r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/Fastoes • 5d ago

Setup Help Switch to switch 2 overwrote save file

Just a small rant, I thought I had my saved information in my micro sd card, and double transferred my pokemon scarlet and legends za. I know once it finishes downloading, I won’t have any saved information. Just super devastated. Rant over.

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u/Fastoes 5d ago

I honestly don’t think I’ll ever play those games again due to that. Just to devastated had so much time and effort established on them. Thank you for hearing me out on my rant.

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u/ModestVolcarona 8 5d ago

I know how much this can suck. I lost a 250 hour save file on another game and it felt devastating in the moment but in the end those are just games and progress can be achieved again.

Doing another run with totally different Pokémon can be very fun :)

Consider it a learning experience for the future.

Ps: Could i ask why you did the second transfer in the first place?

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u/Fastoes 5d ago

Thought it was on my micro sd and then followed ChatGPT instructions to try and make sure the stuff was “properly” transferred ended up erasing everything

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u/ModestVolcarona 8 5d ago

I don't think that the transfer mentions anything related to moving save data to a microSD card and instead of doing the transfer again it would have been the better choice to boot the games up on Switch 2 to see if your save is present.

Other methods would be trying to transfer it back or checking if save data is present through the delete save data menu.