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Docus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

We urgently need the ability to move your user account to another instance for that to work. At the moment, it’s not easy to move to another Lemmy instance, I would have to redo subscriptions, blocklists and likely pick a different username.

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Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This is now available as of 0.19. Before that you needed a 3rd party tool like lasim.

User data export/import

Users can now export their data (community follows, blocklists, profile settings), and import it again on another instance. This can be used for account migrations and also as a form of backup. The export format is designed to remain unchanged for a long time. You can make regular exports, and if the instance becomes unavailable, register a new account and import the data. This way you can continue using Lemmy seamlessly.

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- Docus@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Good news, thanks for sharing. Not sure if any iOS apps support it though.
  
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