If there are no more existing users on the Source Console following the transfer, a placeholder account will be created. Note this will entirely remove the User and Save Data from the Source Console. Wait for the Transfer to complete fully, and then select End to complete this process.Once it is found, select the Transfer option. Once the Target Console has been signed into, it will begin searching for the Source Console.Enter your credentials and password and then select Sign in, and then Next, and move to the Source Console again.

Ensure that the console is also plugged in to a power source and connected to the internet, and then select Sign In and choose to sign in using your Nintendo Account e-mail address or your Sign-in ID.

Select Next twice, and then select Target Console if this is the console you wish to transfer to.On the Console you are moving the User Account to, select System Settings and drop down to Users and then look for Transfer Your User and Save Data.Ensure that the console is both plugged into a power source, and has internet active, and move to the Target Console.Select Next twice, and then select Source Console if this is the console you want to transfer from.On the Console with the User Account you wish to transfer, select the System Settings and drop down to Users and then look for Transfer Your User and Save Data.

IMPORTANT: The process for transferring your Animal Crossing Island Save File (including island and resident data) is different than moving your Save Data to a new Switch! Before starting the User Transfer, download the Island Transfer Tool from the eShop first! See the step by step process for doing so here. Do You Have An Animal Crossing Island Save?

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