this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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So I’m wondering if a DIY middle ground can be reached with the API and some scripting, perhaps even just in the browser after entering your credentials.
You won’t be able to move your posts, but you could link to your old profile in your bio.
But I can see it being viable to basically download your old subscriptions and bookmarks and basically applying them to your new account.
There's already a tool for moving over the subscriptions: https://github.com/wescode/lemmy_migrate
Nice one, cheers for sharing!
There is a script somewhere which allows people to export/import their subscriptions. It did not work for me, hence I did not save it. But in theory, workarounds should be possible.
You can already do that, or do I get you wrong? Probably does not help when your old instance ceases to exist.
Based, where will you update us?