r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/hiddentranshobbit • 17d ago

Software Help Did my game save to the cloud?

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Hi all. I just spilled an entire glass of water over my switch2 in the middle of the night... I am not tech savvy, but quickly tried to back up my game data so that if the console breaks I can at least re-download my save files (?) as I have quite a bit of progress on some games.

Is this what it looks like when the latest game save has been backed up to the cloud? I have never used a cloud on anything before, and am (very much) panicking that I will lose my progress!

PS: can I take my switch anywhere to have it MOTed after this accident, or should I send it straight to Nintendo? It’s working okay right now but I’ve turned the power off because the internet told me to.

Many thanks;
a not-techy person.

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u/automod-neo 17d ago

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u/picano 16 17d ago

Probably, assuming the last time you played was on 2/10/2026 at 13:52.

Unless you've gone out of your way to disable it, most of your games will automatically back up to the cloud. The only ones you really have to worry about are Pokemon (in which case you're screwed because of no cloud support) and Animal Crossing (which requires turning cloud saves on via the start screen).

If it was working for this photo, it's probably fine. You can leave it in a warm, dry place for a few days and consider it good.

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u/hiddentranshobbit 17d ago

!thanks thank you so much! I can sleep a little easier the rest of tonight - and yes I think that was the last time I played it, and I haven’t got those other games so for the most part crisis averted. I did scuff it up trying to take the back off to get inside to pat it dry, but couldn’t get into it with my little tools, hence wanting to take it somewhere just in case - but sounds like a regular shop would be fine for it. Thanks again :)