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A free, open-source social network software based on ActivityPub
A network of independent social media sites powered by Mastodon

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How to I change (if I can) my @? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Cannon_Bacon@alien.top to c/mastodon

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(Is THAT better?) Now if I can, how the hell do i change my frigging @ on mastodon? I don't want to have to make a new account but I'll probably have to right? (Tried asking this before, and didn't get an answer just got my post removed) (i'm in .social btw)

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[–] IMTrick@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Account names are permanent. You'll need a new one.

[–] JustDalek_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

as annoying as it is, you need to create your new account, then migrate the old into the new

You should keep followers and following
Everything else is lost in the process (you can export your archive in your settings to save that data first)

How to migrate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpI-SplOXVE