Changes

The system memory format feature of the Wii will allow you to return it, more or less, to it's factory state. This will erase all content including channels, saved games, tickets, and even any custom installed WAD files. This is a useful feature in case you've lost a WAD and are thus unable to completely uninstall it with the channel removal.

The system memory format feature of the Wii will allow you to erase most user-installed content from the device.  Specifically, it deletes the following directories, and everything inside of them:

 

* /title/00010000: TMDs for all disc games ever played, as well as savefiles

* /title/00010001: Downloaded channels (executable / data content)

* /ticket/00010001: Tickets for downloaded channels

 

It also cleans up some files in /title/00000001/00000002/data (EADIPL01, play_rec.dat), and creates a new file: /shared2/sys/succession/transfer.id

 

It will ''not'' delete any channels installed by an update partition (e.g. "duplicate channels").

'''Warning:''' If you format your Wii's internal memory, your Wii code WILL change and your friends list will be cleared.  Game friend codes will not change if you've backed them up properly using Waninkoko's Savegame extractor/installer.

'''Warning:''' If you format your Wii's internal memory, your Wii code WILL change and your friends list will be cleared.  Game friend codes will not change if you've backed them up properly using Waninkoko's Savegame extractor/installer.

== Virtual Console & Wii Shop==

== Virtual Console & Wii Shop==

When you format your Wii System Memory, you are still able to download Virtual Console games and Wii Ware applications that you have paid for through your Wii Shop Account.  This is because your unique identifier is not erased in the format (possibly SHARED2\SUCCESSI\TRANSFER.ID).

When you format your Wii System Memory, you are still able to download Virtual Console games and Wii Ware applications that you have paid for through your Wii Shop Account.  This is because your unique identifier is stored as /shared2/sys/succession/transfer.id as part of the format process.  

If you wish to format your Wii Shop data, you will have to do so from the Wii Shop Channel, but be forewarned that doing so will make you unable to re-download your Virtual Console/Wii Ware content, or have access to your Wii Points.

If you wish to format your Wii Shop data, you will have to do so from the Wii Shop Channel. Doing so will make you unable to re-download your Virtual Console/Wii Ware content or access your Wii Points.