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==Required Reading==
==Required Reading==


The Nintendo Switch release of Minecraft Bedrock edition does not permit importing worlds from external sources in-game. However, there is a trick to import your world to Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition that involves using a save manager and creating a blank world to replace with your downloaded world.
The Nintendo Switch release of Minecraft Bedrock edition does not permit importing worlds from external sources in-game. However, you can add worlds by extracting and editing the save.


{{Critical|This guide works on emuMMC as well as sysCFW, but be warned: there is always a ban risk when messing with sysMMC. While people have reported successes with using this guide in sysMMC without getting banned, this can change.}}
{{Critical|Importing worlds works on emuMMC as well as sysCFW, but be warned: there is always a ban risk when messing with sysMMC. While people have reported successes with using this guide in sysMMC without getting banned, this can change.}}


== What You Need ==
== What You Need ==
* A copy of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
* A copy of Minecraft bedrock for Nintendo Switch
* a modded Nintendo Switch
* [https://github.com/BernardoGiordano/Checkpoint/releases/latest Checkpoint] (the <code>Checkpoint.nro</code> file) or [https://github.com/J-D-K/JKSV/releases/latest JKSV] (the <code>JKSV.nro</code> file) in your <code>/switch</code> folder
* [https://github.com/BernardoGiordano/Checkpoint/releases/latest Checkpoint] (the <code>Checkpoint.nro</code> file) or [https://github.com/J-D-K/JKSV/releases/latest JKSV] (the <code>JKSV.nro</code> file) in your <code>/switch</code> folder


==Instructions==
==Exporting Minecraft worlds==


===Section I - Creating a dummy world and backing up your save===
===Section I - Backing up your save===


# Boot to Atmosphère on your Switch.
# Boot to Atmosphère on your switch
# Launch Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition.
# Launch the Homebrew Menu using either title takeover (recommended) or the album applet and load either Checkpoint or JKSV. JKSV does not support applet mode since release 11/16/2025
# Once it is loaded, create a new world with a name distinct from your other worlds, if you have any. This is used to identify the world save later in the guide.
# Select your user if needed, select Minecraft, back up the save (any name works), then exit
# After it has been created, exit the world, then close Minecraft.
# Launch the Homebrew Menu using either title takeover or the album applet and load either Checkpoint or JKSV.
# Select your user if needed, select Minecraft, back up the save (any name works), then exit.


===Section II - Copying the world files===
===Section II - Copying the world files===


# Reboot to Hekate.
# Reboot to Hekate
# Go to Tools -> USB Tools -> SD Card and connect your Switch to your PC.
# Go to Tools -> USB Tools -> SD Card and connect your Switch to your PC
# These next steps will differ depending on if you used Checkpoint or JKSV:
# These next steps will differ depending on if you used Checkpoint or JKSV:
#* Checkpoint users: Navigate to <code>/switch/Checkpoint/saves/0x0100D71004694000 Minecraft/</code> and enter the folder for your dumped save
#* Checkpoint users: Navigate to <code>/switch/Checkpoint/saves/0x0100D71004694000 Minecraft/</code> and enter the folder for your dumped save
#* JKSV users: Navigate to <code>/JKSV/Minecraft/</code>, copy the zip archive for your dumped save to your PC, extract it and enter the created folder
#* JKSV users: Navigate to <code>/JKSV/Minecraft/</code>, extract the zip archive corresponding to your save and enter the created folder
# Navigate to <code>games/com.mojang/minecraftWorlds/</code>.
# Navigate to <code>games/com.mojang/minecraftWorlds/</code>
# For each subfolder:
# For each subfolder:
## Inside the subfolder, open levelname.txt and see if the contents of the file matches your world name you set in section I step 3.
## Inside the subfolder, open levelname.txt and see if the contents of the file matches your world name you set in section I step 3
## If it is the correct name, delete the contents of this subfolder (not the subfolder itself) and replace it with the contents of your downloaded world (file and folder structure should match).
## If it is the correct name, copy the subfolder to your PC
## If it isn't the correct name, move on to the next subfolder
## If it isn't the correct name, move on to the next subfolder
# '''For JKSV users only''': Go back to the path where your copied zip archive is, delete the zip archive, compress to .zip/send to zip archive, copy this newly created zip archive and place it in <code>/JKSV/Minecraft</code> on your Switch, replacing the existing archive.
# Eject your Switch and disconnect it from your PC
 
{{Success|Your Minecraft world has been successfully exported!}}
 
==Importing custom Minecraft worlds==
 
{{info|If you have a .mcworld or .mctemplate file, rename the .mcworld or .mctemplate extension to .zip and extract the folder.}}
 
===Section I backing up your save===
 
# Boot to Atmosphère on your Switch
#Launch the Homebrew Menu using either title takeover (recommended) or the album applet and load either Checkpoint or JKSV. JKSV does not support applet mode since release 11/16/2025
# Select your user if needed, select Minecraft, back up the save (any name works), then exit
 
===Section II Copying the world files===
 
# Reboot to Hekate
# Go to Tools -> USB Tools -> SD Card and connect your Switch to your PC
# These next steps will differ depending on if you used Checkpoint or JKSV:
#* Checkpoint users: Navigate to <code>/switch/Checkpoint/saves/0x0100D71004694000 Minecraft/</code> and enter the folder for your dumped save
#* JKSV users: Navigate to <code>/JKSV/Minecraft/</code>, extract the zip archive corresponding to your save and enter the created folder
# Navigate to <code>games/com.mojang/minecraftWorlds/</code>
# place your world folders for the words you wish to import into this directory
# Eject your Switch and disconnect it from your PC
# Eject your Switch and disconnect it from your PC


===Section III - Importing the modified save===
===Section III - Importing the modified save===


# From Hekate, boot into Atmosphère.
# From Hekate, boot into Atmosphère
# Launch the Homebrew Menu using either title takeover or the album applet and load either Checkpoint or JKSV.
# Launch the Homebrew Menu using either title takeover (recommended) or the album applet and load either Checkpoint or JKSV.
# Select your user if needed, select Minecraft, select your save, restore it, then exit.
# Select your user if needed, select Minecraft, select your save, restore it, then exit


{{Success|You should now have your custom world imported into Minecraft!}}
{{Success|You should now have your custom world imported into Minecraft!}}
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