Codster
Smash Cadet
My Wii U's memory just maxed out. I bought the Basic 8GB bundle on the release date. I need advice as to what to buy for memory expansion. External DESKTOP Hard Drive or PORTABLE Hard Drive? Please help!
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Smash Wii U My Wii U Memory Is Full! Need Help!
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uCooL
Smash Ace
Basic wiiu sucks for memory. Get external hdd or get rekt
Smashoperatingbuddy123
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Woulden't know my man
I got the 32gb black wii u that came with nintendo land
I got the 32gb black wii u that came with nintendo land
maxpower1227
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Delete everything not related to Smash Bros. Smash Bros > all.
Or get an external HD. I have a 2TB hooked up to my basic 16 GB Wii U. I should be good.
Or get an external HD. I have a 2TB hooked up to my basic 16 GB Wii U. I should be good.
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Codster
Smash Cadet
I'm guessing you have a desktop hard drive. I'm wondering if a portable one will work.
Khao
Smash Lord
Iwata said that the absolute best choice is a hard drive with its own power supply. (Meaning, those ****s you have to plug in separately) and that ones that just use two USB cables, or flash drives, are not ideal (even though they will work either way).
I don't know what difference does it make, but that's what the guy said.
I don't know what difference does it make, but that's what the guy said.
Codster
Smash Cadet
That's why I came here. I read that as well. I was curious if anyone has tried Portable (Dual USB)..
Codster
Smash Cadet
I'm well aware it wasn't a very good decision. I bought it on the release date and they were out of the Deluxe version. I'm came here for advice as to what to do now. Not what I should have done then.
Codster
Smash Cadet
Nope, sorry. SD cards are good for storing Smash Bros snapshots, though.
Hayzie
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It's not all bad. A compatible external harddrive. You could also use it for more than just a Wii U. I'm sure you could get a great Western Digital or Seagate for around 50 bucks that has more than enough memory for sure, like 7 times the memory of a Deluxe. You could order one just in-time online for any Black Friday deals possibly.
Codster
Smash Cadet
That's exactly why I came here. I was hoping I could get some good advice just in time for Black Friday. My biggest question is Portable vs. Desktop. I know desktop hard drives utilizing a power adapter are a great option. But I was wondering if a portable hard drive that uses a dual usb connection would suffice. I have my eyes on these:
Desktop:
http://amzn.com/B00834SJNA
Portable:
http://amzn.com/B00834SJSK
http://amzn.com/B005J7YCHG
I've read through customer reviews and questions. And, of course, they are conflicting. Some say portable drives DO work for the Wii U and some say they DON'T. Ugh.
Zarxrax
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According to this article: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-shortcomings-of-the-wii-u-hardware/1100-6400507/
the8thark
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Your WiiU drive is full (Not sure if it's HDD or SSD). System memory or RAM is something totally different. Just letting you know, so next time you can use the right words for it.
Also I would agree with the advice, getting a cheap external USB hard drive. This will solve all of your storage issues for your WiiU.
Also I would agree with the advice, getting a cheap external USB hard drive. This will solve all of your storage issues for your WiiU.
Codster
Smash Cadet
Like I said before, I was debating between a PORTABLE drive (USB powered) or a DESKTOP drive (outlet powered).
the8thark
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Depends on how much space you need. If 16GB or 32GB is enough then go for the USB. But if you need more then go for a cheap hard drive for storage. A cheap one will be fine. I say this because once you start going past 32GB is USB sticks they get really pricey indeed.
Codster
Smash Cadet
I've read you shouldn't use USB sticks.
Raijinken
Smash Master
An external hard drive of either mode (system-powered or external-powered) will suffice. The only thing about the externally powered ones is they don't tax the system in that regard, which could potentially result in marginally (and to most players, unnoticeably) better performance.
For further consideration: You don't necessarily need a large hdd unless you plan to get a lot of games. Smaller is cheaper, there is literally no need for a terrabyte hard drive (unless you also use it for PC/whatever else).
