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Is there a way to add profile-specific time limits on the Switch? All I've been able to do so far is add a blanket time limit for the whole console, which means one of my kids could play for ages then no one else have any time unless I disable parental controls. Ideally I'd like to be able to apply an age-appropriate time limit to each profile.

 

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And now I just tried to disconnect the controllers so it can find the right one again, and it can’t at all, so now I can’t play the console at all :(

 

I’m about 40 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles 2 now, there’s no way I can face going through all that again- is there no chance to get my saves back if Nintendo need the console back to fix it?

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Yeah that’s my fallback- I actually just managed to get it recognise the right joycon by pressing the sync button on the side of it, then reattaching it. For some reason, it picked it up straight away?

 

Think that’s unlikely to have cured it long term though, twinned with the battery issues I’ve been having. There’s definitely something not right with it but hopefully I can get to the end of XC 2 first. I’ll lose all my zelda progress though :/ I’m guessing Nintendo don’t copy your saves for you if they need to replace the console?

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8 hours ago, VN1X said:

Yeah looks fuckin' horrid. 


Sure does. I got well excited when I saw the link as I assumed it would be the recently released and excellent RCT Classic port they did on iOS and PC. But nope, it's that shitty timer filled monstrosity. :( 

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22 minutes ago, Retroguy said:

Yeah that’s my fallback- I actually just managed to get it recognise the right joycon by pressing the sync button on the side of it, then reattaching it. For some reason, it picked it up straight away?

 

Think that’s unlikely to have cured it long term though, twinned with the battery issues I’ve been having. There’s definitely something not right with it but hopefully I can get to the end of XC 2 first. I’ll lose all my zelda progress though :/ I’m guessing Nintendo don’t copy your saves for you if they need to replace the console?

 

Apparently they try to retain your save data. It is possible to transfer data from one Switch to the other so you'd hope they'd do that for you.

 

My Switch is currently with them for repair so I can let you know what happens with my save games when I get it back.

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51 minutes ago, Retroguy said:

Yeah that’s my fallback- I actually just managed to get it recognise the right joycon by pressing the sync button on the side of it, then reattaching it. For some reason, it picked it up straight away?

 

Think that’s unlikely to have cured it long term though, twinned with the battery issues I’ve been having. There’s definitely something not right with it but hopefully I can get to the end of XC 2 first. I’ll lose all my zelda progress though :/ I’m guessing Nintendo don’t copy your saves for you if they need to replace the console?

 

Buy another on Amazon, transfer your profile onto it and send yours to Nintendo. When it comes back transfer your profile back onto it and return Amazon’s Switch to them. 

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11 minutes ago, Jonny5 said:

 

Buy another on Amazon, transfer your profile onto it and send yours to Nintendo. When it comes back transfer your profile back onto it and return Amazon’s Switch to them. 

 

Do this, but buy the second Switch from Nintendo’s own store. Serves them right for not sorting out online saves tbh.

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Retroguy

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1 hour ago, Crusey said:

 

Apparently they try to retain your save data. It is possible to transfer data from one Switch to the other so you'd hope they'd do that for you.

 

My Switch is currently with them for repair so I can let you know what happens with my save games when I get it back.

 

Thanks, that’d be much appreciated.

 

59 minutes ago, Jonny5 said:

 

Buy another on Amazon, transfer your profile onto it and send yours to Nintendo. When it comes back transfer your profile back onto it and return Amazon’s Switch to them. 

 

Not a bad shout, thanks for the suggestion. I’m hoping I can get to the end of XC2 first then maybe try something like this. If it’s really that easy to transfer saves though, Nintendo should be doing it themselves, surely?

 

Thanks for all the suggestions though guys.

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Santas Boyfriend

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I had my Switch repaired last August. I lost all my save data. I haven’t played the Zelda DLC or gone back to Splatoon 2 etc :(

 

You can transfer a profile to another console - deactivate on the first console, activate on the new one - but that doesn’t include your saved games. AFAIK there is no way for you to move them from the internal storage on your Switch. Nintendo apparently have tools to move saved games but, unfortunately, they didn’t (or couldn’t) do that when I sent my Switch in for repair.

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14 minutes ago, Santas Boyfriend said:

I had my Switch repaired last August. I lost all my save data. I haven’t played the Zelda DLC or gone back to Splatoon 2 etc :(

 

You can transfer a profile to another console - deactivate on the first console, activate on the new one - but that doesn’t include your saved games. AFAIK there is no way for you to move them from the internal storage on your Switch. Nintendo apparently have tools to move saved games but, unfortunately, they didn’t (or couldn’t) do that when I sent my Switch in for repair.

 

That’s crap mate, you have my sympathies :( don’t think I could make myself replay that much of games like those either, it’d be a bit soul destroying!

 

So you can’t transfer saved data yourself, and there’s a good chance Nintendo won’t be able to either, or simply won’t do it?? Considering this isn’t like a one in a million situation, that’s terrible.

 

Not sure what’ll I’ll do if I have to send the console back- might seriously consider getting my money back. Great if you have one that runs fine, but even the slightest chance that you’ll have to send it back, thus losing all your saves....that makes my skin crawl :(

 

EDIT: according to nintendo, you can transfer your saves from one switch to another (as well as user data), so at least that’s a little better. Still not great though if Nintendo aren’t doing that every time (unless the issue totally prevents them).

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Jonny5

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7 hours ago, Santas Boyfriend said:

You can transfer a profile to another console - deactivate on the first console, activate on the new one - but that doesn’t include your saved games. AFAIK there is no way for you to move them from the internal storage on your Switch. Nintendo apparently have tools to move saved games but, unfortunately, they didn’t (or couldn’t) do that when I sent my Switch in for repair.

 

You can transfer your saves, I think it came with version 4 of the os. 

 

http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27394/~/how-to-transfer-user-and-save-data

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3 hours ago, cohen205 said:

Does anyone know how to stop playing Stardew Valley? 

 

I've had to set up the parental controls; I allow myself 1hr 15mins Mon-Thurs but then 3hrs each day at the weekend. Friday night from 9-12, feet up with a scotch in hand and Stardew on the big screen is the highlight of my week.

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Santas Boyfriend

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1 hour ago, Jonny5 said:

 

You can transfer your saves, I think it came with version 4 of the os. 

 

http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27394/~/how-to-transfer-user-and-save-data

 

Thats awesome! Now it just needs save game backups and/or cloud saves :D

 

In my case the console stopped booting to the home screen, getting stuck at the Switch logo. So by that point I was unable to do anything that involved using the Switch itself to transfer data anywhere else. It would have been great if I’d been able to activate my account on a new or repaired machine and get my save data on there too without needing the original machine.

 

But if you have a console that boots - and another console to transfer to - transfering would at least be a way of keeping your data.

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15 minutes ago, therearerules said:

Just realise that you’re spending the start of each ingame day doing boring busywork, and that this is taking up about 2/3 of your playtime.

What about if you get immense pleasure from boring busywork?

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