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# Choose your destination server; [[How do I get an account?#How to choose an instance|How to choose an instance]] may help.
# Create the new account you want to move to if you didn't already. It doesn't have to be a new account.
# 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.
# Log in to the account you want to move TO and go to Settings > Account > Moving from a different account.
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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.
To keep your "follows" as well as your followers, see https://codingitwrong.com/2022/10/10/migrating-a-mastodon-account.html.


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