Thanks to all the coders out there that make all of this possible.


Items Needed to Follow the Guide

(1) A hacked Wii or Wii U
If you don't have one, purchase one from Pence PC, send your console into Pence PC to be hacked, or follow the Pence PC guides organized on https://www.pencepc.com/guides

(2)SD card


(3) Storage Device for storing games
One of the following: USB external hard drive, flash drive (not all work), OR SD in USB adapter to store Wii, Gamecube, and wiiware games.

(3)Dual USB power cable
if using a Wii U and external USB powered hard drive.

(4) USB HUB optional
if wanting to have both hard drives connected at the same time.
This is one I have confirmed working:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

Software/Downloads needed:

(1) Pence PC USB Loader Guide Files
https://drive.proton.me/urls/MNF11Y38...

Alternate Link
https://mega.nz/file/j9RVkIaA#SozfLVX...

(2) GUIformat format your SD card to FAT32
http://ridgecrop.co.uk/guiformat.exe

(3) Western Digital Quick Formatter (format above 2TB drives to FAT32)
https://downloads.wdc.com/wdapp/WD_Qu...

*(4)*Ustealth (to hide your drive from Wii U preventing it from asking to format)
https://gbatemp.net/attachments/ustea...

(5) Wii Backup Manager
https://static.wiidatabase.de/WiiBac...

(6) Gamecube Backup Manager
https://github.com/AxionDrak/GameCube...

(5) Winrar archiving program to unzip archives
https://www.winrar.com/fileadmin/win...

TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
02:16 Install USB Loader
03:10 Install forwarder to Wii or Wii U
08:05 Wii & Wii U storage methods info
09:48 USB Loader Storage Types
12:22 Ways around Fat32 2TB limit INFO
14:17 Wii and Gamecube file types INFO
15:23 How to get game files
18:33 Formatting storage if 2TB and under
21:34 Formatting storage if above 2TB method 1/3 WD Quick format
25:05 Formatting storage if above 2TB method 2/3 Split partitions
28:30 Formatting storage if above 2TB method 3/3 GC on SD card
29:53 Transferring games to storage
34:18 Hiding Storage device from Wii U using ustealth app
35:40 How to get boxart for games
41:43 USB Loader GX options and features
46:42 Controllers to use in USB Loader GX
49:13 Installing wiiVC or wiiware games in USB Loader
01:00:16 Managing game saves
01:03:01 Connecting Wii U and vWii storage at the same time (USB HUB)
01:09:23 Outro


MUSIC
music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio