How To Transfer Screenshots From Your Nintendo Switch – SlashGear

In the Switch’s early days, users were limited to two primary options: saving the images to a microSD card or uploading them to Facebook or Twitter. In the latter case, you’d have to navigate to that social media account using the destination device like a smartphone and manually save the images. With the microSD card option, you’d have to either insert the card into another device that supports it or use an adapter to transfer the screenshots off the card via a USB port.

Both of these methods remain an option. As explained by Nintendo, you can transfer images to Facebook or Twitter by heading into the Album > Editing and Posting menu. From there, select the screenshot(s) and then click Post. Choose the account and social media platform to upload the images and login if necessary. As for the microSD card method, you’ll first need to set the card as the default save location for screenshots.

1. Insert a microSD card into the Switch.
2. Press the Home button on the Switch.
3. Select System Settings, then Data Management. 
4. Click the Manage Save Data/Screenshots and Videos option.
5. Click Manage Screenshots and Videos.
6. Select “microSD Card” and then wait for the transfer to finish.

When you select the microSD card as the default location, the Switch will automatically copy all your screenshots. When finished, remove the card from the Switch and insert it into your mobile device or computer to transfer the images.