How to Transfer Nintendo Switch Games to a New Memory Card
If you’ve outgrown your Nintendo Switch’s memory card and no longer have any space left to download games or save media, it’s time for an upgrade. The good news is that it’s possible to transfer your data without having to download everything again.
Expensive Memory Cards Won't Improve PerformanceMethod 1: Use a Computer to Copy FilesMethod 2: Use the Internal Memory as a Stepping StoneNow Fill Up That Memory Card
If you’ve run out of storage on your Switch, it’s important to buy a big enough memory card to avoid having to repeat this process in the future. What’s not important is buying the fastest, most expensive memory card you can find.
Buy a UHS-I memory card for your Switch, like the SanDisk 512GB Ultra MicroSDXC. Nintendo specifies a minimum read speed of 60 to 95MB/sec, so don’t waste your money on expensive memory cards for use with your Switch console.
With maximum read speeds of 100MB/sec, this SanDisk Ultra microSDXC memory card meets Nintendo's specification for ideal Switch read speeds.
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This method is the fastest way to switch memory cards and should copy everything without too much back and forth. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work as advertised. Nintendo’s instructions are deceptively simple, but Mac users in particular report countless issues.
Regardless of what we tried, we couldn’t get this method working so your mileage may vary. Windows users may have better luck since Nintendo’s instructions specifically mention this platform.
Read all manner of SD and microSD cards (UHS-I only) with this handy card reader that fits into a standard USB-A slot.
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The first thing you should do is download the official SD Association Memory Card Formatter for Windows or macOS. Install the app,
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