How to transfer worlds between switch and pc with only mc acc no realms

Hello, Jasper C. I'm Arturo, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

First, it is important to point out that I'm not part of the Microsoft or Minecraft staff.

That being said, I'm sorry to say, but without realms, it is not possible to transfer Minecraft worlds from one platform to another, like between Switch and PC.

Not only that, but it is critical to point out that worlds aren't synced between devices even if the same Microsoft account is used.

I know this is not the kind of answer you were expecting, but your understanding is appreciated.

Kind regards,

Arturo.

Hello, AJ1Stone. I’m Arturo, and I’ll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

Currently, the only way to transfer worlds between Xbox and PC is by creating a realm for the world and then download it to the PC.

You may want to check this similar thread:

https://answers.microsoft.com/thread/bf2920fb-2546-49c5-9dd4-2b13377da215

Miguel's response:

“You must have an active Minecraft Realm to do this. If you have not yet used your Realm's free trial, you can use that to transfer your worlds. For more information about Minecraft Realms and how to start a Realm, go to the Realms Plus page.

Note: You must use the same edition of Minecraft and the same Xbox Live account to transfer worlds.

1. From the first device, click the pen icon next to your Realm from the Realms list
2. Click Replace World and confirm.
3. Choose the world you want to transfer to.
4. Wait for the upload and then click Let's go!
5. Open Minecraft from the second device and click the pen icon next to your Realm from the Realms
6. Click Download World.
7. Wait for the download and then click Let's go!

Your world should now be transferred from one device to another. If you want to transfer to another world, repeat the same process.”

Thanks for your attention,

Arturo.

Only way of playing on a world that is the same for all platforms is to play on a realm, which is unfortunately not available for PS4 at the moment.

Worlds can not be transferred between platforms.

...we have now started fresh with a new world in minecraft on the ipad. However, i still cannot access this new world on the nintendo switch minecraft

Minecraft doesn't store the worlds "in the cloud" so that multiple devices can access one world.

If you have a world stored on your iPad, the Switch will NOT automatically have the world, even if you use the same Microsoft Account.

Your son can either "visit" the world on the iPad with the Switch, while the iPad is running Minecraft at that time through Multiplayer.

If you really want to have the world shared across both devices, your only option is to "rent" a realm that you have to pay for in monthly subscription fees.

Or if your son is okay with transferring the world from one device (e.g. iPad to the Switch and only play on the Switch from then on), you could use a free trial for Realms to transfer the world over.

To do that, your son activates a Realm subscription with a free trial on iOS, and uploads the desired world to the Realm service.

Then he connects the Switch to the same Realm, and downloads the world to his Switch.

Then you cancel the Realm subscription via
https://my.minecraft.net/profile/realms

Realms definitely works to transfer worlds! That is how I did it. I transferred about 8 worlds from Xbox to PC through my 30 realms trial. Steps to do this are simple, as well.

Start your realm trial and save one of your worlds as the realm world.

Then open Minecraft on your PC and download the world.

If you have more than one, like I did, rinse and repeat the above steps!

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