Could be really useful if 2 people both use 1 switch and play lots of games then the other person gets their own switch and can just transfer all their data :D
anybody wondering if you can transfer splatoon 2 data over because the cloud save issue, YOU CAN TRANSFER SPLATOON 2 DATA OVER to another switch tablet. i just did it. i tested it on a second account then did it with my main splatoon account its fine i was sweating bullets fear of losing it all its OK. you need an nintendo account on both tablets.
I feel very sad for you. Cannot imagine losing any saves on my Switch. But after your experience, how come you still buy their consoles? If that would happen to me, I would choose another console/device.
What happens if the source console has Zelda BOTW and the DLC but the target console has Zelda BOTW and no DLC? Do any items get wiped or are the stored incase the DLC is bought at a future date?
From what i experienced when sending mine in thru repairs via Bestbuy. They can transfer data but DLC between different console types (wiiu vs switch) as well as same console types (switch to switch) is no available. Additionally while new console will register that you have infact downloaded DLC it will not give you option to redownload. I will be pursuing this matter later this week with nintendo to see what can be done.
I was so excited by this update as it meant I could moce my girlfriends zelda save from my switch to hers, but NOPE. You cant transfer the save on its own, only the entire account which would delete all her save games off her Switch. One step forward Nintendo but two steps back.
bro, didn't your GF have her own account on your switch ? ???????? if she transfers that account then she would have two accounts on her switch and would just have to pick the account she got from your switch if she wants to play her zelda save
i got cuphead on my sis and my account and i found that was a bad idea bc i can't play it when my sis is on the account and she is ALWAYS on the switch account! i wish i could just transfer cuphead to the other account so i can actually play it.
Does this means that I won’t lose my season pass on BoTw, SSBU and save data for my games if I transferred everything from my broken switch to a new one???
What about games saved to SD card? Do I do the user transfer, then put the same SD card in the new console and download the game again. I want to transfer to a new switch but I'm really nervous about hitting a bunch of hassles
Derek Galatovich I am wondering this too. I want to buy a 64GB microSD Card because 32GB is too small, and I don’t want to have to restart my game in order to swap to 64GB, so is there a way to swap to the other SD card without losing all data???
This is going to archive the game on your sd card such as just the game files tp run it.. all saved progress is saved on your account on the switch console internal memory itself. But yes u have to redownload it again yet it will redownload into the sd card
Hey ! do you know if we have to do it every time ? because I want to play with the switch of my boyfriend but also the one of my brother.... and idk if Pokemon do the update of your progress or not thank you so much ! sorry if it's not clear !
If I have an account on a switch that is shared with another account which has bought a bunch of games that I play on that console,(on my personal account, not the account that purchased the games) and I were to transfer my account to my own switch, would I have all my progress in those games but still have to purchase them myself? Or if I were to purchase the games would I have to start over in them?
I have a question what if i had downloaded software. Do i have to get a new game or can i download it again on the new console. Do i need two seperate nintendo accounts. I would like to know thank you very much .
Quick question: let's say I want to transfer it to a switch temporarily because my new switch wont be out until Nov 8, can I transfer it to another console and then to another console again?
I love the Nintendo Wii Maker soundtrack! I still play and have my original Wii! And I always will! And how do you move your data with the same Switch to a other account like maybe a guest account or something? Have a great fall everyone!
Whats the point of this? If I ever need to transfer my saves it will be when my present switch got broken or something. and then I would like to restore my saves from cloud storage or something. ???
It’s useful if you have multiple users and then one of them gets their own switch so you want to transfer over their save data. Or if there’s ever a switch XL or mini or a new 3DS like upgrade it will be useful for that. It’s not the most helpful feature but it’s better to have then not.
Well, in my case this feature is helping me get out of depression mode since I borrowed my friend's switch to play Zelda and now I've bought my own system and have come to the realization that I have to give the system back eventually. I really don't want to start all over again so being able to transfer my data is preventing a minor psychotic incident. This isn't the greatest solution but it'll do.
