How to Factory Reset EmuNAND on a Modded Nintendo Switch | Maintenance Mode Guide

How to Factory Reset EmuNAND on a Modded Nintendo Switch In this video, I show you how to enter maintenance mode during boot to perform a factory reset of your emuNAND / custom firmware on a modded Nintendo Switch. This is useful if your custom firmware environment has become cluttered with old profiles, software, or settings and you want to start fresh again. The process wipes the custom firmware system only, while keeping your SD card files, Atmosphère and bootloader intact. What This Guide Covers: Entering Maintenance Mode during Atmosphère boot Performing a factory reset of emuNAND What gets deleted during the reset What stays safe on the SD card Rebooting and setting up custom firmware again Important Notes ⚠️ This reset will remove: User profiles Installed games Save data System settings ⚠️ This reset will NOT remove: Atmosphère files Hekate bootloader SD card mod files ⚠️ Avoid linking your Nintendo account inside custom firmware environments. Chapters 00:00 Intro + disclaimer 00:46 Why reset emuNAND 01:02 Boot into Hekate 01:08 Enter maintenance mode during boot 01:32 Initialize console 01:46 Factory reset process 02:10 Reboot and setup 02:27 SD card message explanation 02:48 Final notes Related Guides in This Series SD Card Setup for a Modded Switch    • How to create your SD Card with Atmosphere...   Firmware Downgrade Guide (21.2 → 20.5)    • How to downgrade firmware 21.2 to 20.5 + D...   This file pack below is used throughout my guides 1UPTechy file pack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g6sX... If this guide helped you: 👍 Like the video 🔔 Subscribe for more modded Switch tutorials 💬 Comment if there’s something you’d like covered next Thanks for watching. 1UPTechy 🎮