#hard drive doesnt seem to work with wii

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sharp sluice
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My hard drive doesnt seem to work with the wii. It connects and turns on but wont work in either wiiflow or usbloader. In wiiflow if i change my setting to sd, it wont let me change it back, and in usbloader it doesnt read the hard drive. What can i do about this?

flint trout
sharp sluice
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Yes i believe so

flint trout
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check

sharp sluice
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I had to format it with a different software

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Ok

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Well i know it is since the gamecube games will show up in nintendont

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Could the drive itself not be compatible?

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@flint trout

flint trout
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is it fat32 mbr?

sharp sluice
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Wdym by mbr

flint trout
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Format your USB drive: The drive should be 2tb or smaller, formatted to MBR and have a single primary FAT32 partition with 32kb (32768) or 64kb (65536) cluster/allocation unit size. Double check the partition style is MBR: https://www.howtogeek.com/245610/how-to-check-if-a-disk-uses-gpt-or-mbr-and-how-to-convert-between-the-two/
Drive is 64gb or less: Format it to FAT32 with 32kb (32,768 bytes) cluster / allocation unit size. Drive is larger than 64gb: Format it to FAT32 with 64kb (65,536 bytes) cluster / allocation unit size. If the drive is larger than 32GB, you will need third party software like GUIFormat or Wii Backup Manager to format your drive to FAT32 Wii Backup Manager: https://wii.guide/wiibackupmanager GUIFormat: http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

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sharp sluice
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And so if it isnt mbr then I will have to convert it?

flint trout
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yes

sharp sluice
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Ok

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I can't check rn but i will get back to you to tell you if it worked or not

flint trout
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ok

plain wolf
formal plinth
sharp sluice
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Im already using windows

flint trout
formal plinth
plain wolf
sharp sluice
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Yeah i havent been home to try anything yet

formal plinth
sharp sluice
flint trout
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this is weird

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also is it fat32?

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double checking

sharp sluice
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Yep

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Just for reference the drive im using is the samsung portable ssd T7

flint trout
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wait show me ur drive

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whats in your drive

sharp sluice
flint trout
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show me whats inside

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or any of the folders

sharp sluice
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Is there something you are looking for?

flint trout
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wait

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i have a better idea

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do you have an sd card

sharp sluice
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Yes

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But its not very big

flint trout
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its fine

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syscheck

sharp sluice
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Do i need to keep my hard drive plugged into the wii when performing the syscheck?

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@flint trout

flint trout
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but you can keep it plugged in

sharp sluice
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do you need the files

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i did not keep my hard drive plugged in

sharp sluice
flint trout
sharp sluice
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good? bad?

flint trout
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good

sharp sluice
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any solutions?

flint trout
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this is actually difficult

flint trout
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wait

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its all gc games

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usb loader gx has an option to load gc games with nintendont

sharp sluice
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i also have a wbfs folder

flint trout
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maybe thats why

flint trout
sharp sluice
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and i use wiiflow i was seeing if usbloader worked

flint trout
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reload cache in wiiflow?

sharp sluice
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Already did

flint trout
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idk how to solve this, sorry

sharp sluice
sharp sluice
sacred verge
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Quick question, does HBC recognize your HDD

sharp sluice
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whats hbc

flint trout
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homebrew channel

sharp sluice
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how would i check that

flint trout
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go to homebrew channel

sharp sluice
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ok

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and

flint trout
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oh, you dont have apps

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right

sharp sluice
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wdym

flint trout
sharp sluice
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i assume i would need wiixplorer-ss

flint trout
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then get it

sharp sluice
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is that the app you are telling me to get?

flint trout
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any app

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this is a test only

sharp sluice
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well i can still install them to my sd so it doesnt really help

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i dont think

flint trout
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idk then

sharp sluice
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hmmmm

sacred verge
sharp sluice
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wdym

plain wolf
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Connect the drive to your PC, then search in windows for cmd and press enter.
in the command prompt, type chkdsk x: but replace x with the letter for your drive.
then screenshot the output.

Looking to verify that no issues are found and that you have
32kb (32768 bytes) or 64kb (65536 bytes) in each allocation unit.

