This'll be a post to list some DO's and DON'T's to help people plan ahead when setting up RedNAND and their games. I'll try to update this as I gain more info. This is a post I made on Reddit, I brought it here to build a discussion about it and hopefully build the list further with more facts.
NOTE: When I mention installed games, I always mean through the Brazilian method aka disc tickets
Facts about linked NANDS (Never formatted SysNAND)
Facts about unlinked NANDS (Formatted SysNAND)
Misc Facts about RedNAND (Unrelated to linked/unlinked)
More info soon, still editing. Suggestions would be great, I'll add them to the list. Correct me on some of these if you can.
NOTE: When I mention installed games, I always mean through the Brazilian method aka disc tickets
Facts about linked NANDS (Never formatted SysNAND)
- DLC, Eshop games, and VC games can ONLY be played in RedNAND (Not in sysNAND)
- DLC WILL disappear on the next bootup if you installed to Internal memory in RedNAND. Installing DLC to USB fixes this, but that means you'll also need to install the game to USB as well
- Formatting RedNAND will brick RedNAND!!! But your sysNAND is still safe. You'd have to recreate RednAND
- You cannot boot into vWii in RedNAND, it won't work. This also means that you cannot install Wii VC titles such as Super Mario Galaxy for instance.
Facts about unlinked NANDS (Formatted SysNAND)
- DLC, Eshop games, and VC games can ONLY be played in RedNAND (Not in sysNAND)
- DLC WILL disappear on the next bootup if you installed to Internal memory in RedNAND. Installing DLC to USB fixes this, but that means you'll also need to install the game to USB as well
- Formatting RedNAND will brick RedNAND!!! But your sysNAND is still safe. You'd have to recreate RednAND
- You cannot boot into vWii in RedNAND, it won't work. This also means that you cannot install Wii VC titles such as Super Mario Galaxy for instance.
Misc Facts about RedNAND (Unrelated to linked/unlinked)
- If you installed some games on SysNAND and decided to setup RedNAND, all your games will also be in RedNAND and the USB will be recognized on both NANDS. Any further installs will be unique to each NAND after that
- If for whatever reason you want to format sysNAND to unlink NANDS, do this BEFORE you install games to your USB in RedNAND. formatting SysNAND will unlink any external drives and you'll have to reformat the USB in RedNAND, which means you'd have to reinstall all your games!
- Saves will be accessible on both sys and red NAND if the games were installed prior to setting up RedNAND
- Installing content with WUP Installer or SysConfigTool results in the same outcome, so use whichever one you prefer
- Games can be downloaded from NUS and installed without a ticket on RedNAND
- Standby function can't be used in RedNAND, disable it. Else you'll have to unplug the system to turn it off
- As of now we're not entirely sure what will happen if you update RedNAND. For all we know it can result in bricking sysNAND. Only time will tell, and if formatting sysNAND beforehand will help or not
More info soon, still editing. Suggestions would be great, I'll add them to the list. Correct me on some of these if you can.
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