How to use 'Recovery Mode' on the Nintendo Switch to FIX Faults

Hi, this video shows you how to enable recovery mode on the Nintendo Switch to reset the Switch but still keep user information, game saves and screenshots. By resetting the Switch it can often fix faults as it puts it back to factory settings apart from the game saves etc.
It will also keep the most recent update applied to the Nintendo Switch so you can't send it back to the original software version 1.0.
You will need to redownload digital games from the Nintendo eShop but your game saves will still be kept for both physical and digital games. If you are 30% of the way through Zelda BOTW then you will still be 30% of the way through the game after recovery mode.
Many thanks Vince.

[eddiewalters]

Thank you so much. My son would have been heart broken if I couldn’t get his switch working again. You saved the day!

[valhallaoutcast]

thats worth it just to see that red Swicth logo screen again

[jasonforroblox]

Will this be able to fix my nintendo switch’s screen error? It has horizontal lines on it but no scratches or cracks whatsoever

[frosty]

I closed my switch while it was intilizing/factory resetting now it won’t turn on any fixes?

[nakano]

This was useful, had problem with my Switch telling me SD card was issue with. Did what you did and now I can finally download my games (could't download my games earlier). Useful.

[undeaddragonborn]

If the DLC doesn’t show up in game even though I redownload it, should I set my switch to recovery mode?

[fnafplushadventures]

"Recovery Mode"



You know what I did ;-;

[CodyCollierCPWCollier]

The audio in handheld mode on my Switch stops working completely for significant periods of time. Would doing this reset solve that issue?

[ace]

Omg Thank you I couldnt download games and i'm so glad u did this video have a good day and a good life good sir.

[tjflamezz]

I have got the blue screen and the recovery mode still doesn’t come up

[nyc.danny]

Omg thank you, you don’t get how hard I tried finding a vid like this I wanted to download fortnite but I forgot to connect my internet so It didn’t download but when I connected my internet it still didn’t download so I did this and reinstalled fortnite and it worked thank you 🙏

[daroadroller]

I have a question. Will it keep the save data for games that arent compatible with the save cloud? Im scared that I will lose my progress in the pokemom games, splatoon 2, and minecraft.

[BigAlvideos]

Does this fix the "the software closed because an error occurred" error? PLEASE tell me it does!

[stuststicky]

just had my first anxiety attack thinking it erased my data

[DrakeLxng]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL, MY SWITCH HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WEIRD GLITCHING AND NOW I KNOW HOW TO STOP IT WITHOUT DOING A FACTORY RESET

[fynaleth]

My friend, my dear incredible friend. You just saved me from a great catastrophe! I really thought I bricked my Nintendo Switch. There's a very weird "death screen" when the process of transferring save data gets interrupted... And man, I really thought I was lost... I was so depressed, but you helped me my friend, I even called Nintendo Support and they didn't even told me about this feature! You're incredible my friend, ty very much.

[InvaderLumPNG]

I personally need to ask a question regarding the issues that it can fix. My Game Cards will not read on the system, yet when I got the system and prior to the incident, it did. No physical damage to the Switch, it just crashed during Kirby Star Allies. Will the method fix the
issue?

[Ethanotron]

I tried this and my switch had turned of the Internet so I had to put to code back in but I can't see cause I'm switch is making these really wierd lines all over the screen, 😭

[GlitchRealm]

damn this fixed my error ....i was about to send nintendo $114 lmao thank you !

[robertosoto]

I have a question why dousnt it let me press some let me press some letters in the nintendo e shop like the word z and more