I got a new (used) Wii U and did the account transfer by calling and am currently downloading all the games on it. I have the save data and wfs-extract.exe both on my laptops desktop but don't know what commands to use in command line.
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I did the format redNAND thing you mentioned a while back and got 4 files, backup_otp_0.bin, backup_seeprom_0.bin, SLC.RAW and SLCCMPT.RAW. Believe you said it can be used to grab the saves with wfs-extract. Those 4 files and wfs-extract.exe are on a laptop I have sitting in the desktop. Just don't know what to input in command line.
If the save games were on the mlc, you need to use the wfs-extract on the second partition of the redNAND formatted SD. If they are on usb, you need to use it on that. Which OS are you using?
Windows 10. Clicking on wfs-extract.exe by itself does nothing so figure it must be used in command line. Just don't know what commands to use in command line to get things running. Wfs-extract.exe and a copy of the files from the SD card are on the desktop directory just in case so should be something like C:\User\accountname\desktop.
If the save game was stored on a USB HDD, I would recommend you use Dumpling to get it from the HDD.
If it was in the internal memory, then we need to extract it from the redNAND MLC partition (the second partition on the SD card)
To use wfs-extract with the redNAND partition the command would be something like this:
You need a command prompt or pwershell with admin rights.
Replace the numbe rof the Harddisk with the number you see in Windows Disk Management.
I am not 100% sure how the names for the Partitions work on windows, so you might have to test a little
If it was in the internal memory, then we need to extract it from the redNAND MLC partition (the second partition on the SD card)
To use wfs-extract with the redNAND partition the command would be something like this:
You need a command prompt or pwershell with admin rights.
Code:
wfs-extract --input \Device\Harddisk1\Partition1 --output save-extract --type mlc --otp otp.bin --dump-path '/usr/save'I am not 100% sure how the names for the Partitions work on windows, so you might have to test a little
Spent all day messing around trying to figure it out and nothing. Not sure if my commands are all wrong or if something is up with the files. I'd either get an Error: FileDevice: Failed to open file or Error: class OTP: Failed to key file backup_otp_0.bin. Attached are pics of my wfs tools folder, files I have on my SD Card and Disk Management display. SD card is G drive which has drives D (has the data I got when I did format redNAND) and E and F which seem to be unformatted. That backup_otp_0.bin file is 1KB so not sure if that's normal. The files on the SD card haven't been renamed or modified, those are the names and files I got.
I was using commands like wfs-extract --input \D:\Harddisk1\Partition1 --output save-extract --type mlc --otp backup_otp_0.bin --dump-path '/usr/save' and others similar like that in command line. Not sure if that is right or not. Hopefully those pics help show my system layout if anything so I know what command to use if I was wrong. Wfs-extract.exe is in C:\Users\mi nina\Desktop\wfs-tools-v1.2.1-windows-x64.
I was using commands like wfs-extract --input \D:\Harddisk1\Partition1 --output save-extract --type mlc --otp backup_otp_0.bin --dump-path '/usr/save' and others similar like that in command line. Not sure if that is right or not. Hopefully those pics help show my system layout if anything so I know what command to use if I was wrong. Wfs-extract.exe is in C:\Users\mi nina\Desktop\wfs-tools-v1.2.1-windows-x64.
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Tried a bit more yesterday to get the saves but still no luck. Is that otp file supposed to be 1KB?
It's supposed to be 1024 bytes aka exactly 1 KB, yes.
If I where you I would try to have all the files in the same folder. So have the wfs-extract binary, the otp.bin and esp the mlc.bin in the same folder. If that doesn't help open the otp.bin in a hex editor: Is it all zero? if so that's wrong.
Opened it in hex editor, only a few parts are zero so guess it's fine. Did your suggestion of moving everything to 1 folder to make it simpler. Everything is currently in C:\Users\mi nina\Desktop\Wii U Backup - Copy as shown in the picture. I used the command wfs-extract --input C:\Users\mi nina\Desktop\Wii U Backup - Copy --output save-extract --type mlc --otp otp.bin --dump-path '/usr/save' in command line and got an Error: FileDevice: Failed to open file. Would that be the correct command?
Also one thing I noticed and am starting to suspect might be the issue is that there is no mlc.bin file from when I did the format redNAND on the Wii U. SDIO mentioned it would have been on the second partition on the SD card which I assume would be drive E in this case but can't see or even access that partition. Should I try format redNAND again?
