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title: "Dumping Wii/GameCube games"
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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. Copy all the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` into an empty folder on your computer.
1. Open the folder in File Explorer.
1. While holding Shift, right click on an empty space within the folder.
1. Select "Open PowerShell window here".
1. In the new window that appears, type `cmd` and press enter.
1. Finally, type `copy /b *.part?.iso game.iso` and press enter.
1. Launch CleanRip from the list of homebrew.
1. Select your device that you will be dumping the game to - a USB device or SD card.

    ![](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/2.png)

1. When prompted, select `Yes` to download the redump.org DAT files.
    + This is required to ensure that the resulting dumps are clean/accurate.

    You may get an exception error if you do this. If so, simply skip and verify your dump on Dolphin Emulator if needed.
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    ![](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/3.png)

1. Insert the game disc you would like to dump.

    ![](/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.

    ![](/images/homebrew/CleanRip/6.png)

1. Press A to start dumping the disc.
    + 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).

    ![](/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/macOS/Linux PC with an internet connection
+ [DVD Dump Tool](/assets/files/DVDDumpTool.zip)

#### Instructions

To organize the games on your drive properly, you'll need to use [Wii Backup Manager](wiibackupmanager).
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Your Wii and your computer must be connected to the same local network.
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1. Copy all the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` in a folder on your computer.
1. Insert the SD card or USB drive into your Wii, and launch the d2x cIOS Installer from the Homebrew Channel
1. Use the `cd <path>` command and replace `<path>` by the path to your `.partX.iso` files.
1. Launch the Homebrew Channel.
1. Launch DVD Dump Tool from the list of homebrew.
1. Press right on the D-pad, then 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"

    ![](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/2.png)
1. Insert the game disc into your Wii.
    + If it is already inserted, eject and reinsert the disc.

    ![](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/insertthedisc.jpg)
1. Select the proper disc type.

    ![](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/3.png)
1. Press any button to begin the dumping process.

    ![](/images/homebrew/DumpDiscs_LAN/4.png)
1. Remember or write down your Wii's URL (IP address).
1. On your computer, open the browser, go to your address bar and enter the Wii URL.

    ![](/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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