Nicki LygoNov 25, 2022

I’m thinking of moving my account to med-mastodon as I’m just not seeing my medical colleagues posts, meaning I’m missing out on a huge amount of information and learning when compared with the bird site.

I’ve read lots, but still can’t work out - do I have to create my new profile first before moving or is it created during the process of moving? I would like to move rather than just redirect and I don’t want two accounts.

Thanks in advance! 🙌🏻 #MovingInstances

Show threadMartin Hangen (he/him)

@DrLygo You have to create your new account first to be able to login and import the data of your old account.
This guide can help you:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2019/06/how-to-migrate-from-one-server-to-another

And play it save, backup all data from your old account first as mentioned in the guide.

#FediTips

How to migrate from one server to another

With the sad news that KNZK was shutting down we thought it might be useful for people to have a refresher on the features that Mastodon has built in that make moving instances easy and painless. Backing up Your Data Data export If you are moving to a new instance the first thing you will want to do is to get a backup of all of your data. Thankfully this process is painless with the Data Export tab under the “Import and Export” page.

Nov 25, 2022 at 7:44amWeb
Show threadNicki LygoNov 25, 2022
@maha thanks. This seems to be outlining the ‘redirect’ option. But I think there’s an option to ‘move’ where followers automatically move too. The trouble is, it asks me for the domain address I’d like to move to, but I’m not sure if I have to create this first, or if it does so in the move process. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Show threadMartin Hangen (he/him)Nov 25, 2022
@DrLygo I haven’t heard about the move feature you mentioned. I also can’t imagine how an automated followers move should work because as your follower the information which of your account names I follow is stored in my own account and only I can change it. I.e. by visiting your new account profile. At least that’s how I understood the process.
Btw I wonder why you can’t see your med mastodon buddies. In my timeline I can see toots from the med instance 🤔
Show threadNicki LygoNov 25, 2022

@maha The move option is in settings… 👇🏻

Re the lack of med post visibility - I’m sure it’s user error! (Mine, not the other med folks!)

Show threadMartin Hangen (he/him)Nov 25, 2022
@DrLygo Now I found this page too, I was looking in another menu of the settings. Well, as I see it, you have to create the new account first, then enter the handle of the new account here along with the password for your current account. I would give it a try after I created a backup of my current account as mentioned in the guide I sent you. Better safe than sorry.
Show threadNicki LygoNov 25, 2022
@maha Agreed! I think I’ll give it a go with Metatext first and see if that shows me med stuff. The Mastodon app sadly didn’t meet my needs at all!
Show threadMartin Hangen (he/him)Nov 25, 2022
@DrLygo I deleted the Mastodon app after just 2 days and switched to Metatext. It’s much better from my point of view. You also can add multiple accounts there so maybe you can create a new account, add it to Metatext and see if you can see the med stuff before you actually start moving.
Show threadNicki LygoNov 25, 2022
@maha Good call. So far, I can see more in Metatext but still not many med posts. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Show threadMartin Hangen (he/him)Nov 25, 2022
@DrLygo From which instance are they “tooting”? I follow some people from “med-mastodon.com” and “medibubble.org” and I can see their toots.