Can you transfer downloaded games to another account?

Digital game purchases and code redemptions are final, and cannot be transferred to a different Nintendo Account.

How do I transfer a game to another user Switch?

From the HOME Menu, select System Settings, then Users, and then Transfer Your User Data. Select Next, then Next again, then select Target Console to indicate that the content will be transferred to this system. Select Sign in and choose to sign in using your Nintendo Account e-mail address or sign-in ID.

Can you transfer game save data from one account to another?

While it's possible to transfer user and save data between Switch consoles, you cannot share save data between different user profiles.

How do I transfer a game?

To transfer your game from one device to another, you need to be logged in to Google Play. Simply log in on your new device with the same account you used on the old one, download the game in Play Market, and continue playing. Send us a message if something goes wrong.

Will I lose my game progress if I get a new Switch?

Your save data will be deleted on the source console. *Save data is stored on the console you're currently using. In order to play games with your latest save data on multiple systems, you'll need to transfer the save data each time you use a different console.

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What happens to my digital games if I get a new Switch?

Digital games are tied to your Nintendo account. Once you get a new Switch and log in you're able to redownload all those games and start playing them again.

Will I lose my games if I delete a user on Switch?

Deleting a user account from a Nintendo Switch console will also delete any save data that is associated with that account and saved to the console. Data deleted from a console cannot be restored unless it is first backed up using the Save Data Cloud backup feature.

How do I transfer games without losing data?

How do I transfer games without redownloading?

Can you share digital games on Switch?

Digital games are tied to the Nintendo Account that purchased them. All users on a system will be able to play games purchased by any Nintendo Account that has registered the system as their primary console.

How do I share games between accounts?

To gameshare on PS5, navigate to Settings--> Users and Accounts--> Other and select Console Sharing and Offline Play. Then, have your friend sign in to your console with their PSN account, and you will both have access to the game library on each other's consoles.

How do I transfer game data between Google accounts?

Does transferring games use data?

As answered by others the simple answer is no. You are having a local area network (wifi) through your router and the router is also your gateway to internet through your ISP. So any data movement within the local area network will not be going through your ISP's servers hence will not add to your usage.

Can you have 2 switches with the same account?

You can link your Nintendo Account to multiple Nintendo Switch consoles and play your games on any of them using your Nintendo Account. Only one of the consoles can act as the primary console. On the primary console, any other users can play the games you downloaded with your Nintendo Account.

Can I transfer a digital game to another account PS5?

While on the other PS5 console, download the game your friend or family member wants to play from your digital library. Once downloaded, they can play it from their account as if they own it.

Can I backup my games?

If you want to back up the game files but don't need them to be playable (just ready to re-install in the future), copy the game's installation folder to your backup drive. You can also include the folder in your automated File History backup. Then you are free to uninstall the game, if you want.

How do I recover game data after deleting it?

Can you redownload purchased games?

To redownload the game, launch the Nintendo eShop using the Nintendo Account that originally purchased the game, select your user icon in the top-right corner to access the shop settings, and highlight Redownload. Select the game in the list of previously purchased titles, then select the orange icon to redownload.

Will I lose my data if I uninstall a game?

Save data is separate from game data. So unless you delete the save data also, you won't lose it by uninstalling a game.

Will I lose my data if I delete a game?

When you delete a game, it usually leaves your saved game files and other game settings on the PS4 in case you later reinstall the game. If you're sure you don't want your game files, you can delete them as well.

Does deleting game data delete progress?

If you delete data for a game, you might also delete any in-game achievements or progress, depending on how the developer has built the game.

What happens when you delete your play games account?

If you delete your Play Games profile, all of your Play Games information will be deleted from your Google Account and your gamer name will become available to other users.

Will I lose everything if I uninstall a game and reinstall it Switch?

Deleting or archiving software will not impact your save data. Once deleted, software can be redownloaded using the same Nintendo Account with which it was purchased. If a microSD card is inserted, the save location will default to the microSD card when downloading or redownloading software.

Does uninstalling games save space?

Uninstalling Steam games can free up space to install new games.

Can you keep digital games forever?

Don't want to pack hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of games in your checked bags? With a library of games stored on your hard drive, you'll never face that dilemma. In the same way, digital games can never be lost by accident; they remain on a player's account, essentially permanently.