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How to move your OLD Mastodon account to a NEW Mastodon account.

There are 6 simple steps.

This post is post 2 of 2, which includes the last 2 steps.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Migration #Move

The screenshot shows step 5 on the Old Site. You want to select "Account" and "Account Settings". There is a part that reads "Move to a different account. If you wish to redirect this account to a different one, you can configure it here." The end of that sentence is the URL you want to click on.
This screenshot shows the last step, step 6. Here you will enter your New username, and your current password for your old account. Then you will select "move followers". The screenshot reads after this step you are all done.
#fediverse #mastodon #migration #move

How to move your OLD Mastodon account to a NEW Mastodon account.

There are 6 simple steps.

This post is post 1 of 2, which includes the first 4 steps.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Migration #Move

Screenshot shows on the Old Site, you select "Import and export" and then select "Data Export". Download the CSV files.
Screenshot shows step 2, on the New Site, you select "Import and export" and you select "Import". From the drop down menu, you select the type of import you want to import. For example, followers. Select browse, find the CSV file you saved, and select upload. The screenshot notes you should wait until the import is finished before importing another CSV. The screenshot shows there is a status of "finished" when completed.
Screenshot shows step 3 on the New Site. You want to select "account" and "account settings". You will see a part that reads "Moving from a different account. To move from another account to this one, first you need to create an account alias." The end of that sentence is the URL you want to click on.
The screenshot shows step 4, on the New Site, you will enter your Old username, and then select "create alias". The screenshot notes that after creating a alias you want to wait 10 to 15 minutes for it to sync within the Fediverse before moving to the next step.
#fediverse #mastodon #migration #move

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