Hardware Flash Drive?

jmhannz

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Apr 4, 2017
Messages
383
Trophies
0
XP
261
Country
United States

biggan1

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Dec 9, 2016
Messages
228
Trophies
0
Age
23
XP
147
Country
Flashdrives works used myself while i waited for the harddrive to arrive when I bought Wii u some months Ago.
I used a SanDisk 64gb but another modell. Worked quite well.

Worst case in scenario would be lag and longer loading times ofc. I recommend to buy an Y cable aswell and its just as Good as a harddrive. The flashdrive just needs mode power, thats all. They are really cheap and worth investing in!

Hope you find what youre looking for. Maybe a external HD.


Got some laptop which you dont use?
If so you can buy an usbcasing making it and external harddrive! Its also good and Cheap way to get a usable storage device! Just ask if you cant find the casing.Manyppl got laptop harddrives just dusting around. Not many know its fast to make it and usb device.
 
Last edited by biggan1,

tbb043

Member
Member
Joined
Jan 30, 2008
Messages
1,754
Trophies
0
XP
1,488
Country
United States
Nintendo says its not safe to use flash drives,

They're nuts. It may give worse performance (If you cheap out) or wear out faster (probably not) but to the system usb is usb, unless it requires usb3 or something, to the Wii U it shouldn't even be able to tell if it's flash or magnetic.
 
  • Like
Reactions: biggan1

wolfmankurd

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Jul 20, 2013
Messages
270
Trophies
0
Age
34
XP
292
Country
Every flash drive I've thrown at my wiiu works fine.

That said Nintendo don't recommend them explicitly and have no conflict of interest that I know of.

Many usb don't use wear levelling (unlike ssd) so autosave in particular can end up hammering the memory. They aren't really designed for frequent small changes to files.

But I really doubt you will have any issues.
 
  • Like
Reactions: biggan1

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    [He will] only make $1.5 million per night after taxes. Poor guy
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    My stupid computer chair keeps slowly going down, but I don't notice it goes down, until I'm like reaching up to my desk. I just bought this f er last year.
  • BakerMan @ BakerMan:
    Does Bruno Mars is gay?
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    K3nv2 would know...
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Only for Bakers
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I heard he has a Wario fetish, but only if no Wizards are around.
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    jk with you Bakerman, much love. fist bump.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    He really knows how to kneed the dough
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Man. I can't wait til CTGP 8 comes out on Switch, been waiting forever.
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Boners Makes me wanna play Duck Hunt NES
    +1
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Pooping nice
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    What is a "Poop de Boop"? I've heard it mentioned several times now but have no idea and can't find anything online bout it. Is it a British term for restroom/bathroom or something?
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    It is a perfume
    +1
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Why do we have virgin islands if it's populated
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    They should change the name to K3Nv2's Mom islands. (Or before he responds, My Wifeys Islands)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Nah me saying that's more predictable than you talking about my mom
    +1
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Hence urewifes so predictable she'd buy every man on the virgin islands
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Or they buy her
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    true dat, on that note I'ma try go get some myself, peace!
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Guess she doesn't need to be bought she has your money
    +1
    K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2: https://youtube.com/shorts/-GDjDECLDG0?si=MNEjk8rkmioj1xE2