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USB Loader GX WiiFlow

What you need

• A Wii
• An SD card or USB drive

Instructions

Section I - Setting up SD card/ USB HDD

1. Plug your SD card/ USB HDD into your computer and create a folder called covers on the ROOT of you device.

Section II - Configuring Wii Backup Manager

1. Open and load your games into WBM

If you don't know how to load your games, click here.
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1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this:

2. Navigate to the Options tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click Settings from the drop down menu.

3. When in the Settings window, select the Covers tab. Then under the USB Loader Configuration section, select the USB Loader GX option.

4. 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.

5. 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.

Section III - Downloading the covers

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.

2. 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.

3. 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)

4. Now if you go back to the Files tab and select a game, you should now see the games along with the new covers.

Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded

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)

Section IV - 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.

2. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "USB Loader GX".

3. In USB Loader GX, go to "Settings". ("Gears" icon in the bottom left corner)

4. Press right on the d-pad or the "+" symbol on the Wii remote to navigate to page 2 in the settings menu.

5. On Page 2, click the "Custom Paths" option.

6. Choose the "3D Cover Path" option.

7. 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.

8. In the "3D Cover Path" screen, locate and select the "covers" folder.

9. Press "OK" to set the path and then click "OK" on the next screen as well.

10. Back out of the settings menu and verify that the covers are displaying correctly on the main USB Loader GX screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers! {: .notice--info}

What you need

• A Wii
• An SD card or USB drive

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.

Section II - Configuring Wii Backup Manager

1. Open and load your games into WBM

If you don't know how to load your games, click here. {: .notice--info}

1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this:

2. Navigate to the Options tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click Settings from the drop down menu.

3. When in the Settings window, select the Covers tab. Then under the USB Loader Configuration section, select the WiiFlow option.

4. 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.

5. 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.

Section III - Downloading the covers

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.

2. 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.

3. 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)

4. Now if you go back to the Files tab and select a game, you should now see the games along with the new covers.

Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded

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)

Section IV - 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.

2. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "WiiFlow".

3. Press the Home button on the Wii remote to open the Settings.

4. 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.

5. Once in Page 4. You'll see an option called Path Manager , press GO

6. When you get into the Path Manager screen, click the Set option for the Box Cover.

7. Once you've done that you should see this screen. Pick the device that has the WiiFlow folder on the ROOT of the device.

8. 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)

9. Look for a folder called boxcovers and select it.

10. 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

11. 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.

Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers! {: .notice--info}

Troubleshooting

The covers aren't displaying.

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.

The covers are zoomed in, stretched or are too small for the case.

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.