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Move Account
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* [Home](help)
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! **this is an experimental feature**
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** How to move an account between servers **
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Go to "Settings" -> "[Export personal data](uexport)"
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Click on "Export account" to save your account data.
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This file contains your details, your contacts, groups, and personal settings.
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It also contains your secret keys to authenticate yourself to your contacts:
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**save this file in a secure place**!
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Go to your new server, and open *http://newserver.com/uimport* (there is not a
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direct link to this page at the moment).
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Do NOT create a new account prior to importing your old settings - uimport should be used *instead* of register.
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Load your saved account file and click "Import".
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Friendica will recreate your account on the new server, with your contacts and groups.
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A message is sent to Friendica contacts, to inform them about your move: if your
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contacts are runnning on an updated server, your details on their
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side will be automatically updated.
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Contacts on Statusnet/Identi.ca or Diaspora will be archived, as we can't inform
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them about your move.
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You should ask them to remove your contact from their lists and re-add you, and you
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should do the same with their contact.
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After the move, the account on the old server will not work reliably anymore, and
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should be not used.
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