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I have another account on a separate instance. Is there any way to merge or sync them? Or are they forever separate? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ext23@lemmy.world to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

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I read that some instances don’t allow posting on certain other instances, etc. I thought I would create an account on a smaller instance, in case this one gets too bogged down or whatever. Is there any way to sync them up?

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[–] ext23@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So what is actually the point of having accounts on different instances, aside from keeping your post history/subscriptions etc. separate?

[–] Still@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it's just two different places, I guess redundancy in case one goes down

[–] ext23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get that, but without a way to sync them, it's really just a placeholder for a username. Oh well, hopefully lemmy.world remains stable and responsive from now on.

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You just got some good reasons though.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's not necessary, for sure (I personally only have this account), but reasons I've seen are:

In case your home instance is down, you can still browse and post
If you're interested in content in a community that's on an instance that your home instance isn't federated with (e.g., you're on lemmy.world and want to interact with a community on beehaw.org)
To keep some kinds of activity separate from others (e.g., some people have a separate account for porn, usually on lemmynsfw.com)

Might be other reasons, too