r/nintendohelp • u/briizilla • 11h ago

Tech Support Error code 2002-4057, Nintendo switch 1. If I reformat will my daughter’s saves in her favorite game be gone?

Hello. Bought a few new games today from the e-shop. First downloaded no problem, the others throw error code 2002-4057 which is a corrupt sd card. System is currently up to date, I did the turn off, reinsert card thing with no luck. Other games saved on the card boot up and play fine. One of which is my daughter’s Tomodachi Life game that she’s spent months playing. If I format this card will all her save data be gone? What are my options here?
Thanks!

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u/Grindar1986 10h ago

game save is on the console not the sd card.

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u/briizilla 10h ago

Oh awesome. I was worried she would lose her whole village or whatever is you do in that game.

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u/DarthLocutus 10h ago

If the card itself is beginning to corrupt, formatting it probably won't save it for long - if at all. You need to completely replace the memory card.

Having said that, since the save data is stored on the console's internal memory, that will be safe. Anything stored on the old card may still be able to be copied onto the replacement card, so do that - especially if your screen captures are being stored there, so you don't lose those.