TinyWiiBackupManager

TinyWiiBackupManager
General
Author	mq1
Type	PC Utilities
Version	0.1.1
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2023/10/08
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TinyWiiBackupManager is a simple WBFS manager written in Rust.

Setting up the drive

Warning - this will delete ALL data on the device!

MacOS

• Open the Disk Utility app (Applications -> Utilities)
• Use CMD+2 to make sure physical devices are visible
• Pick the USB drive from the sidebar
• From the toolbar select Erase
• Name the drive a meaningful name (like WII), please make sure the format is "MS-DOS (FAT)" and the scheme is "Master Boot Record"
• Click on the "Erase" button

Windows

• Download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/, choose the portable version
• On "Device" select your drive
• On "Boot selection" pick "Not bootable"
• Choose a meaningful name (like WII) and put it into the "Volume label" box
• On "File System" pick "FAT32"
• Click on the "START" button

Linux (GNOME)

• Open the Disks app
• Click on your drive in the left sidebar
• Click on the menu (three vertical dots in the top-left of the window) and select "Format Disk"
• Make sure Erase is set to Quick and Partitioning is set to MBR/DOS and click "Format"
• Under "Volumes" for your device, click on the "+" button
• Click "Next"
• Choose a meaningful name (like WII) and put it into the "Volume Name" box
• On "Type", choose "For use with all systems and devices (FAT)
• Click "Next" and then "Format"

Linux (KDE)

• Open KDE Partition Manager
• Click on your device in the left sidebar
• Click on "New Partition Table"
• Select "MS-Dos" and click on "Create New Partition Table"
• Click on "unallocated" and then on "New"
• On "File System" select fat32
• Choose a meaningful name (like WII) and put it into the "Label" box
• Click "OK" and then "Apply"

Screenshots

Changelog

v0.1.1

• Refactoring.

v0.1.0

• First Release.

External Links

• Github - https://github.com/mq1/TinyWiiBackupManager