Checkpoint for Nintendo Switch

Manage local save backups with a console interface, plus optional wireless and USB MTP transfer.

Switch homebrew launcher and current supported CFW. This is the Switch NRO build, separate from the project’s 3DS releases. First title scan can take longer.

These links preserve the verified version above. Check the linked release and your actual CFW/system version before installation.

1. Install the console buildCopy Checkpoint.nro to sd:/switch/Checkpoint/. This page offers the Switch NRO; the project’s 3DS packages are different files.
2. Allow the first scan to finishLaunch from hbmenu on a compatible CFW setup. The initial title scan and working-folder creation can take longer than subsequent launches.
3. Create a named backupChoose the user and title, then use the backup action. Keep a second copy of the resulting save folder before restoring or transferring anything.
4. Restore the intended saveSelect the matching title and backup, then read the restore confirmation. Export the current save first so a previous state remains available.

sd:/switch/Checkpoint/Checkpoint.nro
sd:/switch/Checkpoint/saves/ [generated save backups]
sd:/switch/Checkpoint/config.json [app settings]

For missing titles, check the selected user and let the initial scan finish. If an operation fails, retain the displayed error code and consult the project documentation rather than repeatedly replacing the save.

• Official project & documentation
• Pinned release / compatibility notes
• Switch Homebrew App Store entry

Checkpoint project icon from its Homebrew App Store listing. The original image bytes are retained with their source URL and checksum. Ready console files have matching local backup copies, with version, size and SHA-256 recorded. Original containers and older versions are preserved. No downloaded application was executed and physical-console operation was not tested.