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How to Backup a Wii Without a Modchip

Making a backup of your Wii NAND system memory is useful if you have a soft-modded Wii that you run homebrew applications and other files on. Using system applications that change the Wii system menu or other system settings can brick your Wii. Bricking your Wii renders it inoperable. With the use of BootMii, you can make a backup of your Wiis NAND memory and save it to your SD card. In the event your Wii is ever bricked, you can restore it with BootMii. The Homebrew Channel is required to be installed and functioning before BootMii can be used.

Things You'll Need

SD card
HackMii Installer

Instructions

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  Navigate to the BootMii website and click on "HackMii Installer v0.8" to save the HackMii Installer to your computer. The BootMii program that enables backup is inside the HackMii Installer download. Extract the HackMii file from the download and save in a directory on your computer.
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  Insert your SD card into your computer and go to "My Computer" and right-click on your SD card. Select the box "FAT32" and "Quick Format." Click "Start" to format your SD card.
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  Create a new folder on the SD card and name it "Apps." Transfer the HackMii Installer to a folder named "HackMii Installer" in the "Apps" folder. Eject your SD card from the computer.
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  Insert the SD card into your Wii and power it on. Go to the Homebrew Channel and select the HackMii Installer file. Press "A" to launch the BootMii software.
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  Press "A" on the first option on the left side of the screen, which is to backup your Wii system NAND memory. The BootMii program will automatically backup your Wii NAND to a folder on your SD card. You may use the BootMii program to restore your Wii with the backup NAND file in case of a bricked Wii.

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