Guide_WiiU-OLD/_pages/ar_SA/nand-backup.txt

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### Required Reading

This section will create a backup of your device's internal NAND memory on your SD card, which will allow you to restore your device via a hardmod in the case of a brick.

### Instructions

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A backup of the MLC partition is optional as it's huge in size, and most bricks that need MLC to be restored are done by user-error.

If you want a full backup including MLC, and have a black Wii U (32GB) model, your SD card must be at least 64GB in size. If you have a white (8GB) Wii U model, your SD card must be at least 16GB in size.
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1. While in the Homebrew Launcher, launch nanddumper
  + If you left the Homebrew Launcher, return to it by running the Wii U browser and go to `wiiuexploit.xyz`
1. Use the D-Pad to set the following options:
  + Dump SLC (528MB): **yes**
  + Dump SLCCMPT (528MB): **yes**
  + Dump MLC (8GB/32GB): **optional**
  + Dump OTP (1KB): **yes**
  + Dump SEEPROM (1KB): **yes**
1. Press (A) to dump your NAND
  + Be prepared to wait; this can take a while (up to several hours depending on the options you enabled)
1. When it has completed, your Wii U will reboot automatically
1. Power off your device
1. Insert your SD card into your computer
1. Copy `slc.bin`, `slccmpt.bin`, `otp.bin`, and `seeprom.bin`, and each `mlc.bin.part` file (if you chose to backup the MLC partition) from the root of your SD card to a safe location on your computer
  + Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage)
  + These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future
1. Reinsert your SD card into your device
1. Power on your device

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### Methods

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#### Mocha CFW

This method requires that you rerun the web exploit used above *after every reboot*.

### Continue to [Mocha CFW](mocha-cfw)
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#### Haxchi

This method uses a cheap exploitable DS Virtual Console game to launch your Custom Firmware automatically at boot.

### Continue to [Haxchi](haxchi)
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