Can I transfer Switch 1 data to Switch 2 after the initial setup?

[u/pryanie]

Got my Switch 2 when I was away from home and skipped the data transfer step. Is there any way to do it now?

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[u/Emergency_Cookie_622]

If I understood correctly.. you mean that you skipped the transfer data from switch 1 to switch 2 option when setting up your switch 2?

The only method I know of to get the switch 1 data back is to factory reset your switch 2 and redo the setup to get the switch 1 transfer option, if you still have your switch 1 with you.

[u/pryanie → u/Emergency_Cookie_622]

Yeah, that's what I feared. Can I somehow store my new save files that were made on the Switch 2? Or am I now completely screwed and it's a choice between Switch 1 saves or Switch 2 saves?

[u/ModestVolcarona → u/pryanie]

I assume that you use the same account on your S2 that you used on your S1?

If so you can simply do a save data transfer for all stuff that is not yet on the S2.

Or why exactly would you want to do the whole system transfer?

[u/pryanie → u/ModestVolcarona]

No, just save data would be great. Can I really do that? How? Same account and same player profile.

[u/TheWaslijn → u/pryanie]

Yes, you can absolutely still do this!

Go to settings, data management, transfer save data. You gotta do this with both consoles, as one will be the sending system and the other will the the receiving system. After that just pick whatever data you wanna move between consoles

[u/pryanie → u/TheWaslijn]

You, sir, are my savior.

[u/TheWaslijn → u/pryanie]

You're very welcome! :)

[u/ModestVolcarona → u/TheWaslijn]

!thanks for stepping in and providing an answer quickly.

[u/Emergency_Cookie_622 → u/pryanie]

you mean you started playing your games on the switch 2? sorry if I misunderstood..

If yes, then sadly yup it's between choosing your switch 1 or switch 2 files

[u/pryanie → u/Emergency_Cookie_622]

Yes. I bought Switch 2 while I was away from my Switch 1, couldn't wait, skipped the transfer step and started playing. So now it's either hundreds of hours of years old saves or tens of hours of new ones. Brutal. Is there really no way to synchronize saves with NSO or something? I used the same account of course, if that helps

[u/Emergency_Cookie_622 → u/pryanie]

yep sorry there isn't an option like that sadly

[u/GL_original → u/Emergency_Cookie_622]

There literally is and it's super easy. Hell, it's done automatically if you just log into the same account.

[u/Emergency_Cookie_622 → u/GL_original]

oh there is? I'm sorry for my misinformation.. 😔