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title: "Dumping Wii/GameCube games"
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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
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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.
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### Dumping a Disc to SD/USB (CleanRip)
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#### Requirements
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+ An SD card or USB drive with at least 4.7 GB of free space (8.5 GB if dumping a dual layer disc).
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+ [CleanRip](https://oscwii.org/library/app/cleanrip)
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#### Instructions
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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. Extract CleanRip and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive.
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1. Insert your SD card into your Wii, and launch CleanRip from the Homebrew Channel.
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1. Select your device that you will be dumping the game to - a USB device or SD card.
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1. On this screen, CleanRip asks to download a file with game checksums to verify that the dump it creates is a 1:1 copy of the disc. It's recommended that you say `Yes` to this question, but it isn't required for a dump.
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1. Insert the game disc you would like to dump.
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1. Set the settings as shown on the screen below, while verifying if your game disc is dual layer or not.
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1. CleanRip will now dump your game. 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).
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1. Proceed to [joining PART files](dump-games#joining-part-files-on-a-fat32-device).
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### Dumping a Disc over LAN (Wii DVD Dumper)
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#### Requirements
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+ A Windows/Mac OS/Linux PC with an internet connection
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+ [DVD Dump Tool](/assets/files/DVDDumpTool.zip)
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#### Instructions
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Download speeds will be slow due to limitations in the network hardware of the Wii, but it remains a valid solution if you are willing to be patient.
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Your Wii and your computer must be connected to the same local network.
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1. Extract DVD Dump Tool and put it in the `apps` folder of your SD card or USB device.
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1. Insert the device you downloaded the dump tool on into your Wii, and launch DVD Dump Tool from the Homebrew Channel.
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1. Press right on the D-pad and press A.
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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"
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1. Insert the game disc into your Wii. If it is already inserted, eject and reinsert the disc.
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1. Select the proper disc type.
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1. Press any button to begin the dumping process.
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1. Remember or write down your Wii's URL (IP address). On your computer's web browser, go to your address bar and enter the Wii URL.
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1. Click on `Click here to download XXXX.iso`.
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1. Proceed to [joining PART files](dump-games#joining-part-files-on-a-fat32-device).
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### Joining PART files on a FAT32 device
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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
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1. Copy the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` into an empty folder on your computer.
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1. In this folder, click the address bar in Windows Explorer and copy its PATH.
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1. Open a PowerShell or Windows Terminal window.
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1. Run `cd [PATH]`.
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1. Type `copy /b *.part?.iso game.iso` and press enter.
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1. Wait until the merging process finishes. It should end with the terminal outputting `1 file(s) copied`.
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#### macOS/Linux
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1. Copy the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` into an empty folder on your computer.
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1. Open up a Terminal.
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1. Run `cd [PATH]`, replacing [PATH] with the folder path to your `.partX.iso` files.
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1. Use the following command as is: `cat \*.part?.iso > game.iso`.
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1. Wait until the merging process finishes.
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To organize the games on your drive properly, you can use [Wii Backup Manager](wiibackupmanager).
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