Need help using Switch module not passing data

Hey everyone,

I need some help with the Switch node in n8n. I’m fairly experienced with the platform, but I'm running into some workflow issues that I haven’t been able to cleanly solve.

Coming from Make (Integromat), I’m used to routers where data flows through and you can easily branch and iterate without losing access to previous steps. In n8n, when I use a Switch to branch the flow, I find that I can't reference earlier nodes unless I explicitly merge them back in downstream. That forces me to add Merge nodes just to pull in previous data, which clutters up the workflow and makes it hard to read.

Is there a better way to handle this kind of branching and iteration in n8n? Something that doesn’t require wiring everything back together manually like this?

Appreciate any insights.

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