How to transfer User data to a new Nintendo Switch OLED

[@hqizyyy]

The one thing I never see in these guides is what to do with the SD a card in my old Switch, I just don’t want to mess anything up or lose info 😭

[@octololz2953]

Just enter it because the sd card just gives it more space yk? So just enter it and your fine

[@hqizyyy]

@@octololz2953 Oh yeah, I got it figured out. Just switching SD cards meant I had to redownload everything, but at least I try not to buy digital unless I have to, so or wasn't too bad!

[@theostrugaming]

Me too. Literally the only reason I've been checking videos, and no one talks about it.

[@hqizyyy]

@@theostrugaming It was nerve-wracking for sure! I was worried I'd lose important data if I messed something up, and every video I watched would only talk about doing it with a PC. Luckily I did find that you can just switch the cards freely but you'll likely have to reformat it to your Switch, and then redownload your games. It's not too bad if you play mostly physical, but I wouldn't suggest that way if you're digital only or just have a ton of digital games.

[@Ariel-mq1ph]

This was exactly what I was looking for too lol. Thanks!

[@9Tailsfan]

Just an fyi if you play Animal Crossing New Horizons. If you want to transfer your island over you will have to get the Island Transfer tool on both consoles. Once you do that, just follow the on screen instructions. If you don't do this you will loose your island. Unless you are completely OK with starting over from scratch.

[@MischiefMaverick]

I don’t mind starting a new island on my new Console but will my old island still be on my old console?

[@tri5es]

@@MischiefMaverickYea, as long as you dont transfer or do anything, and keep the console your save will still be there

[@alohagoodies]

Do you do the Island transfer after doing what he says in this video about data transfer or before?

[@joshuacantrell7833]

This helped so much, I was trying to send straight save data from source switch rather than user data. It worked. THANK YOU!!!

[@AcoolUchiha]

This is so helpful I wondered because I’m getting the Pokémon switch OLED 😅 so I wanted to make sure I could transfer everything

[@itisfreak]

Cool bro!

[@jameslawrence8007]

Ya it's cool if your in japan because it Japanese only meaning it won't work in America

[@kakarotbassultra]

Switch isnt region locked, got a phillipines oled and it works fine in Ky ​@jameslawrence8007

[@cesarswc13]

the way you described the Switch NSO account was pretty dope ...would love a video on that

[@luccabuss1166]

Wait sorry can you do a video on explaining how I can actively use both switches for game play?

[@SilverMoonCrystalPower]

🌟Thank you so much! This is a very helpful video! I'm about to get my new OLED (White) Switch this coming weekend and I really need this tutorial so I can successfully transfer my Nintendo account, data, and games accordingly. 🎮

[@robertcook5417]

@@DisagereetoAgree 9 months old comment but im pretty sure it just copies the data over, cant confirm though

[@KelKel87]

This was very helpful I managed to get BOTW on my switch.

[@gamingsquared4206]

I got mine 2 days ago on Saturday and it is amazing 👏

[@aidanleagre]

Thank you so much I was afraid I was going to lose all my data

[@returnow]

This is very simple, very easy, my old neon switch i’m giving it to my cousin because she’s earned it and it’s like i’m a proud bigger brother and an uncle kind of LOL, im also giving her some games and controllers, i wanted to know how to transfer data bc it’s confusing. Thank you so much! I got an OLED right when she graduated

[@Nobodyisthere123]

Thanks ur the best cuz i want to buy a new switch but i don’t remember the password so i was searching till i found this video now i can transform my all data

[@TheHappyKamper]

You don't have to dock the Switches, just plug the USB power cable directly into the console. That way you can use the Switch screens, and not the TV.

[@zulrizilan3482]

Thanks bro for the info!

[@littlebeen1143]

thank you so much. This was very helpful

[@datsauz9300]

U should make videos on transfers of everything

[@RavensGohst]

This video help so much! My battery on my old Nintendo got wrapped, so Had to get a new switch

[@zurafablaze]

I have trauma from when I got a new 3ds (downgraded to 2ds)… sold my 3ds first to get it thinking I could just swap the sd card and keep all my data… had all the Pokémon I had collected for the past 6 years including shiny’s and event exclusives on my only non-physical Pokémon game and lost them all (it still hurts) never had the same drive to really get into Pokémon games since

[@MichelSebastian8]

A blessing in disguise

[@light.lawliet]

@@MichelSebastian8 lmfao

[@FlyFishyFly]

Finished transferring My Data I gotten the White version Thanks for the help

[@cnethowto]

Nice!

[@Chocochip048]

Does the source console also have to be connected to AC power when transferring?

[@DanTheGucciMan]

Useful with Pokémon as Nintendo says that Pokémon is incompatible with cloud saves

[@df_pgh1056]

I went and scooped my son some ice cream while it was transferring. He was positively happy.

[@MyWorldAsDylan]

Great video and comprehensive 👌

[@kirsplat7438]

Okay thank you! I wanted to make sure all my Splatoon and BotW data would be there on my OLED😂

[@justanormalninja1241]

Was it easy to transfer

[@Delta_Collects44]

Tysm i just won a oled at my prom and this helped so much

[@BraydensStuff]

i have a lite and normal and was scared to transfer because i thought i would lose it on my current thanks!

