How to Transfer Your Save Data To a Nearby Console
Follow these steps to move a user's save data for individual or multiple games from one console to another, for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
Important:
A Nintendo Switch Online membership is not required to use this feature.
Before you start
You will need:
The console to transfer save data from
The console to transfer save data to
An internet connection
Note:
Both consoles must be connected to the internet.
The same Nintendo Account must be linked to a user on both consoles to transfer save data. Save data can only be transferred between users that are linked to the same Nintendo Account.
The consoles must be placed near each other.
Save data for compatible software can be transferred between a Nintendo Switch 2 console and Nintendo Switch console.
Complete These Steps:
1. Prepare to send the save data on the source console.
What is your source console?
Check that your console has the latest system update.
Select System Settings from the HOME Menu.
Select Data Management.
Select Transfer Your Save Data.
Select Send Save Data to Another Console, then select the type of console that will be the target console.
Select the user whose save data file you wish to transfer.
Select the save data file for each software title you want to send to another console, then select Next.
Select OK. The console will begin looking for the target console.
Important: This does not create a copy of your save data. Once sent, the save data file will be deleted from the source console.
Check that your console has the latest system update.
Select System Settings from the HOME Menu.
Select Data Management, and then 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 each software title you want to send to another console, then select Next.
Select OK. The console will begin looking for the target console.
Important: This does not create a copy of your save data. Once sent, the save data file will be deleted from the source console.
2. Receive the save data on the target console.
What is your target console?
Check that your console has the latest system update.
Select System Settings from the HOME Menu.
Select Data Management, and then Transfer Your Save Data.
Select Receive Save Data.
Important: If there is existing save data for the same software on the target console, you can either cancel the transfer or select Overwrite Save Data to continue. Keep in mind that, once deleted, overwritten save data cannot be recovered.
Select OK once the save data transfer is complete. You can now resume your game on the target console.
Check that your console has the latest system update.
Select System Settings from the HOME Menu.
Select Data Management, and then Transfer Your Save Data.
Select Receive Save Data.
Important: If there is existing save data for the same software on the target console, you can either cancel the transfer or select Overwrite Save Data to continue. Keep in mind that, once deleted, overwritten save data cannot be recovered.
Select OK once the save data transfer is complete. You can now resume your game on the target console.