Migrate from one modded switch to another

[Psd99]

Is there an easy way or method to take all content including games and saved game data and migrate all of that data on to a different modded switch?

Or once u modded the new /replacement switch do u have to reinstall all of the games and start from scratch?

 

[Hayato213]

Games you have to reinstall, as for save data you can decrypt the save and then move it over to new switch.

 

[Psd99]

Games you have to reinstall, as for save data you can decrypt the save and then move it over to new switch.

Ok thanks


Its a shame there is no way to migrate easily

There is a problem with my switch when its docked it works fine but when i take it around and use it
It will randomly crash and i have to go back into atmosphere and launch emu mmc

I suspect it could be a problem with the memory card and contacts

 

[Hayato213]

Ok thanks


Its a shame there is no way to migrate easily

There is a problem with my switch when its docked it works fine but when i take it around and use it
It will randomly crash and i have to go back into atmosphere and launch emu mmc

I suspect it could be a problem with the memory card and contacts

Probably problem with the SD card flex and contact on the main board.

 

[Psd99]

Probably problem with the SD card flex and contact on the main board.

Yes im thinking the same

Whats the fix? Re soldering?

 

[Hayato213]

Yes im thinking the same

Whats the fix? Re soldering?

What model is it?

 

[XenoFredo]

Ok thanks


Its a shame there is no way to migrate easily

If you activate USB 3.0 just for the installations, it can save you a lot of time.

 

[Psd99]

What model is it?

Just the usual switch model
Non led version
It is soft modded

Iirc in the past it was sent off to a workshop for the same problem years ago they must have resoldered the same thing that appears to be the issue

But i am out of warranty for that repair

Post automatically merged: Jan 16, 2026

If you activate USB 3.0 just for the installations, it can save you a lot of time.

Yes but itd mean downloading all games again and then reinstalling etc

Its a lot of work overall
Vs say an entire clone/copy

 

[XenoFredo]

Yes but itd mean downloading all games again and then reinstalling etc

Its a lot of work overall
Vs say an entire clone/copy

I understand, I keep all the nsp's, xci's games and update on an external hard drive and that helped a lot when I had to reinstall everything on two Switch that had the battery drain issue.

 

[Psd99]

I understand, I keep all the nsp's, xci's games and update on an external hard drive and that helped a lot when I had to reinstall everything on two Switch that had the battery drain issue.

Yes i did the exact same
Until one of my external hdd’s randomly died. Gosh how annoying