For further consideration: You don't necessarily need a large hdd unless you plan to get a lot of games. Smaller is cheaper, there is literally no need for a terrabyte hard drive (unless you also use it for PC/whatever else).
the8thark
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When a 128GB USB stick costs the same price as a cheap 1TB USB hard drive, the choice is clear. I wanted a portable external 500GB HDD. And could not find any. So I went with the 1TB one for like $90
A question.
Can the WiiU handle partitioned drives? As in 500GB for your PC and 500GB for the WiiU?
Raijinken
Smash Master
Not a clue on that one. I know Nintendo insists you can't multi-use 'em across devices, and my hdd was having a hard time yesterday when I tried setting it up for use with the system (Managed to juggle some memory to get space for Wonderful 101, but man it's a pain). As for the flash drive, for whatever reason Nintendo discourages those and SDDs, probably because of the write and overwrite limitations.
the8thark
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You will only have SSD sectors fail from too many reads and writes after years and years of use. If this was more of an issue then PCs with no HDDs in inside, only SSDs (like iPads and other notebook computers) would simply not exist. I don't know why Nintendo is saying this.
Raijinken
Smash Master
They're rather well-known for being technologically behind the times.
Though, to be fair, as we've pointed out, cost-per-storage, a good HDD is the most cost efficient. So regardless of their reasoning, at least they're giving users reasonable advice from one standpoint.
Codster
Smash Cadet
So are you saying a USB Flash Drive is actually a viable option? I remember reading that Nintendo discouraged the use of flash drives.
Codster
Smash Cadet
What brand is it? How long have you been using it? How much data do you have on it? Download any games onto it?
Sephirothkefka
Smash Cadet
Similar to what Mrkaoz said, it is tethered to your Wii U. Can't do anything else with it. Unless if you want to partition the drive on Windows or Mac which I doubt would work. Also, Flash drives are much better than HDD's. At least speed and reliability wise. If you want more space you get a HDD. If you want a speedy option, you get a flash drive.
Codster
Smash Cadet
Really? I would think a tiny flash drive would have trouble handling all the data on a regular basis.
Sephirothkefka
Smash Cadet
Well it depends on how its organized but generally flash drives are faster.
Codster
Smash Cadet
Like I said earlier in this thread, I was under the impression Flash Drives were more limited.
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/la...general_info&submenu=wup-external-usb-storage
- Can I use a Flash/Thumb drive as an external storage device?
- Because these devices have a limited number of rewrites and are not suited to long-term storage of important game data, we do not recommend the use of Flash/thumb drives as an external storage device solution. For best results, we recommend using a hard drive with its own power supply that connects to the Wii U via the USB port on the console.
- Commercial Flash memory has a limit on the number of times you can write over it and we don't recommend flash memory devices for long-term storage of important save data.
- Because these devices have a limited number of rewrites and are not suited to long-term storage of important game data, we do not recommend the use of Flash/thumb drives as an external storage device solution. For best results, we recommend using a hard drive with its own power supply that connects to the Wii U via the USB port on the console.
Sephirothkefka
Smash Cadet
:/ All right I guess HDD's it is I guess
Codster
Smash Cadet
Something happen with your flash drive?
Sephirothkefka
Smash Cadet
He probably listened to what you said about Nintendo and flash drives.
Codster
Smash Cadet
My current plan is to use a 1TB USB Powered External Hard Drive for regular data saving. As a backup, I also plan to save my data to a flash drive once every few months.
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Codster
Smash Cadet
Something bad happened. When I attempted to retrieve the data from my flash drive, I got ERROR CODE 160-4711.That's actually a very good and save plan. Think I'm going to do the same, thanks
Codster
Smash Cadet
UPDATEThat's actually a very good and save plan. Think I'm going to do the same, thanks
The first flash drive that I tried using (the one that got the error code) was an ADATA 32 GB. I had a Transcend 8GB and tried that one. Luckily it worked.
Before all that flash drive business, I already copied my data to my Toshiba 1TB USB powered hard drive. I also purchased a Y cable to hook it up with. I played some Hyrule Warriors and it worked fine. So I deleted all my save data from the console itself.
So here is my current setup: 1TB Toshiba hard drive for regular saving with a 8GB Transcend flash drive as a backup.
But yeah, I would recommend not using a flash drive for regular saving.