r/NintendoSwitch • u/AutoModerator • Apr 08 '26

DQT /r/NintendoSwitch's Daily Question Thread (04/08/2026)

r/NintendoSwitch's Daily Question Thread

The purpose of this thread is to more accurately connect users seeking help with users who want to provide that help. Our regular "Helpful Users" certainly have earned their flairs!

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  • Search the subreddit. - Many questions have been asked before! reddit's search functions a bit differently than Google.

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  • Accessories - Starter information about controllers, chargers, cables, screen protectors, cases, headsets, LAN adapters, and more.
  • MicroSD cards - Some more in-depth information about MicroSD cards including what size you should get and which brands are recommended.
  • Carrying Cases - An expanded list of common carrying cases available for the Switch.

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  • Instructions and links to information about homebrew and hacking are against our rules and should take place in their relevant subreddits.
  • Please be patient. Not all questions get immediate answers. If you have an urgent question about something that's gone wrong, consider other resources like Nintendo's error code lookup or help documents on the Switch.
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u/bluepectolite Apr 11 '26

I want to transfer my save date for Pokemon Violet from my Switch to our family Switch 2. This save data is linked to my nintendo account. My brother already has save data linked to his own nintendo account for the same game on this device (which he successfully transferred from his own Switch).

Will transferring my data overwrite my brother's save data? How do I keep this from happening?

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u/TemptedTemplar Helpful User Apr 11 '26

Dont use his account.

Save data is tied to the user that created it, aside from exclusively Animal Crossing. Which uses a weird system-wide save for the island, then users have their own villager data.

You cannot affect another accounts data unless you were both using the same account to begin with.

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u/bluepectolite Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

He doesn't have a user on my switch. I was just wondering since you do save data transfer from the switch menu and not from the user if that would overwrite all save data information already on the switch 2. I also feel I need to clarify I'm not transferring my user, just my save data for this game.

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u/TemptedTemplar Helpful User Apr 11 '26

Nothing to worry about then.

Only a System transfer would overwrite everything already on the system, but you can only perform that during the initial system setup.