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Sometimes you just need a fresh start! Learn how to restart your game or reset your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You can also save items from your when you move to a new island with our guide below.
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How to Restart Animal Crossing: New Horizons
There is no in-game option to restart your game. However, you can delete all save data on your Nintendo Switch to start fresh.
| 1 | Go to the Nintendo Switch Home Screen. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Select System Settings. |
| 3 | Go to Data Management. |
| 4 | Choose Delete Save Data. |
| 5 | Select Animal Crossing: New Horizons. |
| 6 | Select Delete All Save Data for this Software. |
| 7 | Start the game. |
1. Go to the Nintendo Switch Home Screen
First, press the Home Button on the Switch to go Home. The Home Button is the small round button found underneath the right joystick.
2. Select System Settings
From the Home Screen, find the Settings Icon from the bottom right side of the screen.
3. Go to Data Management
From Settings, scroll down on the left-hand column until you find Data Management, then select it.
4. Choose Delete Save Data
After selecting Data Management, scroll down on the right-hand colum. Find Delete Save Data from the bottom of this list.
5. Select Animal Crossing: New Horizons
After choosing Delete Save Data, select Animal Crossing: New Horizons from the list of games.
6. Select Delete All Save Data for this Software
Select Delete All Save Data for this Software
to wipe all the save data for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
7. Start the Game
Once you have successfully cleared all save data, start the game again to see Timmy and Tommy.
Restart your character name and appearance, as well as the island layout and name.
Beginner's Guide to Animal Crossing New Horizons
Tips and Tricks to Restart Without Losing Items and DIY Recipes
If you've really made up your mind about restarting your game to create a new island, we have a couple of tips and tricks that'll help you save some time by keeping some of your items!
Drop Items on a Friend's Island First
If there are any special furniture or DIY items you want to keep, you might want to leave them on a friend's island first by visiting them online.
This allows you to carry 40 items at most, if you have the last pocket upgrade. You can get the items back once you've restarted your game.
So it's probably better to drop rare or valuable items first and then come back for them later on to add to your island to save you some time!
Don't Learn DIY Recipes Yet
Similar to the above method, if you have any DIY Recipes that you want to learn, you can drop them on a friend's island.
Once you have restarted the game, you can visit your friend's island again to get them back.
List of DIY Recipes | How to Get DIY Crafting Recipes
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i restarted and now i dont know how to go to work(happy home paradise)