So I wrote a little web app that allows a user to move their user data, like settings and subscribed/banned communities, from one account/instance to another.

It runs completely client-side, but is hosted on GitHub for the moment. Maybe it'll be of some use!

Features:

Don't trust me or GitHub? Clone the project and host it yourself or run it locally (Example in Wiki)
Export user data from any Lemmy instance (>=v0.19)
Download user data as a text file
Modify user data, e.g. to add or remove followed users/communites (Example in Wiki)
- "display_name"
- "bio"
- "avatar"
- "banner"
- "matrix_id"
- "bot_account"
- "settings"
- "followed_communities"
- "saved_posts"
- "saved_comments"
- "blocked_communities"
- "blocked_users"
- "blocked_instances"
Transfer user data to the target account on the target instance

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[–] Anon518@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks for the info!

I may add options to modify the exported data in some ways via a simple checkbox in the future, but I wouldn’t count on it.

The 2nd screenshot https://github.com/StableNarwhal/Lemmy-Userdata-Migration/wiki/How-to-only-export-or-transfer-a-part-of-my-user-data,-e.g.-blocked-instances%3F shows that feature already exists?

[–] Emotet@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Indeed it does, I was talking about adding a checkbox tagged "Only transfer blocked users" instead of having to click through some menus.