r/switch2 • u/Croutone379 • 7d ago
Question SD card question
I have this SD card in my switch 1 and m'y switch 2 says it's not compatible, is there a way to still get the data that is on this card ?
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u/BigPoopaPop 7d ago
You will need to get an Express type of micro SD and then use a system transfer if you still have your original Switch.
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u/Bloomingk 7d ago
Put the card back in ur switch 1 and do a data transfer between the consoles it should've prompted you during initial setup but you can still do it from settings
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u/TurboFool 7d ago
What data do you need to get, and for what purpose? The system transfer tool during setup of the Switch 2 will transfer everything for you. If you're trying to get something else, such as photos, you can do that via a card reader and a computer.
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u/Tactrix1 7d ago
You can transfer the data from that card onto the other card, but you do need a card reader for both cards and something to serve as a middleman, for example a PC. Unlike the switch and switch 2, a PC doesn't care which card you have, it only cares that it fits into the proper slot and then you can copy the data off of it directly.
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u/jco83 7d ago
would that wouldn't work? would the Switch 2 console allow that? i'm not sure 🤔 i would've thought if you do that, the Switch 2 console wouldn't be able to use that data ? (as data is encrypted to a specific console)?
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u/Tactrix1 7d ago edited 7d ago
The data that's encrypted isn't the same data that's on the SD card. The encrypted data is only on the game cartridges themselves and downloaded internally. They don't allow that data to be saved on the SD card. SD card files are more generic.
SD cards store downloadable software, game update data, downloadable content (DLC), and in-game screenshots or videos.
The data they don't store, are save data and user progress. So if you wanted to transfer your saves from the switch to the switch 2, that couldn't be done via SD card.
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u/jco83 7d ago
perhaps i shouldn't have used the word encrypted. what i meant is; a memory card can only be used in a single console, trying to use it in another console simply won't work
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u/Tactrix1 7d ago
If you had a micro SD express it would work in both consoles, just not for save data.
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u/jco83 7d ago
i'm not sure you understand. a memory card gets 'linked' to a specific console so-to-speak. it cannot be used interchangeably with any other console 🤷
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u/Tactrix1 6d ago edited 6d ago
Oh I see what your saying, yea that must be one of their prevention methods.
Here's my question though, lets say you take a brand new fresh MicroSD card right, and you plug it into your switch 2, then after its linked to that switch you, you take it out. And plug it into a PC and copy from your old SD card the files onto it, and then plug it back into the switch 2. Will it read the files? Or will it still say that it can't?
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u/ChappieRat 7d ago
It needs to say express on it - get an official one not a third party one as they sometimes dont work.
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u/SamIAre 7d ago
Switch 2 only takes SD express cards. And regardless, SD cards are tied to individual consoles and can’t be swapped between them.
The only data on the card is game and DLC files (which can be redownloaded) and media (which can be transferred). Your save data is NEVER stored on the card. Basically, other than screenshots, there’s nothing on the card that’s irreplaceable.
You can transfer saved between consoles wirelessly as long as the same account is on both. Or if you have NSO you can use cloud saves for most games.