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Transition from NUS Downloader to NUSGet (#160)
* Change bricks guide references * Change NUS Downloader instructions for cios.md (Wii) * Change NUS Downloader instructions for themes.md * Change NUS Downloader instructions for update.md * Change download instructions to be OS agnostic * Further refine instructions for simplicity * Updates for completeness and suggested changes cios.md - Updates to images and wording based on earlier suggestions update.md - Updates to images and wording based on earlier suggestions, changed `e.x.` to `e.g.` themes.md - Updates to images and wording based on earlier suggestions, additional fix to table formatting which caused list start over after a table entry various documents - Changing all instances of `MacOS` to `macOS` for consistency and correctness purposes * Add a removed image to fix translation page error * Various grammatical changes, changing 'directory' to 'folder' where appropriate * Update copyright year to 2026
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LICENSE.txt

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Copyright (c) 2017-2023 RiiConnect24
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Copyright (c) 2023 Nintendo Homebrew
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Copyright (c) 2023-2026 Nintendo Homebrew
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

docs/.vitepress/i18n/en_US.js

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copyright: 'Copyright © 2025 Nintendo Homebrew',
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copyright: 'Copyright © 2026 Nintendo Homebrew',
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{ text: localeData.pages["donations"], link: `/donations` },
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{ text: localeData.pages["privacy-policy"], link: `/privacy-policy` },

docs/bricks.md

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If this was caused by a theme you installed, use [csm-installer](themes) to reinstall the original theme.
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If this was caused by a Wii Menu WAD you installed, use [NUS Downloader](https://wiibrew.org/wiki/NUSD) to re-obtain your original Wii Menu.
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If this was caused by a Wii Menu WAD you installed, use [NUSGet](https://github.com/NinjaCheetah/NUSGet) to re-obtain your original Wii Menu.
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You can either restore a NAND backup, or do this:
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1. Use [NUS Downloader](https://wiibrew.org/wiki/NUSD) to pack a WAD of your original Wii Menu.
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1. Use [NUSGet](https://github.com/NinjaCheetah/NUSGet) to pack a WAD of your original Wii Menu.
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1. Use BootMii to enter the Homebrew Channel, and use a WAD manager to install the Wii Menu WAD.
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For vWii, see [Recover a vWii IOS/Channel](https://wiiu.hacks.guide/recover-vwii-ioses-channels).

docs/cios.md

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### Section I - Downloading
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If you are on macOS or Linux, you may download & run [this script](/assets/files/d2x_offline_ios.zip), and it will download the WAD files for you.
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Your browser or antivirus software may flag NUSGet as malware - this is a false positive. NUSGet does NOT contain any malware.
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1. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your computer.
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1. On your computer, download [NUS Downloader](https://github.com/WiiDatabase/nusdownloader/releases/latest/download/NUSD-Mod-NUS-Fix.zip).
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1. Copy all files from the NUS Downloader `.zip` to a folder on your computer.
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1. Run `NUS Downloader.exe`.
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1. Navigate to `Database` > `IOS` > `IOS38`, then select `v4123`.
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+ *Don't* check "Patch IOS". That is the cIOS Installer's job.
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1. Click `Start NUS Download!`.
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1. Repeat the above steps for `IOS56 v5661`, `IOS57 v5918` and `IOS58 v6175`.
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1. When the process is complete, there will be a folder named `titles` in the same folder as the NUS Downloader.
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1. Open the `titles` folder and navigate through them until you locate the four WAD files you downloaded.
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1. Power off your console, and insert your SD card or USB drive into your computer.
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1. On your computer, download [NUSGet](https://github.com/NinjaCheetah/NUSGet/releases/latest/), choosing the archive corresponding to your operating system. For Windows users, you should choose the `NUSGet-Windows-x86_64-bin.zip` file.
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1. Unzip the archive and run the NUSGet executable.
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1. Navigate to `IOS` > `IOS 38` > `World` and select `v4123`. Uncheck `Keep encrypted contents`. Check `Use a custom download directory` and select the folder that your NUSGet executable is in, then click `Start Download`.
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![](/images/desktop-apps/nusget/nusget-4123.png)
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1. Repeat the above step for `IOS 56 (v5661)`, `IOS 57 (v5918)` and `IOS 58 (v6175)`.
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1. When you have finished downloading the above IOS, navigate to the folder where your NUSGet executable is stored. This should now contain four different folders with the title IDs for the above IOS.
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![](/images/desktop-apps/nusget/nusget-folder-ios.png)
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1. Enter the four directories, locating a `IOS-XX-vXXXX-Wii.wad` file in each.
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| IOS 38 | IOS38-64-v4123.wad |
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| IOS 56 | IOS56-64-v5661.wad |
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| IOS 57 | IOS57-64-v5918.wad |
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docs/dump-wads.md

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docs/letterbomb.md

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