Got a new Nintendo Switch? Here's now to transfer your data from the old one

Nintendo Switch Data Transfer: How To Move Data To New Switch

Got a new Nintendo Switch? Here's now to transfer your data from the old one

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1. As detailed on the Nintendo Help site, both consoles will need to be updated to system 4.0.0 or higher and connected to the Internet.
2. Pick the data management option in the system settings and select to Transfer Your Save Data, then choose to send it on one console and receive it on the other.
3. If you're planning on using the Switch OLED exclusively from here on out, you'll also want to transfer your user data. To do this, go to the original system, select Users in the settings and then Transfer Your User data.
4. Click through until you can select "Source Console" and then go through the exact same steps on the Switch OLED, only selecting "Target Console," instead.
5. Sign in with your Nintendo Account, and the transfer process should start.

If you do plan on using your old Switch, perhaps in another room or as a handheld-exclusive system, do not transfer your user data. Instead, de-register your current console as the primary system on your account and make the Switch OLED your primary console. This will let you keep playing digital games on both systems, provided you are signed in if you are using the older model.

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This story originally appeared on: GameSpot - Author:Steve Watts,Gabe Gurwin