An is a copy of your NAND archive stored and run entirely from an SD card.

Press the button on your Wii Remote and select "Launch BootMii" . Navigate the Menu :

Depending on whether you are looking to share a personal backup milestone, offer a tutorial, or discuss the preservation of Wii history, here are a few post options tailored for different platforms.

If you wish to use your Wii's system files on a PC, you can import this archive into the Dolphin Emulator by going to and selecting your nand.bin file.

BootMii will begin reading your physical chip and writing the data to your SD card.

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.