SaveMii Wii U - WUT Port

SaveMii WUT Port
General
Author	Xpl0itU
Type	Backup Tools
Version	1.6.5i
License	GPL-3.0, MIT
Last Updated	2025/01/20
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SaveMii ported to WUT with improved performance and various fixes.

It is a Wii U/vWii savefile manager that allows you to backup and restore game saves on the console. Up to 256 backups can be made per title. Backups are stored in sd:/wiiu/backups.

Note: Please use at your own risk.

Features

• Improved copy speeds.
• VC injects are shown.
• If VC is vWii, the user is warned to go to the vWii saves section instead.
• Demo support.
• Fixes issues present in the mod version.
• Shows useful info about the saves like its date and time of creation.
• Support for Wiimote/Wii U Pro Controller/Wii Classic Controller.
• Language config menu.

Installation

Available as an rpx (Tiramisu) and wuhb (Aroma).

Extract either -Aroma.zip or -HBL.zip to the root of the SD card.

If you are upgrading from v1.6.3, please delete the old savemii.wuhb from the apps folder.

Controls

Up/Down - Move across screen

Left/Right - Cycle between options

A - Select a task, Enter a menu

B - Go back to the previous menu

X/Y/Plus/Minus - Access special functions (they are described at the bottom line in each menu)

For sorting Titles press R to change sorting method and press L to change between descending and ascending.

Screenshots

Media

Add 100% Save Data to ANY Wii U Game! (Updated Savemii Guide 2023) (FunkyScott47)

Compatibility

Works on Tiramisu/Aroma.

Known issues

https://github.com/Xpl0itU/savemii/issues

Changelog

v1.6.5i 2025/01/20

• Enhancements (by @w3irDv):
  • Descriptive messages for I/O errors are reported back.
  • The success of file copy operations is tracked to detect faulty backups.
• Fixes (by @w3irDv):
  • tags are preserved if you B return from the keyboard menu.

v1.6.4 2025/01/07

• Enhancements (by @w3irDv):
  • New task: batch restore already installed titles using savedata from a batch backupSet.
  • You can tag and delete slots using "+"/ "-" from the Backup task menu.
  • You can tag and delete backupSets using "+"/ "-" from the BackupSetList menu.
  • Minor UI improvements - color highlighting when navigating menus.
  • Updated SaveMii 1.6.3 Simplified Chinese translation (thanks to @kavid).
• Fixes (by @w3irDv]):
  • Prevent potential freeze due to a disc inserted in the console.
• Notice that the default installation path has changed (since 1.6.3) to sd:/wiiu/apps/SaveMiiModWUTPort. If it exists, please delete the (old) savemii.wuhb file from sd:/wiiu/apps folder to prevent duplicates.

v1.6.3 2024/08/25

• Enhancements (by @w3irDv):
  • Restore can now use batch saves: Press X from the Restore Menu and then select the "backupSet" to be used from then on.
  • Batch saves from NAND and USB use different slot to avoid being overwritten. For duplicated ones, USB data will always be in slot 0.
• Fixes solved (by @w3irDv):
  • Freezes when initializing (one of the "crash when USB storage attached" problems)
  • Freezes when exiting in Aroma.
  • Timestamp for saves returns for new backups
  • Common save not found for some games
  • Differents bugs in backup/restore/wipe tasks when using "from/to a different user" or "common save yes/no" options.
  • copySaveData not working when allUsers option is set

v1.6.1 2024/03/31

• Fixed save backup path (thanks @jan-hofmeier).

v1.6.0 2024/03/18

• Removed fatfs driver to prevent corruption (thanks @jan-hofmeier).

v1.5.9 2023/06/26

• Fixed correct handling of slots and users when switching between slots.

v1.5.8 2023/02/05

• Added Portuguese language.
• Fixed German not showing in the options menu.

v1.5.7 2023/01/27

• Fixed uninitialized titles not showing up on the Title List.
• Previously, when restoring to an uninitialized title, it would either fail or not be able to delete it from system settings after restoring, that has been fixed (thanks to @GabyPCgeeK for telling me how to fix it).
• Added German translation (thanks to @Kugane).

v1.5.6 2023/01/21

• Completely rewrote SaveMii to make it easy to add new functions in the future and to make a more readable code.
• Fixed the screen not redrawing the whole time when copying files.

v1.5.5 2023/01/17

• Fixed hang when copying files.

