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Rob Lefebvre

Don't Set Up Your Switch 2 Before Doing This Simple Data Transfer Step

Nintendo’s official image of the Switch 2 showcases the next-gen console with updated Joy-Cons, a new dock design, and a sleek visual refresh.

If you just got the new Switch 2 and skip transferring data from your old Switch 1, don't.

Users are reporting that if they don't do the offered data transfer first thing, the option never appears again, unless they factory reset the Switch 2.

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