If you are looking to back up your games or play them on Cemu, here is the general workflow.

: A utility used to decrypt and extract (unpack) Wii U NUS content files into a format that can be read by PC emulators or modding tools.

A file that acts as a manifest, listing all the contents of a title and their hashes to ensure data integrity.

The actual data files (.app, .h3, .cert, .tik), which are encrypted and signed.

: A homebrew app for the Wii U that takes "packed" NUS content from an SD card and installs it directly to the console's internal memory or a USB drive.