If you have a different allocation unit size backup your data and reformat to FAT32 with the correct allocation unit size.

sharp sluice
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heres what came up

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sacred verge
# sharp sluice wdym

After loading the homebrew channel pressing 1 should pull a sources list (pretty sure its 1)

plain wolf
flint trout
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yes it is

sacred verge
plain wolf
sharp sluice
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how

plain wolf
sharp sluice
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it only takes usbc

sacred verge
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Time to daisy chain then lmao

sharp sluice
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lmao

sacred verge
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Usb c-a, then a male-female adapter, then that kekw

plain wolf
sharp sluice
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probably

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so i need to get it externally powered

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let me try installing an app onto the ssd to see if it reads

flint trout
sacred verge
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They always have kekw

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They just dont get used

plain wolf
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2 genders, in fact

sacred verge
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And actually it would be female-female with the splitter

flint trout
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While it is possible to use a flash drive with the Wii by converting it to the WBFS format, this is generally not recommended due to compatibility issues with the proprietary filesystem and the potential for data corruption. USB hard drives are a better option for use with the Wii due to their larger storage capacity, faster read/write speeds, and greater compatibility with the console. Some recommended affordable USB hard drives for the Wii include the Toshiba Canvio Basics, the Maxone 2.5" Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive, and the Silicon Power A60 Shockproof Portable Hard Drive. These drives are reliable and widely available, and they are priced under $50, making them a good choice for anyone looking to expand their Wii storage on a budget.

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sacred verge
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Interesting that I'm not the only person having this issue of following the steps and it not working

flint trout
plain wolf
sacred verge
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I'm planning to grab a sd card for now, would like a bigger one anyways

flint trout
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but atleast i hooked up some good cheap external hard drives

plain wolf
sharp sluice
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update: the hard drive reads in the hbc, and it already read in nintendont, it just doesnt seem to read in wiiflow or usbloader

flint trout
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ohhhhh

flint trout
plain wolf
sharp sluice
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yep

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it is

plain wolf
sharp sluice
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ok gimme two seconds

flint trout
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1

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2

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ITS 2 SECONDS

sharp sluice
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update: both wiiflow and usbloader are set to port 0, neither work, and when i change the partition to sd in wiiflow, it does not let me change it back

sharp sluice
plain wolf
sharp sluice
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let me check

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i dont think so

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actually

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i do but i dont have a cable to go with it

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sadge

sacred verge
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Interesting, his reads in HBC

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More than I got out of mine

sharp sluice
plain wolf
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Well clearly nothings wrong with the drive. I think it’s just the power issue

sharp sluice
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so you think the cables will work

sacred verge
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One idea though, since HBC reads it, try adding the apps only on the HDD

plain wolf
sacred verge
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Or SSD in this case

sharp sluice
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got PLENTY of space

sacred verge
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Make sure they're off your SD card before loading it all up

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Since it'd have to be mounted to pull the app off, it'll either crash the apps, work, or be dumb

sharp sluice
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what if i already have hbc set to read my ssd

sacred verge
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You want it to

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Since you'll put USBLoaderGX or WiiFlow on it instead of on the SD card

sharp sluice
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but i would need to take it off of the sd card

sacred verge
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Yes

sharp sluice
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ok

sacred verge
sharp sluice
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nope

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shows up in everything except wiiflow and usbloadergx

sacred verge
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You put them in an /apps folder right?

sharp sluice
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Yep

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It is E:/apps/wiiflow

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On my ssd

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And refused to load when i just transferred it over

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So i downloaded it from homebrew browser and then it was all glitchy

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Should i just get a big sd card or a hdd at this point

sacred verge
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Not sure

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Could be power related

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I'm having an issue like this with an HDD right now, it wont mount even to the HBC

sharp sluice
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wow

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yeah mine mounts to everything except the things i want it to

sacred verge
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I'm going to get an SD card for now, using wiibrew.org for compatibility ratings

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What sparks my interest is that nintendont works

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But the others dont

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I might do a last ditch and see what exactlys wrong with the readings by formatting my hdd to WBFS format when I get home tonight, since theres no other important data that isnt backed up to it right now

sharp sluice
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yeah im surpised that nintendont works

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would formatting the drive to something else work

sacred verge
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Wbfs may, but then you have the jank of the format, and no GC games can be run off it

sharp sluice
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hmmmmmmm ok

sacred verge
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Most people dont recommend it

sharp sluice
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yeah i can kinda see why

sacred verge
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You'll be stuck using only Wii Backup Manager too, since Windows doesnt know the format

sharp sluice
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okok

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ok holy this sucks

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at this point might as well just buy an sd card

sacred verge
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Yeah

sharp sluice
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like that will 100% works

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bc with buying a power cable theres no guarantees

sacred verge
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Just make sure to cross reference info to buy one that will work

sharp sluice
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wdym

sacred verge
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Some cards, even fitting the constraints of the Wii, will not work

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And anything in SDXC may be a gamble

sharp sluice
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if i transfer every file i have over to the sd card will i need to remod the wii?

sacred verge
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No

plain wolf
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Any SD should work

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Has to be formatted correctly of course

sharp sluice
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ok

sacred verge
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Should, but I'm not risking going over 256GB since thats the highest I've seen tested

sharp sluice
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I dont need that much anyways