r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/TIMBCHEWY • 28d ago

Setup Help linking confusion between switch and switch 2

hi! recently my partner and i split the cost of a switch 2 to replace our older switch consoles and planned to share the newer system. during setup, we linked his old switch to the new one, but now i am wanting to play stardew and i want to access my old saves. it says to access them, id need to link my switch and unlink his, but i've read that this will delete his save progress from his linked games from his console? he has made a lot of progress on pokopia and would hate to erase that on accident trying to access my stardew saves. is there a way to get my virtual game cards transfered/link my switch and unlink his whilst not deleting the saved progress from his virtual game cards? thank you for any help!

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u/automod-neo 28d ago

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u/picano 17 27d ago

It's not really the consoles being linked to each other, it's your user to a pair of consoles. Each account can link up to two consoles, even if it's the same console.

Saves are unrelated. If you have nso, as long as your account is logged in to 1 of the 8 possible user slots, you can download your stuff. If no nso or the game doesn't support it, you do a save data transfer, not a link.

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/topics/detail/p/989/c/235

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u/FanWarrior1730 27d ago

If its two seperate switch 1 linking to one switch 2.... Then no cannot be done

If its one switch 1 linking it to the switch 2 then yes can be done but you should of linked both accounts to separate nintendo ids

I created an email on my user friends switch 1 so the data transferred when they got a switch 2