How to reset your Nintendo Switch
(Pocket-lint) — If your Nintendo Switch is playing up and having glitches, or if you're about to sell it or give it to someone, you might want to reset it.
There are a few different ways to reset your Switch with slightly different results, and we'll run you through each in turn, down below.
Since all of Nintendo's Switch models run the same software, these steps should work on original Switches, Switch Lites and Switch OLED models in the same way.
If you want to keep all your data but perform a total reboot of your Switch (for example, if it's not turning on), the steps are quite simple.
If you're instead looking to wipe your Switch completely clean, ready for a new user to set themselves up on it without access to any of your data, you'll want to factory reset the console. Do that by following these steps:
Once this is over, your console will be like new and all data will be gone. Back up anything you want to keep, first!
If you can't do the steps above you can go a more in-depth route, with the steps below.
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Either of those routes should let you factory reset your console, as desired.
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