Missing Items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons After a Resident Transfer
The information in this article can help if you find you are missing items you previously had after moving your resident to a new Nintendo Switch console in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
When a resident moves to an island on a new Nintendo Switch console, some items and progress will not be transferred from their original island. The table below shows what is transferred and what is not transferred.
| Will be transferred | Will NOT be transferred |
| Resident name and appearance | Island facilities and museum contributions |
| Items in pockets (except temporary items) | Furniture and items placed outside the home |
| Resident’s house and remaining loan | Any moving kits held |
| Items in storage and placed in the resident’s house | Any task-exclusive items, such as an animal’s lost item (these will be turned into garbage) |
| NookPhone apps and Nook Miles stamps | Letters that were going to be received the next day |
| Catalog | |
| Critterpedia | |
| DIY recipes | |
| Mail in mailbox (except letters that were currently being mailed) | |
| Custom designs (only when moving to a new, unpopulated island) | |
| Best Friends list (only when the same Nintendo Account is linked to the user on the new console) |