Operation Manual
Wii Settings and Data Management
Wii Settings and Data Management
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Wii Settings and Data Management
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In Wii Settings and Data Management, you can manage data saved in 
your Wii console as well as in your external memory media. You can 
also adjust settings that affect many aspects of your console, such as 
the Sensor Bar, the Internet connection, WiiConnect24, time settings, 
and other functions.
Wii Icon
Wii Menu
To select an on-screen option, simply point at it 
with the Wii Remote Plus and press the A Button.
Getting Started
To reach Wii Settings and Data Management, select the Wii icon on the bottom left of 
the Wii Menu screen. (If more than one remote is connected, use Player 1.)
Wii Settings
Configure your time settings, Internet 
configuration, WiiConnect24, and 
other system options.
Data Management
IMPORTANT: If you are trying to completely remove data to free up space on your system, data may need to be deleted or moved to an SD card from both the Save Data 
and Channel areas. For more information on managing your Wii console available memory space, visit http://support.nintendo.com/wiimemory. If you accidentally 
delete downloaded content from your Wii system memory, you can download it again using the Wii Shop Channel. (This service may be discontinued without notice.)
Data Management
Select Data Management from the Wii Options screen to see a choice of two kinds of 
data you can manage: Save Data and Channels. Select one to proceed.
Channels
Lets you delete specific Channels or save them 
to an SD Card (see page 42).
Save Data
Lets you organize and delete the save data in 
Wii System Memory and SD Cards.
  Save Data
Select Save Data from the Data Management screen to see two kinds of data 
management: Select Wii to proceed (Nintendo GameCube data manage-
ment is unavailable on this model of Wii system).
Nintendo GameCube
Wii
Manage data in the Wii System 
Memory and SD Cards.
Wii
You can move, copy, and delete data found in the Wii System Memory and SD Cards.
First select the Wii option to look at all data 
saved in the console’s internal memory, or 
select the SD Card option to view the data 
saved on an SD Card inserted in the SD 
Card Slot.
Select the data you want to manage, then 
select Copy or Delete.
NOTE: You cannot move or copy data files in the following cases:
•  When there’s not an SD Card inserted in the SD Card Slot.
•  When there’s not enough space in the Wii System Memory or SD Card that you’re 
  trying to move or copy a file to.
•  When you’re trying to move or copy a file that you’re not allowed to move or copy.
•  When the SD Card is write-protected.










