Transfer saved Minecraft & Dungeons Xbox data from one Profile to another

DaveE123 0 Reputation points
2026-09-27T19:01:29.97+00:00

My son has been using my wife's account for many years for Xbox games including Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons. He has his own account now, which we are ok with re-purchasing old games on, but is it possible to transfer the game data itself?

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    2026-09-27T19:01:43.1833333+00:00

    No. Xbox/Microsoft game progress, purchases, gamertag, and related saved progress stay tied to the Microsoft account/profile where they were created and can’t be transferred to another Microsoft account.

    What is possible:

    • Rebuy the games on the new account.
    • Keep using the original account for the existing saves.
    • If the goal is only to change the sign-in email for the account that owns the Xbox data, an alias change may help preserve access to that same account, but it does not move data to a different account.

    Relevant account limitation:

    • Microsoft personal accounts can’t be linked, merged, or combined.
    • Game progress can’t be transferred from one Microsoft account to another.

    For title-to-title save sharing, game developers can configure connected storage access policies in Partner Center, but that is for sharing saves across titles under developer control, not for moving a player’s saves from one Microsoft account/profile to another.

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  2. Thomas4-N 22,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-10-02T10:00:54.48+00:00

    Hello DaveE123,

    I understand why you’d want to keep the progress your son has built up over the years. Microsoft doesn’t offer a supported way to move Xbox saves or game progress from your wife’s account to his new account, even if you repurchase the games.

    There may be a separate, unofficial possibility for Minecraft Dungeons characters if those character files are available on a Windows PC, but it would not transfer his Xbox profile or all his game progress. Has he played Dungeons on a Windows PC, or only on Xbox? That will help determine whether there’s anything worth checking beyond the account-transfer limitation.

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