Therefore, you got the Nintendo Switch 2 (or getting soon). You are probably ready to throw your original switch into storage, but before, you should transfer all your data to a new console.
Good news: It is easy for people who have switch 2. Not only is it easy, even if you don’t yet have a new console. Nintendo developed a smart solution for those who have not yet upgraded, and allowed the original switch owners to back up their entire account in the remote server, where it will be stored for a year.
Your situation doesn’t matter, here’s a step -by -step guide to transfer all your data to a new console.
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How to transfer your switch data to Switch 2 using a local connection
In this section it is assumed that you are in the possession of switch 2. On switch 2, proceed with the initial setup dialog options until you reach the Lord System transfer Select the screen Start the system transferThen note that you will need to connect the Internet, and sign in to your Nintendo account.
On your original switch, make sure it is updated in the latest software version, then open Settings Scroll from the app there SystemThen select System transfer in Nintendo Switch 2. Make sure your consoles are near.
At this point, you will be able to kill Start download On switch 2. Once the data passes, the switch 2 will resume.
Note: All users will be transferred from your switch to switch 2. If you have your users on the system who are not connected to the Nintendo account, and/or games that do not support Cloud Saving Backup, they will move to switch 2, but cannot be moved back to the original switch.
How to transfer your switch data to a remote server
If you do not yet have switch 2, this option is great because it allows you to give or sell your switch before lifting a hand on the new console. It is so easy for the above procedure (but it removes All After completion of your switch data, so keep it in mind). Navigrates on Settings App, then find System transfer in Nintendo Switch 2But select I don’t have the Nintendo Switch 2 yet Instant when it appears
After clicking it, you will be offered with a download deadline, which is the last day that your data will be available to pull from the server to Nintendo Switch 2 before it is permanently deleted.
Select Upload dataAnd follow the gestures, eventually leads to the point where you are finished, and your original switch will remove itself, which will remove all data and users.
Method to recover switch data from the server for switch 2
If you have backed your real switch data in the cloud and now has a switch 2, it is easy to catch it from the remote server.
For those who have just turned on their switch 2, follow the on -screen gestures until you see Start the system transfer. Contact the Internet, and as long as you have been signed in with the same Nintendo account that transferred the original switch data, the backup will appear.
If you have been a bit excited and have already completed the initial switch 2 setups, you will need to recover everything, you will need to recover the console again and recover the backup with the above steps.
What/is the transfer from the original switch to switch 2?
A great question, which Nintendo has answered in great detail to this support page. In short, the Bluetooth, Time, Time Zone, Customs Controller Button for the region and the language, except the mapping and settings, everything important, everything.
All users will be transferred from your switch to switch 2. If you have your users on the system who do not support the Nintendo Account (from children to friends and important others) and/or games that do not support cloud saving backups, they will move to switch 2, but they cannot be moved back to the original switch.
Finally, if you install a ton game on your original switch when you transfer data to the new console, it is worth knowing All Of these will try to download Game Switch 2 (if you are trying to download it may not be your wish Mario Cart World Or before any other launch game).
