I formated my switch 1 thinking save data in SD card is enough for new switch

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Hi all,
So i am a complete moron, I bought the switch oled, I thought it would be simple, went on switch 1, save data on SD card. then formatted the switch 1.
Now I put my sd card in new switch and oh joy I can't access my save data...

any way to over pass that? I really really need my zelda save data...
thank you
 

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Hi all,
So i am a complete moron, I bought the switch oled, I thought it would be simple, went on switch 1, save data on SD card. then formatted the switch 1.
Now I put my sd card in new switch and oh joy I can't access my save data...

any way to over pass that? I really really need my zelda save data...
thank you
No. Your data is as good as gone.

The only way you could "restore" it would be if you used a Homebrew save manager like Checkpoint or JKSV for exporting your save data in a non-encrypted format.

Or if you did a NAND Backup.
 

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No. Your data is as good as gone.

The only way you could "restore" it would be if you used a Homebrew save manager like Checkpoint or JKSV for exporting your save data in a non-encrypted format.

Or if you did a NAND Backup.

no I did not do any of that. fuckin hell nintendo fucking hell. seriously fucked up.
 
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no I did not do any of that. fuckin hell nintendo fucking hell. seriously fucked up.
I forgot. Non-homebrew, if you had a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and cloud save data backup on. Did you?

Next time, just transfer all data using the Transfer Data feature in Settings > System before formatting the source console.
 

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