When you transfer data from one to another do you have to use the same game card to have you data saved or can you buy a new one and your still have your data save
Will the games of an Account be also Transferd if the Target consol does not have them? Or can they be downloaded and be played from the point you stopped? Or will that just be gone and you will have to do it all over again?
My friend has a ton of games on his switch, If I put his account on my switch would I get any of his games ( obviously through download)? I know it seems unlikely but I hope so otherwise
Will be transfere the Animal Crossing data too? I have a Switch Lite and a normal Switch, i start on my normal Switch but i want play on my Switch lite coninue.
@@snoiprocs16 Yeah, this is for people who, let's say, have a Switch and want to transfer the save data and stuff to a new system. As long as you log in with your Mynintendo account, you should have all of your digital games available for re-downloading.
So if I buy 2 more Switches for example one for my Master Bedroom and 1 for my youngest son, can I use them like I do the current switch I have in my living room with all my saved Game data and game Cartridges? It would be using the same Nintendo account. 🤔
I played in a Switch from a friend and would like to download only the profile I created, I was in doubt, if I do this procedure of the video, will his account be forever linked to my profille in my new console? Or should I log in with my nintendo account on his console and then log on to my console?
Does the saved data include all of your hours on your games because i want to get a new switch but i have spent 260 hours on animal crossing and i dont wanna lose it, so can i?
I want to do this but I do not know if all my games will transfer over and if all the save data on those games will transfer too or if I have to start all over again
Yay because I was a nitendo Switch online member and got I had my account on my Switch too and it broke today! So I can buy myself a new nitendo Switch and get back my account right?
Will we be able to use the account on the other switch? I'm wanting to do it so my friends can get some of the games I bought and I don't want to loose any of my things on mine. So he can have them downloaded and be able to play them on his own account.
I sent my Switch in for a repair on my joycons and I then got a email from them saying my Data was unable to be preserved. Is their a way to get it back?
Hello IGN. I just got my switch repaired and they had to send me a new one because my brother broke the charging port. I got my account back Along with all of my games but my switch lost all of its save data. Is there any way to fix this? I’m using the Nintendo switch app online and it kinda hurts to see my stats on my phone but being reset on my switch
I have a question, my current switch had a problem with the sound sytem so the seller change me the unit, but i already played zelda, in teory i have the data in the mirco SD card, but my question is, if i replace the switch only changing the micro sd to another console, the save data will still be there? or do i have to make the hole transfer process?
Im thinking of buying a switch or a ps4. Atm im leaning towards the switch though. Im having a hard time choosing. Im wondering how the storage is on the switch i know it comes with a 32gb card but is that big enough for say 2 or 3 games or would I need a bigger card?
ArmedDarkly The problem here is, if your console "bricks", there is no way to transfer your save data for those games. So you'll have your games....but you'll be starting every single one of them over....
I’m thinking about getting a used Switch, the seller has a few digital games in his account and he says there’s a way to transfer them to another one, is that really possible? If not, the price wouldn’t justify.
So does that mean when you play games the transferred account will have the same data on that game the other one also do you need a new version of that game or use the original game that the transferred account played it on
I have a digital copy of Splatoon 2. If i transfer the data over to another switch, will I still have all my progress? I've put a lot of time into the game and I don't want to restart.
Will splatoon 2 and pokemon data be transferred as well? This is all kinda errkkk considering i would like to be able to transfer my data if my original switch broke accidentally and i wouldnt be able to do it like this
Lets say both the target switch and the source switch have important data in them. Is it possible to keep the data of both consoles? And if it is, can someone explain please
Just here prepping for the new animal crossing switch that I definitely didn't need but am buying
Same.. same..
Same lol
Same! 😄
same
Same🤗
Can anything ever be easy with Nintendo?
Nope, it has to be bullshit. Sometimes i just feel like throwing my switch out the window
same
nope. never
What's complicated about this?
