I have had my Nintendo Wii since it was purchased brand new as a Christmas gift for me 10 years ago.
Back then, I didn't even acknowledge the SD card slot, let alone what it was meant for. Only once back then did I ever try putting in an SD card from a camera and use the photos app with it. It worked!
It was kinda neat. I never did it again. At the time, I didn't know that it couldn't be larger than 2GB; I was a young child. I just stuck in an SD card, expecting results.
After many more years of use, I now own a Wii U, and I'd like to try transferring my save data over to that for kicks. Also, I wanted to try modding my Wii; maybe get Project M running or something.
I did my research, got a 2GB SD card, and stuck it in when the Wii U transfer application prompted me. It said, "The device inserted in the SD card slot cannot be used." I have no idea of what could've changed between back then and now.
I then proceeded to look up ways to fix the problem on the official Nintendo forums. I tried formatting it, reformatting it, even trying a different SD card entirely! Nothing worked. I tried these strategies multiple times over and in different ways. I formatted the SD card to FAT32 and simply cleaning out the slot itself. Those didn't work. The Wii still sensed the SD card every time, but no matter what I tried, it still said the same error message.
I finally decided that it was time to try giving it to a repair shop, since Nintendo doesn't do factory repairs on Wiis any more, and let them try to diagnose the problem. I made it VERY CLEAR to them that I wanted to retain my save data! That's the only reason I'm holding on to this console and not just using my Wii U to play Wii games (that and playing GameCube games).
After they get back to me, they finally tell me that there was nothing that they could do to fix it: it isn't a problem with the SD card reader, but with the board itself. In their words, "It's a problem with the board." I assume they meant the motherboard, I don't know too much about all the parts. In the first place, I wasn't ready to pay them to repair it yet anyways because I'm only a teenager who does not have $100 on hand at all times, but it was still very discouraging that the REPAIR PLACE said there was nothing they could do. It was a uBreakiFix, by the way.
So this is where I'm at right now. At this point, all I want is to be able to take all my save data (all my childhood) and back it up on my Wii U. I'm concerned at this point because I now realize that my Wii is kind of on its last legs; that's what I believe this means at least. I'm not even sure if the repair shop was 100% correct and there is nothing that can be done, or if they were being lazy and there are still some possibilities...
So, in short, is there ANY POSSIBLE WAY that I can get ALL my save data off my Wii, and onto an SD card so that I can put it on my Wii U, getting the same result I would get from using the Wii/Wii U transfer app, if there's "a problem with the board"?
Back then, I didn't even acknowledge the SD card slot, let alone what it was meant for. Only once back then did I ever try putting in an SD card from a camera and use the photos app with it. It worked!
It was kinda neat. I never did it again. At the time, I didn't know that it couldn't be larger than 2GB; I was a young child. I just stuck in an SD card, expecting results.
After many more years of use, I now own a Wii U, and I'd like to try transferring my save data over to that for kicks. Also, I wanted to try modding my Wii; maybe get Project M running or something.
I did my research, got a 2GB SD card, and stuck it in when the Wii U transfer application prompted me. It said, "The device inserted in the SD card slot cannot be used." I have no idea of what could've changed between back then and now.
I then proceeded to look up ways to fix the problem on the official Nintendo forums. I tried formatting it, reformatting it, even trying a different SD card entirely! Nothing worked. I tried these strategies multiple times over and in different ways. I formatted the SD card to FAT32 and simply cleaning out the slot itself. Those didn't work. The Wii still sensed the SD card every time, but no matter what I tried, it still said the same error message.
I finally decided that it was time to try giving it to a repair shop, since Nintendo doesn't do factory repairs on Wiis any more, and let them try to diagnose the problem. I made it VERY CLEAR to them that I wanted to retain my save data! That's the only reason I'm holding on to this console and not just using my Wii U to play Wii games (that and playing GameCube games).
After they get back to me, they finally tell me that there was nothing that they could do to fix it: it isn't a problem with the SD card reader, but with the board itself. In their words, "It's a problem with the board." I assume they meant the motherboard, I don't know too much about all the parts. In the first place, I wasn't ready to pay them to repair it yet anyways because I'm only a teenager who does not have $100 on hand at all times, but it was still very discouraging that the REPAIR PLACE said there was nothing they could do. It was a uBreakiFix, by the way.
So this is where I'm at right now. At this point, all I want is to be able to take all my save data (all my childhood) and back it up on my Wii U. I'm concerned at this point because I now realize that my Wii is kind of on its last legs; that's what I believe this means at least. I'm not even sure if the repair shop was 100% correct and there is nothing that can be done, or if they were being lazy and there are still some possibilities...
So, in short, is there ANY POSSIBLE WAY that I can get ALL my save data off my Wii, and onto an SD card so that I can put it on my Wii U, getting the same result I would get from using the Wii/Wii U transfer app, if there's "a problem with the board"?
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