How to Initialize Nintendo Switch 2 Without Deleting Save Data
Nintendo Switch 2
How to delete data on the Nintendo Switch 2 without deleting save data, screenshots, videos, or user information using Recovery Mode.
Before you start
You will need:
- Your Nintendo Switch 2 console
Save data, screenshots, and user information will not be deleted but software saved on the microSD Express card (except for screenshots) will be unusable.
Complete these steps
- Power off the console.
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How to power off a Nintendo Switch 2 console
- Press and hold the POWER Button
for at least three seconds.
- Select Power Options.
- Select Power Off.
- Press and hold down the volume up (+) and volume down (-) buttons, press the POWER Button once to turn the system on.
- Keep holding down the volume buttons until the menu for Recovery Mode appears.
- Once in Recovery Mode, select Restore Settings (Keep User Data).
- If a Parental Control PIN has been set for the system, you will be prompted to enter it to proceed.
- Read through the information, then select Next.
- Select Restore Settings (Keep User Data).
- Press and hold the POWER Button
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How to power off a Nintendo Switch 2 console