The only issue I see with data transfer is having more data than the target console can hold. I sure as hell don't need 2 sd cards
It could be better, but it's a start.
Nintendo needs to take their baby steps
I tried to do that but the switch said "your ID,your password and your email aren't correct" but that isn't true
What should I do?
Cazen 9000 computers dont make mistakes like that
My Name two years later, still the same
I'm glad there's finally something for this but we seriously need true Cloud backups
bro we need homebrew back up
That's actually cheap or free.
I wish Nintendo Knew what Cloud saving means, at this point they're just being lazy
Let's hope Nintendo Switch Online has it. 👀
@@AzureSwiper It has it now. But it is a subscription service.
Even the wii transfer was better
Yeah, kinda of.
The pikmin thing was cool
Sounds like you dont like the switch
Pikmin just leavinf
@@phantomunleashed3289 i loved this when i did it
Could be really useful if 2 people both use 1 switch and play lots of games then the other person gets their own switch and can just transfer all their data :D
Good start they need to let us transfer save data to other storage media just like on the PS4.
How are people still trying to say the switch sucks....👀
sunsbookishgamesx I see you a MILLION times its not even funny!
Colton Nelson I know this is my millionth time
Angry React Exactly!
I see you everywhere.
*ikr*
Meh. Still can’t back up my saves...
*me listening pretending i understand all the thing he's saying*
But still no save data on an sd card thanks nintendo for not giving us what we want
Zach Pittman there trying atleast
At least there is video capture
My brother being able to transfer his dozens of hours in splatoon when he gets his own switch is definitely something I wanted
Entitled american on youtube. typical.
Zach Pittman This is good enough in case you need to replace your switch from minor damages.
anybody wondering if you can transfer splatoon 2 data over because the cloud save issue, YOU CAN TRANSFER SPLATOON 2 DATA OVER to another switch tablet. i just did it. i tested it on a second account then did it with my main splatoon account its fine i was sweating bullets fear of losing it all its OK. you need an nintendo account on both tablets.
THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL
(I was panicking at this point while reading)
Can somone help me I had a old email and lost it but I cant switch the email to my new one help I cant buy digital games anymore:,(
what about the octo expansion what happened to it
omg how complicated the process in this day age
Nintendo should finally add cloud saves. Lost all my data on my 3ds switching my data to a new sd card.
I feel very sad for you. Cannot imagine losing any saves on my Switch.
But after your experience, how come you still buy their consoles? If that would happen to me, I would choose another console/device.
You didn't do a save transfer, did you? But I agree. Man, cloud saving would make this so much more easier.
Nintendo would just charge us for Cloud saving like they do for everything else.
Sarah Riley
Maybe and maybe not. But we definitely need some form of cloud saving.
Sarah Riley funny that you should mention that...
Thanks for posting! I just used this to move everything to my new ACNH Switch! :)
Did splatoon transfer properly?
Why the F can’t it just be Cloud storage?!!!!!! It’s 2017!!!!!!
Because half of the userbase who just wanted to play Zelda would probably sell their consoles!
Heimkineast Zelda is done, what’s next? Time for Cloud storage.
Because Nintendo Switch Online probably hasn't launched yet. IDK.
Nintendo's official online services that they will be charging for launch next year, right now it's bare bones but it's free.
Logan Levi I just hope Nintendo Online will allow cloud storage, as it doesn’t show this will be included on the list of services.
What happens if the source console has Zelda BOTW and the DLC but the target console has Zelda BOTW and no DLC? Do any items get wiped or are the stored incase the DLC is bought at a future date?
Mr. President my question exactly atm did you ever find out? Waiting for an update thanks!
From what i experienced when sending mine in thru repairs via Bestbuy. They can transfer data but DLC between different console types (wiiu vs switch) as well as same console types (switch to switch) is no available. Additionally while new console will register that you have infact downloaded DLC it will not give you option to redownload. I will be pursuing this matter later this week with nintendo to see what can be done.