v1.5.4 2023/01/09

• Switched to libschrift for font rendering instead of freetype, saving some memory and storage, and hopefully speeding up rendering.
• Code for rendering to screen has been rewritten.

v1.5.3 2022/11/03

• Reintroduced fatfs, with improved performance and no corruptions.
• The progress indicator is back too.

v1.5.2 2022/11/03

• Compatibility with games is 100% now, which means that if you restore a game, it will work, unlike previous versions
• Removed fatfs driver, it needs more work

v1.5.1 2022/11/01

• Flush the drives after every operation, this should solve caching issues.
• Apply correct permissions when creating folders.
• Fixed vWii when there is no FTP plugin running.

1.5.0 2022/10/31

• Switched from libfat to fatfs, resulting in a massive sdcard performance boost even on not-that-great sdcards.
• Updated Chinese translations.
• SaveMii now sets the correct permissions (0x660) so some games like MK8 don't complain about it (doesn't ensure compatibilty with 100% of the games though).

v1.4.9 2022/10/24

• Added a config menu for changing the language (settings don't persist between sessions).
• Fixed font for Chinese and Korean languages.

v1.4.8 2022/10/17

• Added translations for Simplifed and Traditional Chinese and Japanese.
• Fixed USB games detection with a uStealth drive and a console formatted drive connected at the same time.

v1.4.7 2022/10/14

• Added Korean to the translations.
• Reworked the Date and Input codes.
• Refactored a lot of old code.
• When doing a batch backup, the saves will default to slot 0.

v1.4.6 2022/09/27

• Added support for Italian language.
• Official support for Aroma.

v1.4.5 2022/08/24

• Added support for Spanish and Russian language, with more languages to come in the future, the language will be set in function of the console's language.
• Reworked input code.
• Optimized some code.

v1.4.4 2022/08/20

• Use libmocha instead of libiosuhax.
• Use unlocked FSClient instead of mounting each drive.
• Removed CBHC/Haxchi support, an updated MochaPayload is required, so only Tiramisu/Aroma for now.

v1.4.3 2022/08/18

• Multithreaded the file copying code, which translates in way faster speeds.

v1.4.2 2022/06/24

• Fixed loadiine import and export (broken by original SaveMii Mod).
• Improved loading speeds by using a custom WUT and changing the title sorting algorithm.
• Modified the title sort UI so it looks better.
• Added support for Haxchi/CBHC.

v1.4.1 2022/05/08

• No more &apost;, names are displayed correctly.
• Uses dlmalloc, which makes everything so much faster (can be felt in the loading screen).
• Other misc. changes.

v1.4.0 2022/04/05

• Fix displaying files with long names when copying (this fixes copying mk8 for example).
• While trying to fix the above bug, I ported some code to std::string, so, uh, there's that.

v1.3.9 2022/03/20

• SaveMii will now show the dates of the backups (only for the new backups).
• Using libfat, which improves speeds on games like BOTW.

v1.3.8 2022/03/19

• Lists game demos and VC injections.
• Improved controls a lot (it is now usable).
• Fixed copying from/to mlc.
• Other misc. changes.

v1.3.7 2022/03/17

• Fix copying from mlc (thanks V10lator).
• Fix not being able to exit certain menus.

v1.3.6 2022/03/16

• Fix restoring and backing up savedata to some titles.
• Fix confirm prompts not being able to be exited.

v1.3.5 2022/03/15

• Now uses freetype, which means it uses the system font.

v1.3.4 2022/03/13

• Fixed restoring.
• Fixed wiping.
• Fixed vWii cursor overlapping.
• Fixed prompts not reading correctly the input.

v1.3.3 2022/03/12

• Added Wiimote/Wii U Pro Controller/Wii Classic Controller support.
• Fixed Batch Backup.

v1.3.2 2022/03/11

• Fix backing up from USB and vWii.
• Improve even more copy speeds.

v1.3.1 2022/03/10

• Full Changelog: 1.3.0...1.3.1.

v1.3.0 2022/03/07

• Ported to WUT (it's now an rpx file).
• Adjusted the GUI a bit.

Credits

• Bruno Vinicius, for the icon.
• Maschell, for libmocha and countless help.
• Crementif for helping with freetype.
• V10lator for helping with a lot of stuff.
• Vague Rant for testing.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/Xpl0itU/savemii/
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-savemii-wut-port-wii-u-vwii-savefile-manager.608824/