[@kingshort9474]

Thank you you’re a genius😊

[@qkelly6239]

Just got this for Christmas and this helped I just don't know what to do with my SD card

[@travisfrench4708]

What did you end up doing?

[@samwisegamgee233]

Thank you sir

[@MangolBird]

Thinking of switching my 2021 switch with a new switch

[@david_gpk]

Does this also work if you was a little „experimental“ with your normal Switch?

[@daspork2508]

So I got a new switch for Christmas right? I’m still keeping my old one and I’ve been trying to transfer over my Pokémon BD data to my new switch but it just says it couldn’t connect

[@seohwalee3025]

Will it work for nintendo switch lite to nintendo switch?

[@nathanchandler5676]

I'm so glad i found this, I've been meaning to upgrade to the oled, but I've been worried about my fortnite account, because it's worth more that 30 switch's. Thank you so much

[@NIN___EDITS]

It’s fine it automatically saves all data online, you’ll just log in and all ur stuff is there

[@CarbajalQZ]

Thank you I really appreciate this video!

[@sterlingsanchez1360]

thank you this was very helpful becuse i was gona get a oled for crismas

[@Emriss1273]

Well explained, however my old switch seems to have troubles finding my new OLED. The OLED finds my old switch as source console, but the old one doesn't find the OLED as target console. I tried a lot now and I was able to get my user COPIED on the new device but I can't for the life of me get my save data. If anyone had the same problem and found a solution, pls let me know.

[@diego-vc9ii]

my old switch is having troubling finding my new one too did u fix that?

[@MomoDontKnow]

This is my exact issue atm trying to get my user/save onto the S&V Oled. Then when it worked kinda, it just logged me in but didn't transfer lol.

[@Emriss1273]

I was able to fix it, but I don't know what I did different. The only thing i changed was the distance to my router. It still took like 3 minutes for the old switch to find the new one though.

[@MomoDontKnow]

​@@Emriss1273 Oh, I was able to fix mine also. I had to set my phone as a mobile hotspot for the 2.4 ghz bandwidth. Once done it all worked super fast.

[@jayfarris9752]

@@MomoDontKnow omg thank you for this comment! I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to do local match for the last 2 hours and searching the entire internet trying to troubleshoot. Your tip to use your phone as a hotspot solved it!!! 🎉✨

[@Mr.Xarxes]

So did all the steps up until the point where the source console is searching for the target console. The target console immediately found the source, but the source is just not finding the target.

[@aTROLLwithBlades]

Same

[@travisgarrett7606]

So what happens when this doesn’t work? I followed this and selected that I wasn’t going to be using my old one so it seemingly deleted everything from the old device, but when I open my games after redownloading them or inserting a game card, there’s no save data. I have hundreds of hours in these games, and it’s now seemingly gone from both devices…

[@kakarotbassultra]

Be aware this could possibly loose all your pkmn data. Apparently you have a profile on both and individually transfer the save data. Supposedly if you user transfer you loose all the pkmn save data.

[@OGFORGETHE3rd]

How do you do this with the same account because I just got a switch but my progress is on my switch lite and I can't figure out how to get the data on my new switch

[@pokeoemma]

If you click no I’m not using it can you still buy games for it like it’s a new switch? I was gonna make another acnh island on it

[@Octo_Chara]

If the source switch doesn't detect the target switch, connect it to your phone hotspot. If you dont have a phone, use your PC or Laptop. It works even if your phone plan doesnt include a hotspot (for android at least). I hope this helps!

[@notvix6977]

It didn't work for me🥲 what do I do?

[@TheZFighter7]

It sucks that we can’t have the same save data in two separate systems. There can only be one I guess.

[@jeffmarks1996]

jason is gonna help me with it.

[@bryancarrillo2407]

Thank you so very much

[@diegoalejandrotorrespinzon2743]

I recently purchased a new Nintendo Oled butthe question is, wouldn’t be easier just tochave all the games on your micro usb card then just put it oncthe new one? Or we need to do this method?

[@michaelhall45406]

Yes

[@jasonjackson5321]

Great info 👍 ty so much

[@danmclane3890]

I liked this video by tapping the thumbs up button and BOOM, I was done.

[@cnethowto]

💥!!!

[@danmclane3890]

@@cnethowto I remember when Stephen Beacham was part of the comedy team of Beach and Tong. Good times.

[@B3anbutgreen]

thamks my mom got back from alazska for work and i got it

[@chumsworth-dhgyr052]

This helped thank you

[@dianalopez-ix1wi]

Thank you so much

[@irvin966]

We need that other video! Pleaseee

[@animalsaver2127]

Tysm for your help

[@Airick2]

Didn’t work for me but that’s good enough. I tried to do it through users but it just tells me “this account is already being used on another console” 😍👍🏽.

[@syd.1207]

I don’t game a lot, but from my understanding (and for clarification) I can buy a new switch and bring all of the data to the new one? I have spent many hours on two games and want to make sure I’m not losing all of that and having to restart everything.

