png file with the same name to the directory with saves for your Witcher 3: ManualSave_5a81a_7e40f000_5e09c00.snf ) and copy it along with the. snf file to the name of the original save file from the Nintendo Switch (e.g. snf file (from the "pc_save_file" folder) in any convenient HEX editor, and go (the key shortcut for HxD is Ctrl + G) at offset C16 and change the value to 12 (your value can be 15 or 14 or something else, it doesn't matter - change to 12).
Download and install som HEX editor (the author of the solution uses HxD ( ht tps :///en/hxd/ )). The extracted file will have a similar name: 0000000c.snf.ģ. Open the command line and enter the following command: For simplicity let's say you unpacked it to the folder "new" at the root directory of D drive ( D:\new ). Download the Offzip ( ht tps :///mytoolz.htm#offzip ) software and unpack it somewhere.
Make a backup of the game saves using Checkpoint and copy the desired. You can use Offzip.exe software to unpack the save file and some HEX editor to change the version of the game inside the save the file.ġ. Because of this, you can bring saves from PC to Switch (they will be automatically converted by the game), but you can't do it another way around. The main issue is that the latest version for PC (1.32) is "older" than the latest version for Switch (1.60). The author is VitGil ( the original post in Russian - ht tps :///forum/index.php?showtopic=939714&st=3720#entry94382380 ). The patch created by Potato_of_Doom is not available anymore and I found a way to transfer saves from Switch to PC without cloud saves!