<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>The CSVs are for your followers / lists / who you've blocked but you can't export/import toots (posts). <br></div><div><br></div><div>Here's my export page with CSV next to items that can be exported:<br></div><div><br></div><div>Posts 10</div><div>Follows 21 CSV</div><div>Lists 1 CSV</div><div>Followers 11 </div><div>You block 1 CSV</div><div>You mute 0 CSV</div><div>Domain blocks 0 CSV</div><div>Bookmarks 4 CSV</div><div><br></div><div>Followers cannot be exported to CSV but should be migrated when you configure your from_masto_instance to direct to your new_masto_instance. </div><div><br></div><div>On Mon, Nov 21, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Ronald Barnes wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div>Doug Moen wrote on 2022-11-21 10:58:<br></div><div><br></div><div>> When you switch servers, your followers will come with you, but your old <br></div><div>> toots remain on the old server and aren't copied over.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Good point. I briefly scanned the document and didn't notice the "toots" <br></div><div>transfer missing from:<br></div><div><br></div><div>> After doing all these steps, your old account will redirect to the new<br></div><div>> one, and your followers, follows, bookmarks, mutes and blocks will<br></div><div>> transfer automatically.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Seems kind of important.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I expected steps 5 & 6 don't transfer toots?<br></div><div><br></div><div>> On your OLD account, go to Preferences > Import And Export > Data<br></div><div>> Export and download all the CSV files one file at a time<br></div><div><br></div><div>> On your NEW account, go to Preferences > Import And Export > Import<br></div><div>> and upload the CSV files one at a time<br></div><div><br></div><div>Is each CSV a toot? Batch of toots? No toots what-so-ever?<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>rb<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>kwlug-disc mailing list<br></div><div>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org</a><br></div><div>with the subject "unsubscribe", or email<br></div><div><a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org</a> to contact a human being.<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote></body></html>