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What format does SD Card need to be for Wii?

Step 1: Format your SD Card
The Wii U needs a FAT32 formatted SD card. However unlike the Switch, only FAT32 works!. If you need to format your SD on Windows and you can't find FAT32 as a selectable option, use guiformat and set the Allocation Unit Size to 32K (32768).
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Why won't my Wii read my SD Card?

If it works in another device, re-insert the card into the SD card slot on the Wii console and power the console back ON. Go back into the SD Card Menu. If no error appears, then it could be that the SD card wasn't formatted. If you continue to see intermittent errors, the SD card connectors may be contaminated.
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How do I get my Wii to read my SD Card?

The SD card is primarily used in Wii mode to expand the available memory.
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Possible solutions
  1. Make sure the Wii U is off and remove the SD card.
  2. Check that the SD Card is compatible.
  3. Check the SD card and ensure it is unlocked.
  4. Re-insert the SD card and turn the system on.
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What SD cards are FAT32?

SD cards with 32GB or less storage capacity, like USB drives, are typically formatted in FAT32 by definition. While exFAT is the predefined file system for significantly bigger Memory cards with 64GB or 128GB.
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Should I use FAT32 or exFAT?

FAT32 has better compatibility. If you are not sure whether your device supports exFAT, we recommend formatting the memory card to FAT32.
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Are Nintendo SD cards FAT32?

Nintendo supports SD cards in FAT32 or exFAT file formats.
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Can you play Wii games from SD?

You can start WiiWare and Virtual Console games directly from the SD Card Menu, but you will need a certain amount of free blocks on the System Memory of your Wii console to able to run the software.
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Can Wii play videos from SD Card?

No, the Wii console does not play DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray discs, CD music discs, or movies/music stored on SD cards, USB hard drives, or other portable memory devices.
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Why can't i move games to SD Card Wii?

If a game does not have another form of save data, the save file cannot be moved. Because the save file for each game will always have the same name, it's not possible to have multiple save files for one game stored on an SD Card. The Wii mini does not support the use of an SD Card.
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What are SD cards used for on Wii?

An SD memory card can be used to store Wii-related data such as game save information, certain data from the Wii Channel applications, and to transfer compatible data (such as digital photos and MP3s) to the Wii console from other devices.
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How to format 256GB FAT32?

Step 1: Connect the 256GB SD card to a Windows PC. Step 2: Launch DiskGenius Free Edition on this computer. Step 3: Select the SD card and click "Format" button. Then select FAT32 as the file system and click "Format" to start formatting.
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Can the Wii read NTFS SD cards?

Unlike USB Loader GX, WiiFlow can load games of an SD card. Make sure your USB drive and/or SD card is formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Do not format it as other types such as exFAT, extFS, or WBFS, the latter is an old format of storing Wii games.
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How do I format my SD Card to FAT32?

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How to Format an SD Card to FAT32 Using Windows
  1. Select This PC in File Manager, and right click your SD card in the Devices section.
  2. Click Format.
  3. Click the File system drop down, and select FAT32.
  4. Click Start.
  5. Click OK. The SD card will be formatted immediately after you click OK.
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Can Wii U use any SD Card?

Nintendo notes that the Wii U supports SDHC memory cards up to 32GB, but does not support SDCX cards. This limitation doesn't apply when using a USB adapter, as multiple people online have confirmed that they use larger cards with no problems.
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Can Wii U read micro SD?

SD memory cards with a capacity of up to 2 GB and SDHC memory cards with a capacity of up to 32 GB are compatible. SDXC and fast-transfer UHS-type memory cards are not compatible.
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Can I use a 64 GB SD Card in a Wii?

SD Cards with a capacity higher than 2 GB, and SDHC Cards with a capacity higher than 32 GB, will likely not work with the Wii console.
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Does Wii U use SD or micro SD?

For Wii U, SD cards can be used for saving a picture of your Mii, QR Code patterns for your Mii, and screenshots in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. They cannot be used as a storage device for Wii U software downloads or save data for games. SD cards can, however, be used in Wii mode to save data for Wii games.
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Can I download Wii games to a USB?

Yes. Games and other content downloaded from Nintendo eShop on Wii U can be saved directly to a USB storage device. In fact, when a USB device is connected, the system will automatically download to the USB device.
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Can you jailbreak a Wii?

You can turn your old Wii into a total Nintendo entertainment center by jailbreaking it. The form we'll cover in this tutorial is called a SoftMod, and it will only take a few minutes to completely crack open the Wii and give you complete control over the console. To get started, you'll need just a few things.
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Does Wii support NTFS?

Wii games can launched from either an NTFS or FAT32 partition. NTFS is required to support single files larger than 4 GB, such as Wii ISOs.
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Can you use an SD card for USB Loader GX?

USB Loader GX allows you to play Wii and GameCube games from a USB storage device or an SD card, launch other homebrew apps, create backups, use cheats in games and a whole lot more.
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Is 64GB SD card FAT32?

Due to the limitation of FAT32, the Windows system doesn't support creating a FAT32 partition on a more than 32GB disk partition. As a result, you cannot directly format a 64GB memory card nor USB flash drive to FAT32.
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Is SD card NTFS or FAT32?

Most commercially available memory cards use the FAT32 file system by default. NTFS and FAT32 file systems differ in the following ways: The FAT32 file system cannot store individual files larger than 4 GB, while the NTFS file system can.
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Is a 32GB SD card a FAT32?

The file format FAT32 is now commonly used in memory cards between 4GB and 32GB.
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