontent");
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let tablinks = document.getElementsByClassName("tablinks");
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function openTab(evt, tabName) {
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let element;
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for (element of tabcontent) {
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element.style.display = "none";
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}
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for (element of tablinks) {
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element.className = element.className.replace("btn--primary", "btn--info");
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if (!element.className.includes('btn--info'))
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element.className += " btn--info";
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}
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document.getElementById(tabName).style.display = "block";
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evt.currentTarget.className = evt.currentTarget.className.replace("btn--info", "btn--primary");
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}
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// Get the element with id="defaultOpen" and click on it
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document.getElementById("defaultOpen").click();
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</script>
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@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
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---
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title: "How to Get Game Covers Offline for USB Loader GX"
|
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---
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|
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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
|
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|
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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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{: .notice--info}
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Welcome to the ultimate guide for acquiring offline game covers. Get ready to transform your gaming collection with visually appealing covers. so they don't show like this
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![Blank Covers](/images/USBLoadergx/BlankCovers.png)
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and instead look like this. Let's get started!
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![Full Covers](/images/USBLoadergx/3Dcovers.png)
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#### What you need
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* A Wii
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* An SD card or USB Hard Drive (USB HDD)
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##### Section I - Getting the Covers
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1. Visit the [GameTDB](https://www.gametdb.com/Wii/Downloads#cover_packs) website.
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1. Download the "3D Covers" for Wii and Gamecube games.
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1. Choose the flag that corresponds to the version of the games you have. For example, if you have NTSC-U games, download the USA flag. If you have PAL, download the flag of your region.
|
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##### Section II - Extracting the Covers
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1. Locate the downloaded covers, which will be in a .zip file.
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1. Move the .zip file to your Desktop.
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||||
1. Use a file extractor (7-Zip, WinRAR, etc.) to unzip the file. Right-click on the file and select "Extract All" on Windows.
|
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|
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1. The unzipped content folder should now be on your desktop.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Navigate to the path: Desktop/"Unzipped folder"/Wii/cover3D/<your_country_code>. **NOTE: Replace <your_country_code> with the appropriate code for your downloaded flag (e.g., US for the USA flag)**
|
||||
|
||||
1. Ensure that there are .png files in this folder, indicating a successful download.
|
||||
|
||||
##### Section III - Transfering the Covers
|
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|
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1. Create a folder named "covers" on the root of your SD card or USB HDD.
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||||
|
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1. Move the "cover3D" folder (from the extracted content in Section II) into the "covers" folder on the root of your SD card/USB HDD. The correct path should be ```X:\covers\cover3D```. **"X" is going to be the letter of you drive, Be sure to use the extracted folder and not the .zip file.**
|
||||
|
||||
1. Once the transfer is complete, safely eject the SD card or USB HDD from your computer.
|
||||
|
||||
##### Section IV - Displaying the Covers
|
||||
|
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1. Insert the SD card or connect the USB HDD to your Wii. **If using a USB HDD, ensure it is plugged into Port 0, like seen here.**![Port0](/images/USBLoadergx/Port0.png)
|
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|
||||
1. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Find and load "USB Loader GX" from the Homebrew Channel.
|
||||
|
||||
1. In USB Loader GX, go to "Settings". (**"Gears" icon in the bottom left corner**)
|
||||
![Settings](/images/USBLoadergx/Settings.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Press right on the d-pad or the "+" symbol on the Wii remote to navigate to "page 2" in the settings menu. ![Page2](/images/USBLoadergx/Page_2.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. On "Page 2", click the "Custom Paths" option. ![page2](/images/USBLoadergx/Custom_Paths.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Choose the "3D Cover Path" option. ![3dcoverpath](/images/USBLoadergx/3D_Cover_Path.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. When the "3D Cover Path" screen appears, you should see the root of your SD card or USB HDD. **If needed, change the drive by clicking the middle button where the pointer is.** ![RootofDrive](/images/USBLoadergx/Switch_Drives.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. In the "3D Cover Path," locate and select the "covers" folder. ![CoversFolder](/images/USBLoadergx/Root_Covers.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Then select the "cover3D" folder. (**NOTE: The folder is named differently in pic but it's the same thing**)![cover3D](/images/USBLoadergx/3DCoversFolder.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Select the folder with your country code (e.g., US, EN, DE, etc.). (**Note: This process might take some time; don't panic if it freezes**)![US](/images/USBLoadergx/Game_Region_Folder.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Once it loads the country code folder, you may not see any items, which is normal. Press "OK" to set the path and then click "OK" on the next screen as well. ![pngs](/images/USBLoadergx/pngs.png)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Back out of the settings menu and verify that the covers are displaying correctly on the main USB Loader GX screen. ![FullCovers](/images/USBLoadergx/3Dcovers.png)
|
||||
|
||||
Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers!
