Want to free up some space on your Nintendo Switch? You can clear your cache; that’s how.
Clearing the cache of any device ensures that your hardware runs smoothly. For your Nintendo Switch, clearing the cache can keep your console in control of what background information the cache stores.
Due to the limited storage capacity of the Nintendo Switch, clearing the cache might even improve your Nintendo Switch experience, but why might you need to alter the cache on your Nintendo Switch and how do you clear it? Let’s find out.
Why You May Need To Clear The Cache On Your Nintendo Switch
In general, regardless of the device, clearing the cache will remove potentially unnecessary stored information from a device. Clearing the cache on your Nintendo Switch will delete all IDs, passwords, cookies, history, or other website data saved on your console.
If you regularly play games on your Nintendo Switch, the data stored in the cache has the potential to continue to grow and fill up the limited storage on your Switch. So instead of deleting Nintendo Switch save data or entire games, you can simply clear your cache to free up storage.
Why You May Need To Clear The Cache On Your Nintendo Switch
Alternatively, clearing your Switch’s cache is a useful way to control what personal data is saved on your Switch by removing any unwanted passwords or website data from your console.
How to clear the cache on your Nintendo Switch
Now that you know why you might need to clear the cache on your Nintendo Switch and how it affects the console, let’s take a look at how to clear the cache on your Switch.
Before clearing the cache on your console, remember that doing so will remove any saved passwords, so it’s best to make sure you know these passwords before resetting your cache. With that being said, to clear the cache on your Nintendo Switch, follow these steps:
- On the home screen of your Nintendo Switch, select System settings.
- Navigate to the bottom of the displayed options and select System.
- Select the option below to format options.
- Select the user you want to clear the cache for, and then select Restart.
Your Nintendo Switch will then clear any stored cache data your console has for the specific user you selected, freeing up storage and removing unwanted personal information.
While clearing the cache frees up storage, the solution won’t be permanent: the more you play on your Switch, the more the cache will reload. To permanently increase the storage capacity of your Switch, you may need to expand your Nintendo Switch storage with a microSD card.
Take control of your Nintendo Switch data
By clearing the cache on your Nintendo Switch, you are helping to maintain your console, and you are also helping to control what information is stored within your console storage. Monitoring the data stored on your Switch is a useful tool to improve the health of your console.
For even more control over the data on your Switch, you might want to dig into other ways you can manage the data on your Nintendo Switch to further maintain your console.