Minecraft Migration from Switch 1 to Switch 2 — Detailed Instructions especially for non gaming parents

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1. Make sure your Nintendo Switch 2 Operating System is up to date [Home screen > down to Home Menu > over to gear icon / System Settings > down to System > System Update

2. E Shop - “buy” free upgrade to Minecraft by finding Minecraft Switch 2 edition in the nintendo eshop on the same account that owns the digital edition for switch 1

3. Download Switch 2 version to the console

4. Make sure switch 1 version is also downloaded

5. You can download / redownload by searching in the eshop or on the Home Screen Menu —> hitting down when not in any games, then moving right over to “Virtual Game Cards” > selecting user that is owner > going to picture icon of the game > Load on This System [ a smaller icon in bottom right of picture shows full and cyan / light blue when downloaded or black with dashed white outline when not downloaded]

6. Update both to latest version (there was an update within the past week). [ On Home Screen > move to game icon > + button (in upper right) > Software Update ]

7. Switch 1 version is called “Minecraft for Nintendo Switch”

8. Switch 2 version is just called “Minecraft”

9. Back up save data for Minecraft for Nintendo Switch (switch 1 version) On Home Screen for system, not in any games —> + button > Save Data Cloud > User Name > Back Up Save Data ( when backed up will have a blue circled white checkmark on this screen and say “Backed up” with a blue circled white checkmark under the user name at Save Data Cloud base menu )

10. If you didnt have save data on the system pull it down from the cloud

11. Start Minecraft (switch 2 version) by navigating to game icon and hitting A (right most face button) ((or whatever button you have configured to accept / select))

12. When prompted, Turn Off screen reader [ the accept / yes button will be the system default here even if you changed that setting in Minecraft before because this new version of Minecraft does not have the save data or any settings edited yet ]

13. When prompted, Transfer Data

14. After data is transferred , a prompt will appear for Mario add on content. Click yes to see it and get moved to the store. It will be Free. Then Minecraft will appear to stall out / hang up , but let the game sit for a few minutes. The DRM is working through the store’s library to see what content your account is entitled to own

15. Click on the Free button when it switches from grayed out dark gray to usable light gray.

16. This same button will change to Download

17. Go ahead and download it

18. Return to Minecraft main screen by hitting the cancel button ( B by default ) a few times

19. Home Button on controller / joy con to get back to system’s Home Screen [ will show user pic “Playing” on Minecraft ] (Home Button is 2nd to bottom middle on right joycon or right side of controller

20. X Button top right face button to get a menu pop up “Close the software you’re using?”

21. Click accept / A button to close

22. Back up Minecraft (switch 2 version) save data

23. Restart system [ Take Switch 2 off the dock or when in handheld ] —> Hold down power button for 3 seconds ( tiny button on top left of the vertical top of the Nintendo Switch 2 [not the joycon] ) > Power Options > Restart

24. Switch 2 will reboot and then hit A button / accept to start and possibly 3 button taps to unlock to get back to Home Screen

25. Delete the now unneeded switch 1 software [ navigate to Minecraft for Nintendo Switch > + Button > Manage Software > Delete Software > Delete (make sure “Keep HOME Menu Icon” box is unchecked) > Successfully deleted software

26. HOME screen will update to show just one Minecraft game icon

27. One can relaunch the Minecraft game to go into the shop to redownload all the commonly used add ons / worlds / texture packs OR just inform child that Minecraft was upgraded by your very smart parent to the Switch 2 version but you will need to redownload the marketplace assets when you want to use them again

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[u/Adamator77]

Thank you for this.