Convert all backup game formats for the wii

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Convert all backup game formats for the wii

Post by century »

Automatically translated from French.

You may find yourself with several formats of Wii game backup files such as
ISO, CISO, WBI, (compress)ISO or a WBFS that you want to put back into ISO .. and there it's a headache!!

Summary of the different possible conversions:

ISO ==> WBFS see method 1
CISO ==> WBFS see method 2
WBI ==> WBFS see method 3
(compress)ISO ==> WBFS see method 4
WBFS ==> ISO see method 5




1. ISO: Use the software WBFS Auto 0.9b

The best is to have a folder containing only your ISO or (compress)ISO
and the 3 files config.ini, wbfs_file_AUTO.exe and wbfs_file.exe.

You can modify the following lines in the file config.ini if you want to keep
your ISO after conversion:

[DELETE_AFTER_CONVERTION]
DELETE_ISO = NO


otherwise leave it at YES.

Double-click on wbfs_file_AUTO.exe , the conversion starts.

When done, you will find additional files in this same folder:

wbfs_AUTO.log which summarizes the operation
'GameID_nomdufichierISO.txt'
'GameID.wbfs'


* see note at bottom of page



2 . CISO: Use the software WiiBackupManager0.3.2

The CISO format is a compressed ISO format.

Launch the software.
Do ADD + FILES
Select your ciso file
You will see it appear in the software window, as well as its GameID
Check the box (there is only one)
Do TRANSFER
Choose WBFS_File..

The conversion starts. You will find your files in a subfolder 'GameID_nomdufichier'.


* see note at bottom of page




3. WBI: This format is identical to the CISO format, you just have to change the extension.

Rename 'fichier.wbi' in 'fichier.ciso'

The reverse obviously works too, but it has no interest here.

Once renamed, use method 2, above, to get your wbfs file.


* see note at bottom of page




4. (compress)ISO: You can directly use method 1.


* see note at bottom of page



5 . WBFS: Use the software WiiBackupManager0.3.2

Launch the software.
Do ADD + FILES
Select your wbfs file
You will see it appear in the software window, as well as its GameID
Check the box (there is only one)
Do TRANSFER
Choose ISO..

The conversion starts. You will find your file in the same folder
in the form 'gamename.iso'


NOTE:

In the first 4 cases, if it happens that you find a wbfs file without extension,
you just have to rename it in the form:


'GameID.wbfs'

You just have to copy this file to your hard drive.

If like me you use an NTFS disk or partition, copy it to the
wbfs folder which must be at the root of the disk or partition.


For info, as you can see in my signature, I use an HDD in NTFS and USB loader GX rev 875.
Everything works perfectly.

I hope this mini tutorial will help you and save you migraines :lol:



P.S.: I just put the direct links of the 2 softwares used.

P.S2: You can obviously use method 2, to convert the formats CISO, WBFS, WBI and WBFS
in ISO that you can then burn to DVD-R with ImgBurn FR 2.3.2.0 (4X max) if you use
Backup Launcher, for example.

P.S3: If you have a WBFS partition, you can, with the different methods of this TUTORIAL, find an ISO and use WBFS Manager (for example) to transfer it to your WBFS partition (the ISO will be converted on the fly).
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Re: Convert all backup game formats for the wii

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This tutorial can be very useful :bravo:
So if I followed correctly we have the formats: .ISO, .WBI, .CISO and .WBFS but which one do homebrews use?
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Nice tutorial, it'll be useful to some, personally I'm sticking with my Wiiflow.

Otherwise, maybe you could add the links to download the necessary software ;)
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Cool, you've been here for less than 2 days and you're already actively participating in the fofo :accord: .
:bienvenue: to you and thanks for the TUTORIAL.
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Re: Convert all backup game formats for the wii

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I find that the title you gave your topic doesn't match its content, even worse I find it doesn't mean anything.

You're not converting file formats but rather backup formats, and not for the Wii but for USB Loaders.

Personally, I would put as a title something like:
"Convert all backup formats to .wbfs"

Then, I might be asking too much, but would it also be possible for you to indicate how to convert from .wbfs to .iso?
And could you also, as Oops suggested, indicate the USB Loaders using this format. There's GX, Configurable and maybe Uloader.

Either way, nice work.
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+ 1 and I would add: very good idea :bravo:
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Re: Convert all backup game formats for the wii

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Jiiwah wrote:I find that the title you gave your topic doesn't match its content, even worse I find it doesn't mean anything.

You're not converting file formats but rather backup formats, and not for the Wii but for USB Loaders.

Personally, I would put as a title something like:
"Convert all backup formats to .wbfs"

Then, I might be asking too much, but would it also be possible for you to indicate how to convert from .wbfs to .iso?
And could you also, as Oops suggested, indicate the USB Loaders using this format. There's GX, Configurable and maybe Uloader.

Either way, nice work.
The title (which I'm going to change) would rather be "Convert all wii game backup file formats"

I can't say this tutorial is intended solely for USB Loaders, since an ISO backup can be burned and thus later used by a Homebrew dedicated to burned DVDs.

yes, I'm going to indicate how to go from WBFS to ISO.

as far as I know, ALL USB loaders use the WBFS format.

thanks for the encouragement, I'll modify the TUTORIAL right away

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century wrote:as far as I know, ALL USB loaders use the WBFS format.
Ah not at all. I think you're confusing the .WBFS file format with the format of a partition. So yes all USBLoaders read partitions formatted in WBFS but not all of them read files in .wbfs format.

Wiiflow for example, the one I use, only handles backups placed on a WBFS partition (no FAT or NTFS) so no question of .wbi or .wbfs or anything else. Old school like that :cry:
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What a shame, WiiFlow looks amazing!

what types of backups does it handle? only .wii or .wod type dumps?

thanks for the info ;)
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Wiiflow only handles .ISOs on a WBFS partition.
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Thanks for your tutorial!!
and once again shout wiiiiflooowww powaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
I'm going to go on a FINISH* strike for the openwiiflow update!!!

*I won't finish any of my games! :98:
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https://wiki.tgames.fr.nf/wiki/Forum_Tuto

For info I just added your tutorial to the wiki ;)
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cool, thanks :accord:
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thank you very much for your tutorial
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Thanks it helped me with an iso I had in ciso and thought was corrupted!!!
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you're welcome, that's exactly what it's there for :D
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