Is it possible to transfer a BOTW cartridge save from a hacked switch to a new unhacked switch?

[testing123]

I have a hacked switch and have been playing BOTW with the cartridge.

I would like to transfer the save game to a new unhacked switch to play BOTW on the new unhacked switch.

Is this possible without having to do any hacking on the new switch?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Ryab]

I have a hacked switch and have been playing BOTW with the cartridge.

I would like to transfer the save game to a new unhacked switch to play BOTW on the new unhacked switch.

Is this possible without having to do any hacking on the new switch?

Thank you in advance.

If the hacked switch is using a legit copy and isnt banned then you could transfer it through NSO's cloud saves. Past that there is nothing.

 

[testing123]

If the hacked switch is using a legit copy and isnt banned then you could transfer it through NSO's cloud saves. Past that there is nothing.

Thanks for your reply.

The hacked switch is using a legit copy, yes.

It has other, non-legit games on the switch. For example, animal crossing.

Would Nintendo detect the NON-legit other games?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Thanks for your reply.

The hacked switch is using a legit copy, yes.

It has other, non-legit games on the switch. For example, animal crossing.

Would Nintendo detect the NON-legit other games?

Not if you are playing legit games on sysNAND and keeping CFW to emuNAND.

 

[testing123]

Not if you are playing legit games on sysNAND and keeping CFW to emuNAND.

Thanks for that info.

Unfortunately, I am in CFW at the moment. I am using the cartridge in CFW because I happen to have a physical copy.

I don't know of the legit game saves differently than a hacked game.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Thanks for that info.

Unfortunately, I am in CFW at the moment. I am using the cartridge in CFW because I happen to have a physical copy.

I don't know of the legit game saves differently than a hacked game.

Then you can't safely transfer the save, you risk a ban.

 

[testing123]

Then you can't safely transfer the save, you risk a ban.

I see, alright, thanks for that info.

That's too bad. Lots of time lost.

 

[Ryab]

Thanks for that info.

Unfortunately, I am in CFW at the moment. I am using the cartridge in CFW because I happen to have a physical copy.

I don't know of the legit game saves differently than a hacked game.

Since it is a singleplayer game that you own you could extract the save using homebrew and then import it on sysnand. Once it is on sysnand you can sync it with NSO. Transferring a save of a singleplayer game has basically no ban risk.

 

[testing123]

Since it is a singleplayer game that you own you could extract the save using homebrew and then import it on sysnand. Once it is on sysnand you can sync it with NSO. Transferring a save of a singleplayer game has basically no ban risk.

Thanks for that.

May I please ask how I would import the save into Sysnand?

 

[Ryab]

Thanks for that.

May I please ask how I would import the save into Sysnand?

Load into sysnand with atmosphere loaded and then load some kind of homebrew save manager. Just do not do anything past that on the sysnand.

 

[RednaxelaNnamtra]

If the hacked switch is using a legit copy and isnt banned then you could transfer it through NSO's cloud saves. Past that there is nothing.

There is also a direct safe transfer under Data Management -> Transfer Your Save Data, but it requries both users to use the same nintendo account, and I'm not sure if it requries an online connection.

 

[Ryab]

There is also a direct safe transfer under Data Management -> Transfer Your Save Data, but it requries both users to use the same nintendo account, and I'm not sure if it requries an online connection.

Yes it requires 2 switches under the same account both online.

 

[testing123]

Yes it requires 2 switches under the same account both online.

Is that possible to do with a hacked one without having to import saves with JKSV etc.?

 

[SylverReZ]

You cannot transfer a hacked save onto an unmodified Switch, you will most certainly get your console banned.

 

[Ryab]

You cannot transfer a hacked save onto an unmodified Switch, you will most certainly get your console banned.

I've transfered saves of singleplayer offline games from emunand to sysnand dozens of times. Doing it with anything online though is 100% a ban.

 

[testing123]

Load into sysnand with atmosphere loaded and then load some kind of homebrew save manager. Just do not do anything past that on the sysnand.

Okay, thanks for this.

I admit I'm already starting to get over my head here. How do I boot back into atmosphere again? I haven't rebooted my hacked switch in over a year.

 

[Ryab]

Okay, thanks for this.

I admit I'm already starting to get over my head here. How do I boot back into atmosphere again? I haven't rebooted my hacked switch in over a year.

Have you not updated atmosphere or anything?

 

[linuxares]

Uhm, you know he have to hack is unhacked switch to inject it right?

 

[Ryab]

Uhm, you know he have to hack is unhacked switch to inject it right?

No no no I'm saying transfer it as a cloud save through NSO. First they need to get the save on the sysnand of the modded system.

 

[testing123]

Have you not updated atmosphere or anything?

I suppose not, I've been in airplane mode since 2022.