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So you have gathered some experience with the Fediverse, but are not happy with the instance your account is on?
Maybe because you don't like the software and want to switch e.g. from Mastodon to Pixelfed, or because the instance has too lax rules and you keep seeing posts you're not comfortable with. Then it might be time to migrate your account to a different instance.

The good news: Moving from one Mastodon (or Mastodon fork) instance to another can be done (almost*) without losing any followers or people you follow. The bad news: There is no such thing for the rest of the Fediverse and even if you move from Masto to Masto your posts won't be moved.

Moving from Mastodon to Mastodon

Create the new account you want to move to if you didn't already. It doesn't have to be a new account.
Log in to the account you want to move TO and go to Settings > Account > Moving from a different account.
There enter the handle (@profilename@instance.whatever) of the account you want to move FROM.
Now login with the account you want to move FROM and go to Settings > Account > Move to a different account.
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.

Some facts:

The account you moved from will not be deleted but just deactivated and it will redirect to your new account. You can reactivate the account later on, but the followers will be gone (moved to the other account).
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.

Moving from or to a non-Mastodon instance

Tip: Think hard if you really want to move or just create a second account.

These are just suggestions:

Post on your old account that you will move to prepare your followers.
Create the new account.
Rename your old account to “profilename [old]“, “profilename [moved]” or similar.
Create a post on your old account informing your followers that you moved. Display the handle of the new account prominently in that post and pin the post to your profile.
Also put that message in the profile description of your old account.
With your new account write an #introduction post and include some hashtags you used before.
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.
Repost some of your better posts to your new profile. You can do so so using the hashtag #RecycledToot.

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-{{DISPLAYTITLE:別のインスタンスに引っ越す}}
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+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-あなたはフェディバースと経験を共にしました。しかし、あなたのアカウントがあるインスタンスと合っていないと感じたら？<br>
+So you have gathered some experience with the Fediverse, but are not happy with the instance your account is on? <br>
-ソフトウェアが合っていなくて、切り替えたい (例: マストドンからPixelfedに) と思うかもしれません。または、インスタンスが緩い規則で運用されていて、あまり良くない投稿を見ることが多いのかもしれません。あなたのアカウントを別のインスタンスに移住させる時が来たのでしょうか？
+Maybe because you don't like the software and want to switch e.g. from Mastodon to Pixelfed, or because the instance has too lax rules and you keep seeing posts you're not comfortable with.
+Then it might be time to migrate your account to a different instance.
+</div>
-良いニュース: マストドン (またはそのフォーク) の間での移動はフォロワーとフォローを失うことなくできます。
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+The good news: Moving from one Mastodon (or Mastodon fork) instance to another can be done (almost*) without losing any followers or people you follow.
+The bad news: There is no such thing for the rest of the Fediverse and even if you move from Masto to Masto your posts won't be moved.
+</div>
-悪いニュース: フェディバースの他の組み合わせでは、そうではありません。マストドン間であっても、あなたの投稿は失われます。
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+== Moving from Mastodon to Mastodon==
+</div>
-== マストドンからマストドンに引っ越す ==
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+# Create the new account you want to move to if you didn't already. It doesn't have to be a new account.
+# Log in to the account you want to move TO and go to Settings > Account > Moving from a different account.
+# There enter the handle (@profilename@instance.whatever) of the account you want to move FROM.
+# Now login with the account you want to move FROM and go to Settings > Account > Move to a different account.
+# 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.
+</div>
-# もしまだないなら、引っ越し先のアカウントを作る。新しいアカウントである必要はない。
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-# 引っ越し'''先'''のアカウントにログインし、「ユーザー設定」→「アカウント設定」→「別のアカウントから引っ越す」に移動する。
+====Some facts: ====
-# 引っ越し'''元'''のハンドル (@profilename@instance.whatever) を入力する。
+</div>
-# 引っ越し'''元'''のアカウントにログインし、「ユーザー設定」→「アカウント設定」→「別のアカウントに引っ越す」に移動する。
-# 引っ越し'''先'''のハンドルとパスワードを入力し、「フォロワーを移動する」を押す。
-# フォロワーが移動されるのを待ち、終了。
-=== ちょっとした事実: ===
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+* The account you moved from will not be deleted but just deactivated and it will redirect to your new account. You can reactivate the account later on, but the followers will be gone (moved to the other account).
+* 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.
+</div>
-* 引っ越し元のアカウントは、削除されるのではなく、無効化されます。そして、引っ越し元のアカウントから引っ越し先のアカウントにリダイレクトされます。引っ越し元のアカウントを再び有効化することもできますが、フォロワーは失われます。(引っ越し先のアカウントに移動します。)
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-* アカウントの引っ越しを使って、複数のアカウントをマージすることができます。
+== Moving from or to a non-Mastodon instance ==
-* マストドンでないインスタンスのフォロワーは移動されません。
+</div>
-== マストドンでないインスタンスでの引っ越し ==
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+Tip: Think hard if you really want to move or just create a second account.
+</div>
-アドバイス: 本当にアカウントを引っ越したいのか、単に2個目のアカウントを作成すればいいのか、よく考えてください。
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+These are just suggestions:
+</div>
-こういうやり方もあります:
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
+# Post on your old account that you will move to prepare your followers.
+# Create the new account.
+# Rename your old account to “profilename [old]“, “profilename [moved]” or similar.
+# Create a post on your old account informing your followers that you moved. Display the handle of the new account prominently in that post and pin the post to your profile.
+# Also put that message in the profile description of your old account.
+# With your new account write an #introduction post and include some hashtags you used before.
+# 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.
+# Repost some of your better posts to your new profile. You can do so so using the hashtag #RecycledToot.
+</div>
-# 引っ越しを計画していることを古いアカウントで投稿する。フォロワーに準備を促すため。
+<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">
-# 新しいアカウントを作成する。
+[[Category:Beginners guide]] [[Category:How to]]
-# 古いアカウントを「名前 [古]」または「名前 [移転済み]」などのように改名する。
+</div>
-# フォロワーに引っ越しを伝える投稿を作成する。投稿では新しいハンドルを目立つようにする。この投稿をプロフィールにピン止めする。
-# 同じメッセージを古いアカウントのプロフィールに書く。
-# 新しいアカウントで自己紹介の投稿を書き、#introduction ハッシュタグを付ける。他にも、以前に使っていたハッシュタグを付ける。
-# 古いフォロワーがあなたを再びフォローするまで何週間か待つ。その間、項番4を1回か2回繰り返す。
-# あなたのフォロワーのリストを見て、まだ再びフォローしていない人に (手動で) 引っ越しを伝える。
-# 新しいアカウントで、あなたの過去の優良な投稿を再投稿する。#RecycledToot ハッシュタグを付けるとよい。
-[[Category:Beginners guide/ja]] [[Category:How to/ja]]