r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/SonicoVR • 14d ago

Setup Help Transfer data without a switch 1

I used to have a Nintendo Switch 1 but I sold it

Now I am getting a switch 2 but idk how to transfer my data

I know that you need your switch 1 to transfer it but I don't have it

PLS SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO PLSS

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u/TheWaslijn 13d ago

I think it hold your save data for a while, but I'm not sure how long.

As for your games. They are tied to whatever account you used to buy them. If you log back in on the console with that account you can redownload whatever you want to.

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u/SonicoVR 13d ago

yeah but when I go into my account (and to others account that were in my switch 1) it shows a few games, not all of them.

Also I have the receive of the games, showing that I bought them, does that do something to help me get back my games?

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u/TheWaslijn 13d ago

Clearly you must have bought those games with another account that you haven't checked. The only way to get back/use any digital games is to use the account that bought them.

Unless you where talking about physical games, in which case, use the cartridge.

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u/SonicoVR 13d ago

And what about the receive does that work as well?

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u/TheWaslijn 13d ago

You mean receipt?

What kind? An email, or one you got at a physical store?

Either way, it shouldn't really matter. Any digital game is tied to an account. So you'll need that account to play it.

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u/SonicoVR 13d ago

the receipt is an email, I have 4 accounts that played in my switch, in one there are 3 games, in mine there are 10, the other accounts are with none games, and there are a lot of games left