Hacking Backing up Xenoblade Chronicles X using ddd question

[hsdubb19]

I backed up the game and the folder is 29.3 GB

I also downloaded the 10GB free DLC that makes the game load faster from the disc.
Can I delete the 10GB content since it is backed up or should I keep it?

 

[bt04]

No, you don't need the DLC. It is the same as the data on the game disc.

https://gbatemp.net/posts/5839923

The DLC used to "speed the loading time" is the exact game files.
This is not an update, but a "speed" pack.

As the WiiU doesn't officially allow installation of disc to USB HDD, they are releasing download packs to install the game on HDD for users who are bying the disc, and speed the load time instead of loading from the disc.
Users who are buying the eShop version don't need additional download because that's already installed on HDD.
If you are using loadiine, you are already NOT using the disc, so there's no speed to improve. you are already loading the files from SD card. You don't need to replace the original files with the (identical) DLC files.

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A related question. I dumped Xenoblade X 2 times using ddd and the content folder was 9 files and 4.4GB both times. The wiki says it should be 20.2 GB and the OP says 29.3GB
http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Loadiine_compatibility_list#X

I used this command on the PC

titledumper.exe /vol/content "Xenoblade Chronicles X [AX5E01]"

Do I need to download a patch for the game before dumping it?

 

[Cyan]

the game has both an update and DLCs.
like you quoted, the DLC are not needed as they are only speed packs, files are identical to the disc files. so don't count the 10GB duplicated files (29GB->19GB)
the DLC are not exactly 10GB, so if your game is around 20GB that's the good size.

The update doesn't add new files, it only fixes some text's menus. nothing very important, no bug fixes or additional data. the update shouldn't add any size to the dump size.
You shouldn't get only 9 files, there are more :

EUR v0 (without update)
vol/code/ 16.7 Mo (17 615 768 octets)
vol/content/ 19.1 Go (20 613 078 840 octets), 22 254 Files, 305 folders
vol/meta/ 10.6 Mo (11 181 552 octets)

The update replaces :
/vol/code/spacetravel.rpx 16.7MB -> 16.7MB
/vol/content/bdat.cpk 51.2MB->51.2MB
that's all. no size change.

 

[bt04]

Thanks, I must have a scratch on the disc. I've tried about 10 times and titledumper keeps hanging on the same file. Cleaning the disc hasn't helped.

Open file: Xenoblade Chronicles X [AX5E01]/vol/content/movie/xs12180100_us.usm
^Cad file 96528 kb loaded with 992.892 kb/ss

Do you know the size of /vol/content/movie/xs12180100_us.usm in bytes? I will create an empty file of the same size so that titledumper will skip it an move on to the next file.
I've also tried TCPGecko and got a core dump on the Read FSA tab.