@@Hazeleyedtaurus There is a option where you can redownload your dlc via the E-shop
Zack Miclat they can do it...
Do you need a AC adapter or can you just use any USB type C cable
I was so excited by this update as it meant I could moce my girlfriends zelda save from my switch to hers, but NOPE. You cant transfer the save on its own, only the entire account which would delete all her save games off her Switch.
One step forward Nintendo but two steps back.
bro, didn't your GF have her own account on your switch ? ???????? if she transfers that account then she would have two accounts on her switch and would just have to pick the account she got from your switch if she wants to play her zelda save
SeaSlug exactly lol 😂
i got cuphead on my sis and my account and i found that was a bad idea bc i can't play it when my sis is on the account and she is ALWAYS on the switch account! i wish i could just transfer cuphead to the other account so i can actually play it.
What if my old switch is broken
Call nintendo
Then Nintendo got ya :/
Cry
Same here and im crying T^T
98 Xander how if i may ask
Does it work?
What about transferring your game and save data from your Switch onto an SD card?
Will this work with animal crossing new horizons? I wanted to transfer my data from my switch to a switch lite
did you figure this out?
No sadly
Im doing the same thing just switching from lite yo regular an im worried ill have to redo everything.
@@Skylark9 sadly it will reset even if u sighs into the same account we all have to restart :C I did too
what about my zelda breath of the wild file does those save my file from my another switch
Does this means that I won’t lose my season pass on BoTw, SSBU and save data for my games if I transferred everything from my broken switch to a new one???
If you redownload it from the e shop
will all of the dlc save data come back?? @Jazzman
@@timothykehoe8836 but you will have to do it again
Thanks IGN
I got a question. When you transfer your Switch account will your game data from a physical copy stay even if it's a different physical copy?
Thank you for the video I needed to know how to do this for when the new Switch comes out next year
Same haha
What about games saved to SD card? Do I do the user transfer, then put the same SD card in the new console and download the game again. I want to transfer to a new switch but I'm really nervous about hitting a bunch of hassles
Derek Galatovich I am wondering this too. I want to buy a 64GB microSD Card because 32GB is too small, and I don’t want to have to restart my game in order to swap to 64GB, so is there a way to swap to the other SD card without losing all data???
This is going to archive the game on your sd card such as just the game files tp run it.. all saved progress is saved on your account on the switch console internal memory itself. But yes u have to redownload it again yet it will redownload into the sd card
I'm planning on getting the new Nintendo Switch OLED Upgrade so this helps thank you.
Same
Hey ! do you know if we have to do it every time ? because I want to play with the switch of my boyfriend but also the one of my brother.... and idk if Pokemon do the update of your progress or not
thank you so much ! sorry if it's not clear !
If I have an account on a switch that is shared with another account which has bought a bunch of games that I play on that console,(on my personal account, not the account that purchased the games) and I were to transfer my account to my own switch, would I have all my progress in those games but still have to purchase them myself? Or if I were to purchase the games would I have to start over in them?
I just want the ability to put save data on an SD card/ External drive, please Nintendo.
It looks like they made this update for the Nintendo employees, rather than the final user. Its a step forward anyway.
This is super helpful because I played a lot on my uncle console and I am gonna buy my own
Exactly
Do you need to move the old SD card to the new console to help this transfer along or will all the data automatically go?
Meanwhile its 10000 times easier on ps4 . I got 2 switches . One for me and one for my kids. Im never going to buy digital because of all this hassle.
What about transferring save data to an SD card or the cloud?
J O Y C O N B O Y Z
T.K Jonny, is that an Etika/EWNetwork reference?
Nah... Why would it be :3
J O Y C O N M E N
M Y D I C K
M O B Y D I C K
Ive been waiting for this.
Will you have the buy the games again on the target switch?
So basically you can give free games to someone else and still keep ur games.