Also one thing I noticed and am starting to suspect might be the issue is that there is no mlc.bin file from when I did the format redNAND on the Wii U. SDIO mentioned it would have been on the second partition on the SD card which I assume would be drive E in this case but can't see or even access that partition. Should I try format redNAND again?
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I don't think you can have a space here, expect you surround it with comillas, like this:
"C:\Users\mi nina\Desktop\Wii U Backup".Also I think the input should be a file (the mlc.bin), not a folder. Do you have a bunch of .bin files? If you so you need to combine them. On windows you do this like that:
Code:
copy /b example.ext.001+example.ext.002+example.ext.003+example.ext.004 example.ext
Code:
copy /b mlc01.bin+mlc02.bin+mlc03.bin+mlc04.bin mlc.binAfter you combined the files the final command should look something like this:
Code:
wfs-extract --input "C:\Users\mi nina\Desktop\Wii U Backup\mlc.bin" - Copy --output save-extract --type mlc --otp otp.bin --dump-path '/usr/save'in case this still won't work I would also try to move the mlc.bin into the same folder, then do
Code:
wfs-extract --input mlc.bin - Copy --output save-extract --type mlc --otp otp.bin --dump-path '/usr/save'There are no bin files for the MLC. The MLC is raw on a partition on the SD card. The problem is just figuring out how to access this partition in windows, since windows makes everything more complicated.
The D:\ there looks fine. We don't use any drive letters there.
What error did you even get?
You can also try adding this
minute/rednand.ini to the sdcard:
Code:
[partitions]
slccmpt=false
slc=true
mlc=true
[scfm]
disable=false
allow_sys=false
Last edited by SDIO,
One of the errors posted above most likely, either Error: FileDevice: Failed to open file or Error: class OTP: Failed to key file backup_otp_0.bin. I made a folder in the sd card named minute and made a file in notepad with that code you posted above and named it rednand.ini. Would I need to pick option 2 or 5 pictured? Those are the ones that say rednand. Just want to make sure.
Also you said it's difficult to see the files because of windows. There an option you recommend? I don't mind installing another OS in another partition on my laptop if it'll make it easier to see the files.
Also you said it's difficult to see the files because of windows. There an option you recommend? I don't mind installing another OS in another partition on my laptop if it'll make it easier to see the files.
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I'll give it a try later once I get up. Haven't used Linux in forever but I'll try and grab Ubuntu later just in case to hopefully make it easier to dump the saves.
I have Ubuntu on a USB drive. Inserted the SD card and it sees it. Opened up Disks and I get what the 1st picture shows. Partition 1 is the location of backup_otp_0.bin and backup_seeprom_0.bin as well as SLC.RAW AND SLCCMPT.RAW and the linux version of wfs-extract. Guessing partitions 2-4 or 3-4 are that raw data that has the mlc file.
2nd picture shows the SD card data from running a sudo fdisk -l command. What would I need to do now? Do I need to point to the sd card in terminal? If so what command do I use to do that? And what command do I need to use after to get wfs-extract running with this layout? Sorry if it's a lot, haven't used Linux in like 15 years so unfamiliar with it.
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I have Ubuntu on a USB drive. Inserted the SD card and it sees it. Opened up Disks and I get what the 1st picture shows. Partition 1 is the location of backup_otp_0.bin and backup_seeprom_0.bin as well as SLC.RAW AND SLCCMPT.RAW and the linux version of wfs-extract. Guessing partitions 2-4 or 3-4 are that raw data that has the mlc file.
2nd picture shows the SD card data from running a sudo fdisk -l command. What would I need to do now? Do I need to point to the sd card in terminal? If so what command do I use to do that? And what command do I need to use after to get wfs-extract running with this layout? Sorry if it's a lot, haven't used Linux in like 15 years so unfamiliar with it.
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Think I did it but nothing happened, as in no success or failure message. SD card doesn't have anything new from what I can see. Picture 1 has the command I used. It shows /dev/sdb1 but I used /dev/sdb2 first, just tried different commands to see if anything happened. Also saw the cd command works in Ubuntu as well so pointed to the partition with the files and wfs-extract in picture 2 and tried it then just in case, still nothing. Is my command wrong for wfs-extract again? What would the exact command be if you don't mind me asking?
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you just forgot the closing
Here the whole command
' Or you could also just leave the first ' out and just write --dump-path usr/saveHere the whole command
It looks like you are trying to execute that from the SD card. It might not have the permissions to execute the wfs-extract from the sdcard, so you have to copy it somewhere in your home directory and mark it as executable with
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