Instructions cover the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite.

SelectData Management>Transfer Your Save Data.

SelectSend Save Data to Another Console.

System Settings highlighted in the Switch Home menu

Select a user account, then choose the save data you wish to transfer.

SelectSave Data Cloudand choose your user profile to copy the save data to your Nintendo Switch Online account.

SelectUsers>Transfer Your User Data.

Data Management and Transfer Your User Data highlighted in the Nintendo Switch settings

Repeat steps 1-4 on the other Switch system, then selectTarget Console.

After the source console detects the target console, selectTransferon the source console.

With your Nintendo Switch turned off, insert the microSD card into the back of the system.

Send Save Data to Another Console highlighted in Nintendo Switch settings

Power on your Switch and selectSystem Settingson the home screen.

Scroll down and selectData Management>Manage Software.

snag the games you wish to transfer.

Select a user account, then choose the save data you want to transfer.

SelectOK, then press theHomebutton on your Switch controller to return to the home screen.

choose the game from the home screen, then selectDownloadto save the game data to the SD card.

When a microSD card is inserted in the Nintendo Switch, it becomes the default destination for downloaded software.

Receive Save Data highlighted in Nintendo Switch settings

you might now insert the SD card into a non-primary console to play the game without an internet connection.

It is not possible to transfer save data via SD card.

Can You Transfer Nintendo Switch Save Data Between Users?

Save Data Cloud and a user account highlighted on Nintendo Switch

Each Switch can have up to eight Nintendo accounts and user profiles associated with it.

While your Nintendo account can be linked to multiple Switch consoles, only one can be your primary system.

Once finished, put the new microSD card into the Switch console.

Data Management and Save Data Cloud highlighted in Nintendo Switch settings

Users and Transfer Your User Data highlighted in Nintendo Switch settings

Next in Nintendo Switch Transfer menu

Next highlighted on Nintendo Switch Transfer settings

Source Console highlighted in Nintendo Switch Transfer Menu

Continue highlighted in Nintendo Switch Transfer Users menu

Target Console highlighted in Nintendo Switch Transfer menu

Transfer highlighted in Nintendo Switch Transfer settings

With your Nintendo Switch turned off, insert the microSD card into the back of the system.

Data Management and Manage Software highlighted in Nintendo Switch Settings

Select the games you wish to transfer.

Archive Software highlighted in Nintendo Switch settings

Archive highlighted in Nintendo Switch settings

Select OK, then press the Home button on your Switch controller to return to the home screen.

Download highlighted on Nintendo Switch