Gaming With Bowser whoa...i never thought of it like that..
Noice
But I thought the source console's data gets wiped.
Bottom line, No
Of course not.
Does it remove your save data from other users or just from the user you are transferring?
So if I get robbed I can't do anything? And all my saves for any games that I have are gone, that is a terrible system
(cloud saves)
There is a new service for that..
That’s why there’s a new service for it. Nintendo listens to fans.
Can I use the old switches sd card on the switch?
I have a question what if i had downloaded software. Do i have to get a new game or can i download it again on the new console. Do i need two seperate nintendo accounts. I would like to know thank you very much .
Quick question: let's say I want to transfer it to a switch temporarily because my new switch wont be out until Nov 8, can I transfer it to another console and then to another console again?
Will this also save the downloaded games from the old switch to the new one
Do they need to be in the same location?
Even though splatoon 2 data cannot be cloud saved with the Nintendo switch online service, can all data and dlc be transferred through this method?
So transferring all the save data transfers all the progress on your games too, right?
I love the Nintendo Wii Maker soundtrack! I still play and have my original Wii! And I always will! And how do you move your data with the same Switch to a other account like maybe a guest account or something? Have a great fall everyone!
Thank you your a lifesaver
Okay, so if I transfer my data to a new console will this include my splatoon 2 level? I really don't want to start from the beginning again lol
Whats the point of this? If I ever need to transfer my saves it will be when my present switch got broken or something. and then I would like to restore my saves from cloud storage or something. ???
It’s useful if you have multiple users and then one of them gets their own switch so you want to transfer over their save data. Or if there’s ever a switch XL or mini or a new 3DS like upgrade it will be useful for that. It’s not the most helpful feature but it’s better to have then not.
The Fourth Edge, Hahahaha good joke.
Its like everyone now have a Switch and its not hard to get one.
Abhisek Behera I agree. There should be a cloud because this is useless if my switch ever breaks.
The “R” button on my right joycon is broken, so the endurance company are replacing the whole switch
Well, in my case this feature is helping me get out of depression mode since I borrowed my friend's switch to play Zelda and now I've bought my own system and have come to the realization that I have to give the system back eventually. I really don't want to start all over again so being able to transfer my data is preventing a minor psychotic incident. This isn't the greatest solution but it'll do.
This is gonna get pretty annoying keep swapping from switch to switch lite with pokemon shield
What about physical copies
do you need nintendo online or do you just need to be online
Thank you so much
When you transfer data from one to another do you have to use the same game card to have you data saved or can you buy a new one and your still have your data save
will it save data on games too?
Will this work the same if all your games are physical copies?
Will the games of an Account be also Transferd if the Target consol does not have them? Or can they be downloaded and be played from the point you stopped? Or will that just be gone and you will have to do it all over again?
If you do this and then later want to transfer the account and save data back to the original switch is that possible?
My friend has a ton of games on his switch, If I put his account on my switch would I get any of his games ( obviously through download)? I know it seems unlikely but I hope so otherwise
So does this mean we can gameshare
So I need to have 2 switches at once? I was planning on selling my switch, buying a new one and just logging in on it /:
Will be transfere the Animal Crossing data too? I have a Switch Lite and a normal Switch, i start on my normal Switch but i want play on my Switch lite coninue.
If I sold my switch and after few months buy new switch, can I use my old account and get back all game I bought on E-Shop?
Yes, the games are linked to your account, not the system
@@theMrRook So this video is about cloning the system as to get the save game or what?
@@snoiprocs16 Yeah, this is for people who, let's say, have a Switch and want to transfer the save data and stuff to a new system. As long as you log in with your Mynintendo account, you should have all of your digital games available for re-downloading.
So if I buy 2 more Switches for example one for my Master Bedroom and 1 for my youngest son, can I use them like I do the current switch I have in my living room with all my saved Game data and game Cartridges? It would be using the same Nintendo account. 🤔
Thank you
I played in a Switch from a friend and would like to download only the profile I created, I was in doubt, if I do this procedure of the video, will his account be forever linked to my profille in my new console? Or should I log in with my nintendo account on his console and then log on to my console?
