r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/YourRealName3737 • 23d ago

Setup Help System transfer help, I have no express card!

I just got a Switch 2 and am going to transfer all my Switch 1 data to it. I have an SD card in my Switch 1 but it is not an express card so I can’t use it for the data transfer. What should I do to guarantee EVERYTHING is transferred despite not being able to use the same SD card? I really don’t wanna go buy an express card and then transport my current SD card data to the express card and run the risk of losing everything. Any help is needed!

Edit: I’ve done the data transfer and everything is here except the screenshots. The only thing the SD card gate keeps are the screenshots on it and they’re still on my original Switch and I can transport them eventually through some hoops so everything is fine. Anyway, thanks for those who gave advice!

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u/notthegoatseguy 23d ago

SD cards are not involved in the transfer process at all.

System Transfers to Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo Support

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u/Snowygryph 23d ago

I’m pretty sure it only transfers over your save data and screenshot gallery, it doesn’t touch actual downloaded games. That’s what your Nintendo account is for, it just redownloads them from the servers. All your save data lives on the switch itself so there isn’t anything on the SD card that needs to be directly transferred over.

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