|
||||
{: .notice--info}
|
||||
|
||||
[Continue to RiiTag](riitag)<br>
|
||||
RiiTag is a customizable gamertag for your Wii that WiiFlow Lite can integrate with. This is optional to set up.
|
||||
{: .notice--info}
|
||||
|
||||
[Continue to site navigation](site-navigation)<br>
|
||||
We have many other tutorials that you might like.
|
||||
{: .notice--info}
|
|
@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Make sure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32. Do not format it as other types
|
|||
Selecting `Install Game (Scrub)` will remove unnecessary data from the game, reducing the game's file size.
|
||||
{: .notice--info}
|
||||
|
||||
##### Optional
|
||||
|
||||
1. You can download covers for your GameCube games by following this guide [here](Offline-Covers).<br>
|
||||
|
||||
[Continue to site navigation](site-navigation)<br>
|
||||
We have many other tutorials that you might like.
|
||||
{: .notice--info}
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ There is no "guide" to use the USB Loader GX app. This is intended to help you l
|
|||
|
||||
* If USB Loader GX says "Waiting for HDD..." with a 20 seconds countdown, it's likely that it can't find the USB drive. Try to exit out of the app, and then relaunch it after you put the USB drive in the other port of the Wii.
|
||||
* You can press the 1 Button on your Wii Remote to open up a dialog to download game covers and artwork from [GameTDB](https://gametdb.com/). It might take a while to download the game covers and artwork, depending on how many games you have.
|
||||
* If you don't have an internet connection, you can manually download the covers by following this guide [here](coversUSBloadergx).<br>
|
||||
* If you don't have an internet connection, you can manually download the covers by following this guide [here](Offline-Covers).<br>
|
||||
* There are WADs that can open up USB Loader GX if you load it from the Wii Menu. This is called a forwarder WAD. An official forwarder WAD can be found [here](https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/files/Releases/Forwarders/USB%20Loader%20GX-UNEO_Forwarder_5_1_AHBPROT.wad), and a version for the vWii (Wii U) can be found [here](https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/files/Releases/Forwarders/USB%20Loader%20GX-UNEO_Forwarder_5_1_AHBPROT_vWii%20%28Fix%29.wad).
|
||||
* GameCube or "custom" Wii games may or may not have a custom banner that USB Loader GX uses. To enable this, find or write `CustomBannersURL = http://banner.rc24.xyz/` in config/GXGlobal.cfg on your USB drive. Then you can use the "Custom Banner" download by pressing the 1 Button on your Wii Remote.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Select `Files` to add multiple games to the program, or select `Folder` to add a
|
|||
1. Select `Transfer`, then select `Drive 1` to transfer the games over. It might take a while for the games to copy over.
|
||||
![Transfer games](/images/WBM/transfer_todrive.png)
|
||||
|
||||
##### Optional
|
||||
|
||||
1. You can download covers for your Wii games by following this guide [here](Offline-Covers).<br>
|
||||
|
||||
##### Options once complete
|
||||
|
||||
[Continue to cIOS](cios)<br>
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ This is not a full comprehensive guide on using WiiFlow. This is intended to hel
|
|||
- WiiFlow by default is set to only find games on the SD card. This can be changed by going in to settings, startup settings then turn off "Mount SD Only".
|
||||
- You can toggle between viewing Wii games, GameCube games, Wii Channels, Plugins, Homebrew apps by clicking the button second to last button on the right.
|
||||
- You can download game covers by going to "Settings" then "Download Covers and Banners"
|
||||
- If you don't have an internet connection, you can manually download the covers by following this guide [here](Offline-Covers).<br>
|
||||
|
||||
##### User Interface
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
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images/GCBM/GCBM_Covers_Show.png
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images/GCBM/GCBM_Verifying_Covers_Full.png
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images/USBLoadergx/Full_Covers.png
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images/USBLoadergx/USBLGX_PNGS.png
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images/WBM/Cover_Downloading.png
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images/WBM/Covers_Show_Now.png
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images/WBM/Full_Cover_DL.png
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images/WBM/Settings_Window.png
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images/WBM/Verifing_Covers_WF.png
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images/WBM/WBM_WF_Settings.png
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images/WBM/verifying_Covers.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Box_Cover.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Boxcovers_Folder.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Click_Settings.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Covers_Show.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Go_To_Page4.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_PNGS.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Path_Manager.png
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After Width: | Height: | Size: 319 KiB |
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Pick_Device.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_Reload_Cache.png
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images/WiiFlow/WF_WiiFlow_Folder.png
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