[@efrainberrios6975]

How do I transfer sd data to the new switch oled?

[@anthonytran8540]

My switch is still stuck on finishing the transfer data do you know how long it’s supposed to take because it’s at 100%.

[@pianistq8]

Thanks for sharing this video

[@christelleroderick524]

Thanks buddy! ☺️

[@zacharyhamilton7046]

Is there a way to transfer game save data to the nintendo switch oled, like with Pokemon Sword?

[@Roarrior.]

Will you still have 32GB if you put your SD card in the new switch?

[@OUKEN2024]

What if my old switch is broken, hence buying the new one? Can I just log into my account and re download the games on the new one?

[@daoudtajjiou3817]

Yes mak. More of online data cloud because I don't know about it and i wanna transfer the switch to the oled

[@LovesDavidCassidy]

What about Nintendo switch online how do i transfer the Nintendo online stuff to the new switch?

[@realstealth3307]

Right after transferring my data, my game hours in play activity hasn't been updating. I played them in the og switch and they're stuck on the same hours before I transferred them to the new switch..

[@MischiefMaverick]

1:49 could someone explain this part to me? I wanna make my new console my primary one but I still wanna use my old one for things like Animal Crossing (I wanna have an island on each console so I can transfer things back and forth) would I click Yes to do just that?

[@gavinwillard8410]

Can Nintendo build Nintendo switch 2 with DS/3DS and switch games

[@sirrangealot]

I have a Switch that came with Mario Kart 8 bundled on it. Will that data transfer since I'll probably have to buy a copy for the OLED if I upgrade? TIA

[@RioLajasWolF]

You didn't mention something really important. The user you want to move needs an Nintendo Account. Or can you transfer user data without Nintendo Account?

[@leoniejosette5145]

Thanks this has helped so much! Can I ask you a question about Yearly Online Account? I pay for a yearly account on my old switch, how do I transfer that over to my New Switch, so my Yearly account is paying for my Online gaming I’m doing on my New Switch? Thank you *also can I use Online for both Switches or will I need a Family one?

[@walterwhite1]

Thank u so much pal 😻

[@YukiYukiverse]

What about my broken lite☺️ it wont tuen on and its not fixable

[@Amesss23]

But I tried to put my SD card in my new switch and it says something about deleting everything off of it since it’s being used with another switch I don’t wanna delete everything! So what do I do?

[@jamonvasquez6898]

What about the sad card. I have a 400 so card on my old switch will that get messed up if I take it out and put it in the new one?

[@BlazeVlog2024]

Can a type C charge cord work?

[@user-wh7vb2fc6h]

How do I get to the place wheir it say a new user will be added

[@shellylopez71]

What if the old switch has the blue light of death? How can I transfer the old to the new?

[@fynbob6737]

do I need to get a new sd card for my oled or can I just take the one out of my old switch and use that ?

[@lexbeltran1354]

Use the SD card from your old Switch

[@erikvannewkirk964]

Will the data from physical.copies be transferred as well?

[@jemsuarez5872]

Can I still play my digital games on the 2 switch with similar account simultaenously?

[@JayP80Geno]

I have a Switch and a Switch Lite that I would like to transfer to the OLED? Does it work the same way?

[@CrezBroSteph]

What’s the difference between your Nintendo account and Nintendo switch online account

[@SlurpMobile]

Does this work when transfering a 2017 switch to the switch lite?

[@randomguy1672]

Does it teanfer nintendo switch online too?

[@luigi386541971]

I just did this and i found out you don't have to have the older switch on to transfer your user data! I did it with just the new oled switch only.

[@rossoneri191]

Thank you beacuse i dont have my old one so can i retrieve all my all games? because i donated the switch a few months ago

[@viphito]

Can you please explain how? I need this information. Thankyou

[@cottoncrusader2020]

Account information got deleted along with my old gmail, so since I can’t sign into my account what should I do?

[@shockwave.9749]

So if I'm gonna trade in a switch lite, am I able to transfer from like a cloud save?

[@TheMaan2008]

And the Miis aswell??

[@daoudtajjiou3817]

Can you also use your own kabel of the transfer

[@andraslullaby01]

Is there a way for me to transfer my data to another user but on the same device, so like use two users and transfer data between them

[@fern4966]

I know this is probably a stupid question but redownloading games on the new switch keeps your save data for those games right?

[@gamerhn5047]

Pokemon data is also transfer in this process?

[@pipeman124]

Amazing 👏 to the point video.

[@alexandrofajardo5353]

Do I need two separate emails to have two profiles on my switch or can they both be the same email/nintendo account

[@8-bitoctane101]

i need help, i everytime i try to play a game on my new switch it says checking if softwire can be played, preventing me from playing it offline, i am only able to play those games on my old switch please help

[@LinkGotHopz]

So I downloaded the save cloud data onto the oled does that also work

[@88winniethepooh15]

So how do you transfer your Nintendo online account information to the new switch? Alot of my games are threw the online account.

[@GundamDragonLord]

"Transfer Data" Files included. Doesn't tell us how to transfer files. Just accounts. The onle thing that actually matters.

[@zanathanzedrich6568]

Is there a cloud transfer video ??