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{{Project
|Part Of=Mastodon, Mastodon/Social WG
|Contributors= Marcel Stimberg, Manisha Sinha
|Completion Status=Completed
|Active Status=Completed
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Up to [[Part Of::Mastodon/FAQ]]
You've read https://neuromatch.social/about, created an account https://neuromatch.social/auth/sign_up, and are ready to leave your previous account on another instance behind? Welcome! Below, you find the steps to make this transition as smooth as possible.
You've read https://neuromatch.social/about, created an account https://neuromatch.social/auth/sign_up, and are ready to leave your previous account on another instance behind? Welcome! Below, you find the steps to make this transition as smooth as possible.


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# Go to ''Preferences → Import and export → Import'' on neuromatch.social (https://neuromatch.social/settings/import), and import the lists you exported from your old instance (in particular the "Following list").
# Go to ''Preferences → Import and export → Import'' on neuromatch.social (https://neuromatch.social/settings/import), and import the lists you exported from your old instance (in particular the "Following list").
# You might also need to set some non-standard preferences you had set on your old server, e.g. change the default post privacy from public to unlisted (https://neuromatch.social/settings/preferences/other)
# You might also need to set some non-standard preferences you had set on your old server, e.g. change the default post privacy from public to unlisted (https://neuromatch.social/settings/preferences/other)
# You could use [https://www.eliotlash.com/masto-list-importer/ this tool] for importing your personally curated Lists




Congratulations, enjoy your new home!
Congratulations, enjoy your new home!