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# There enter the handle and password of the account you want to move TO and hit “Move Followers”.
# There enter the handle and password of the account you want to move TO and hit “Move Followers”.
# Wait for the followers to be moved and you're done.
# Wait for the followers to be moved and you're done.


====Some facts: ====
====Some facts: ====
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* You can merge two or more accounts by moving from one to another or by moving both/all to a new one.
* You can merge two or more accounts by moving from one to another or by moving both/all to a new one.
* *Some followers from non-Mastodon instances won't move.
* *Some followers from non-Mastodon instances won't move.


== Moving from or to a non-Mastodon instance ==
== Moving from or to a non-Mastodon instance ==
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# Wait a few weeks for your old followers to follow you again. In that time you can repeat point 4 one or two times.
# Wait a few weeks for your old followers to follow you again. In that time you can repeat point 4 one or two times.
# Go through your followers lists and manually inform the ones who didn't follow you again.
# Go through your followers lists and manually inform the ones who didn't follow you again.
# Repost some of your better posts to your new profile. I did so using the hashtag #RecycledToot.
# Repost some of your better posts to your new profile. You can do so so using the hashtag #RecycledToot.


[[Category:Beginners guide]] [[Category:How to]]
[[Category:Beginners guide]] [[Category:How to]]