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