Wii Nand Archive

| Question | Answer | |----------|--------| | | 528 MB raw, ~150 MB compressed. | | Can I use another Wii’s NAND on my console? | No. The encryption keys are unique. You’ll brick your console. | | Is BootMii safe? | Yes, if installed as boot2. But always have a backup before writing. | | Can I recover deleted Miis from a NAND dump? | Yes, using tools like Mii Extractor on a decrypted dump. | | Does the Wii U vWii use the same NAND structure? | Similar, but partitioned differently. vWii NAND dump is trickier. |

To understand the archive, you must first understand the hardware. The Wii uses a 512 MB NAND flash chip (though some early models use a 512 MB Samsung or Toshiba chip). Unlike the optical disc drive that reads game discs, the NAND is where the Wii stores everything that makes it unique. wii nand archive