FAQs
From the HOME Menu, select “System Settings” > “Data Management” > “Transfer Your Save Data”. Select “Send Save Data to Another Console”, then select the user whose save data file you wish to transfer. Select the save data file for the software title you want to send to another console. Select “Send Save Data”.
Can I play my saved game on another Switch? ›
If you have multiple consoles, you can transfer your latest save data from one console to another so you can keep playing from where you left off. *Some save data cannot be transferred. *The save data for some titles, such as 1-2-Switch and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not saved on a per-user basis.
How do I backup my Switch save data locally? ›
From the HOME Menu, select "System Settings" > "Data Management" > "Save Data Cloud." Select the desired user. Tap the software to back up, then select "Back Up Save Data."
How to transfer data from a broken Switch to a new Switch? ›
On your new console (called the “Target Console”), go to "System Settings" > "Users" > "Transfer Your User Data." Follow the prompts until you are asked to choose between a Source or Target Console. Choose Target. Wait for the transfer to be done.
Why can't I transfer save data between switches? ›
Both systems must be connected to the Internet. The same Nintendo Account must be linked to a user on both systems to transfer save data. Save data can only be transferred between users that are linked to the same Nintendo Account. The systems must be placed near each other.
Can you transfer save data between consoles? ›
You can copy PS4 game saved data from your source console to a USB drive, and then use the USB drive to copy the data to your destination console.
How do I share games from one Switch to another? ›
Link your Nintendo Account to the non-primary Nintendo Switch consoles that you wish to play your digital games on. Redownload the games or content you want to access on each Nintendo Switch console. On any of your consoles, select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console.
Can one Nintendo Account be on two Switches? ›
Can I link my Nintendo Account to more than one Nintendo Switch console? You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple consoles. You can play digital games you've purchased on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account.
Is there a way to recover save data on switch? ›
Previously backed up save data is automatically restored when re-downloading software from the Nintendo eShop. You can also restore save data using the Save-Data Backup option within Data Management.
Where are switch save files stored? ›
Where is game save data stored? On Nintendo Switch, game save data is stored in the console's system memory. This will not change whether downloadable software or software from a game card is being played. Game save data cannot be saved or copied to a microSD card.
From the HOME Menu, select “System Settings” > “Data Management” > “Transfer Your Save Data”. Select “Send Save Data to Another Console”, then select the user whose save data file you wish to transfer. Select the save data file for the software title you want to send to another console. Select “Send Save Data”.
Can you transfer data to a new Switch without the old one? ›
You need the original console in order to transfer save data from one to another. This is because save data is saved to the console itself and without it, there is no way to access it. The only saving grace you might have is Cloud Saves.
What happens to my games if I lose my Switch? ›
If you replace your Switch, any eShop purchases can be re-downloaded for free.
How do I transfer my games from one Switch to another? ›
Link your Nintendo Account to the non-primary Nintendo Switch consoles that you wish to play your digital games on. Redownload the games or content you want to access on each Nintendo Switch console. On any of your consoles, select your downloaded game from the HOME Menu to begin playing the game on that console.
Can I transfer my Nintendo account to another person? ›
Can I Change Ownership of My Nintendo Account or Nintendo Network ID? No. Neither your Nintendo Account nor your Nintendo Network ID (NNID) can be transferred or sold to another person, per the Nintendo Account User Agreement and the Nintendo Network Services Agreement...
How do I transfer game save data from SD card to Switch? ›
Transferring game data
On the HOME Menu, select "System Settings" → "Data Management" → "Move Data Between System/microSD Card". *If no microSD card is inserted, this option won't be selectable.
Can you transfer Switch save data without the original Switch? ›
You need the original console in order to transfer save data from one to another. This is because save data is saved to the console itself and without it, there is no way to access it. The only saving grace you might have is Cloud Saves.
