• Ilikecheese@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I just wish I could access my account settings, which look like they are stored on the server instead of the app I use. I had already blocked several hundred communities that I wasn’t interested in and I don’t look forward to re-blocking them again (ok, maybe I look forward to it just a little bit, I might have a problem)

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      1 year ago

      If vlemmy comes back up you can use this tool I made to pull down a list of subscriptions, blocks, etc. and if you want, copy all those to a new account:

      https://github.com/CMahaff/lasim

      Obviously your comments, etc. are gone, but at least you can keep browsing uninterrupted from another instance.

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        1 year ago

        Awesome. I will have to check that out and make backups if that server pops back up. Thanks.

        I assume once all these apps get fully fleshed out functionality like this will be added and automated into client software to make it easier. Backing up/load bearing would probably be something that could be federated among instances of different servers too to prevent things like this from having much of an effect on users, no?

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          1 year ago

          The devs have definitely said there will be an official way to backup your account and import into another at some point, but I don’t think they’ve decided what exactly what would be like. Lots of possibilities with varying degrees of difficulty.

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            1 year ago

            Yeah, it’s all a bit janky right now, but that’s kinda part of the charm. I like watching things grow and evolve.