I will buy a hiksemi usb

[Doux91]

I want to know about your experience with hiksemi usb compatibility, these are my choices, I bought an adata UV220 with a good incompatibility, wiiflow cannot start, usb loader always freezes, cfg loader could read and load games but all loaders cannot create settings and cache files with the 3 loaders, I cannot use covers and save the settings, only to load games, just that

 

[CMDreamer]

Using a USB flash memory is not recommended, use an external hard drive instead.

 

[jeannotte]

use an external hard drive instead

Hello,

Highly recommended

Very good point @CMDreamer

 

[CMDreamer]

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Very good point @CMDreamer

Thank you!

 

[niuus]

I want to know about your experience with hiksemi usb compatibility, these are my choices, I bought an adata UV220 with a good incompatibility, wiiflow cannot start, usb loader always freezes, cfg loader could read and load games but all loaders cannot create settings and cache files with the 3 loaders, I cannot use covers and save the settings, only to load games, just that

I have a plain, normal, PNY flash drive, in use for more than 12 years. Not a single issue.

 

[TheStonedModder]

I have a plain, normal, PNY flash drive, in use for more than 12 years. Not a single issue.

Not PNY but similar here. All of my consoles use a flash drive or a SD card via a USB adapter. No issue

I understand its technically more volatile on paper and less trustworthy. But as long as OP isnt buying some no name or fake brand. An early failure is unlikely

 

[Jayro]

Not PNY but similar here. All of my consoles use a flash drive or a SD card via a USB adapter. No issue

I understand its technically more volatile on paper and less trustworthy. But as long as OP isnt buying some no name or fake brand. An early failure is unlikely

Not only is this true, but the Wii is only reading game data FROM the drive, after the PC wrote to it once. So it should read fine for years and years. A USB MicroSD adapter is nice and small, practically invisible on the Wii. One with 3.0 speeds is recommended for faster file transfers. (Unless you particularly like and enjoy a capped-out 40MB/s write speed at your computer.)

 

[SylverReZ]

I understand its technically more volatile on paper and less trustworthy. But as long as OP isnt buying some no name or fake brand. An early failure is unlikely

Especially on sites like Amazon and eBay, you are bound to find plenty of no-name/weird brands, or they will blatantly rip off a well-known brand and pass it off as their own—I saw a fake Sony USB on eBay the other day that is the same formfactor as a custom metal USB flash drive from Alibaba/AliExpress, something else you should keep in mind when purchasing. To be sure that you're getting genuine flash storage, I suggest going to an electronics store and find either PNY, SanDisk, Kingston or any of the good brands out there; if you're in a rush to have it delivered to you the next day, then watch out of fakes and do your diligence in researching the seller and whether the model number and the storage of the flash memory that you're purchasing is legit (especially photos and description ensuring it wasn't digitally manipulated or other shady things going on). Secondly, be careful about the price; if you see a 1TB flash drive for $5-$10, it's too good to be true. Nowhere on the market can you get a flash drive with that amount for cheap and is most definitely a scam.

Once you have gotten it, run a test with h2testw or Roadkill's Unstoppable Copier—yes, it may take an hour or two, but is totally worth the wait to ensure you haven't gotten scammed by the seller and that the total capacity matches to what the label or the packaging states perfectly clear.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Not PNY but similar here. All of my consoles use a flash drive or a SD card via a USB adapter. No issue

I understand its technically more volatile on paper and less trustworthy. But as long as OP isnt buying some no name or fake brand. An early failure is unlikely

It doesn't have anything to do with the reliability of the flash drive itself, it's just USB loaders that are picky. You can hunt for a unicorn and try to find a compatible flash drive that may work or you can buy a USB HDD that's guaranteed to work. If you have flash drives that work, by all means use them. They're just not necessarily worth the trouble to look for when the majority of flash drives just don't work right with USB loaders. It's a hassle and most people just want things to work.