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How to Use Ocarina for a USB Loader

Running a Wii game from an external hard drive can be done using the Nintendo Wii program, USB Loader GX. Backing up all of your Wii games is always an idea as replacing damaged disks is costly. Instead of burning your one legal backup onto a blank DVD, you can instead burn it directly to an external hard drive and play it from there. This keeps the Nintendo Wii original game disks in their packaging where they can be preserved.

Things You'll Need

WBFS Manager
External hard drive

Instructions

- 1
  Download and install WBFS Manager from the developer's website. Open WBFS Manager after the installation procedure completes.
- 2
  Plug in your external hard drive and click the "Drive" option on the WBFS Manager window. Click the letter of the drive you connected to the computer.
- 3
  Click "Format" to erase the external hard drive and format it into the WBFS file system. Click the "Browse" option on the WBFS Manager window to open a file browser.
- 4
  Click the "Ocarina of Time" Wii file that has been backed up to your computer. Click "Add to Drive" and the game is installed onto the external hard drive.
- 5
  Unplug the external hard drive from the computer and insert it into the Wii's USB port. Turn the Wii on.
- 6
  Select "USB Loader GX" on the Wii dashboard to start the backup manager program on the Wii. Use the Wiimote to point to the "Ocarina of Time" game and select it to play.

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