Must the Nintendo Switch AC Adapter have the same ends of the cable in order fit into the charging port for 2 consoles? If so, where can I find one?
Does the saved data include all of your hours on your games because i want to get a new switch but i have spent 260 hours on animal crossing and i dont wanna lose it, so can i?
Is there anyway to recover the account, games and the membership from broken Switch? to place all that on a new nintendo switch system?
I want to do this but I do not know if all my games will transfer over and if all the save data on those games will transfer too or if I have to start all over again
Yes! Thx a lot for helping me so now me and my sis can play pkmn sword and pkmn shield
Did it work?
Der Nerd Der kluge yep!
Yay because I was a nitendo Switch online member and got I had my account on my Switch too and it broke today! So I can buy myself a new nitendo Switch and get back my account right?
Der Nerd Der kluge as Long as you can see the screen and stuff it works
Well I don’t see the screen but I will believe it work’s
Will we be able to use the account on the other switch? I'm wanting to do it so my friends can get some of the games I bought and I don't want to loose any of my things on mine. So he can have them downloaded and be able to play them on his own account.
dose this work with the SD card to?
Does this work with the Animal Crossing save data as well?
better than expected.
I sent my Switch in for a repair on my joycons and I then got a email from them saying my Data was unable to be preserved. Is their a way to get it back?
Hello IGN. I just got my switch repaired and they had to send me a new one because my brother broke the charging port. I got my account back Along with all of my games but my switch lost all of its save data. Is there any way to fix this? I’m using the Nintendo switch app online and it kinda hurts to see my stats on my phone but being reset on my switch
I have a question, my current switch had a problem with the sound sytem so the seller change me the unit, but i already played zelda, in teory i have the data in the mirco SD card, but my question is, if i replace the switch only changing the micro sd to another console, the save data will still be there? or do i have to make the hole transfer process?
Hi do you know how to do it with the same console?
Can this be done with an SD card?
Im thinking of buying a switch or a ps4. Atm im leaning towards the switch though. Im having a hard time choosing. Im wondering how the storage is on the switch i know it comes with a 32gb card but is that big enough for say 2 or 3 games or would I need a bigger card?
depends on what games you get. but 32 gb should be okay for a while if you buy physical
smart of Nintendo to actually let you do this, why the hell they didnt let you do this at first is beyond me....
ArmedDarkly The problem here is, if your console "bricks", there is no way to transfer your save data for those games.
So you'll have your games....but you'll be starting every single one of them over....
no i agree
I’m thinking about getting a used Switch, the seller has a few digital games in his account and he says there’s a way to transfer them to another one, is that really possible? If not, the price wouldn’t justify.
If I had purchased a game from the eShop will it be transferred to my new Switch or will I have to rebuy it?
U would need to rebuy it as it dosent send data to the other switch so u would need to restart
So does that mean when you play games the transferred account will have the same data on that game the other one also do you need a new version of that game or use the original game that the transferred account played it on
Can you transfer it over long distances?
Will online membership transfer?
I have a digital copy of Splatoon 2. If i transfer the data over to another switch, will I still have all my progress? I've put a lot of time into the game and I don't want to restart.
Thank you. This really helped.
Ok, but If I want just to copy my save data from one Switch to another?? I dont want to remove it from my original Switch, just copy to another
Can you transfer switch save data from one Nintendo account to another? My data is on my brothers Nintendo account
Will splatoon 2 and pokemon data be transferred as well?
This is all kinda errkkk considering i would like to be able to transfer my data if my original switch broke accidentally and i wouldnt be able to do it like this
I need to transfer old switch over new switch v2 next is switch lite?
Lets say both the target switch and the source switch have important data in them. Is it possible to keep the data of both consoles? And if it is, can someone explain please