How to Transfer Profile to Netflix Account
How to Transfer Profile to Netflix Account
Netflix has a feature that allows users to transfer profiles to a separate account. This is especially useful if you have password scavengers or someone is using your account and you don’t want to be there anymore.
If you want to know how to transfer profiles to Netflix, keep reading. You can also check all the information about the Netflix Basic with Ads level.
Note that this is different from having an extra member, which is another feature that was introduced during Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing.
How to Transfer Profiles to Netflix
This feature has been around for a few months now and is available to subscribers in the US and UK. You need to sign in to Netflix on a web browser, not through an app. Here are the steps to follow to transfer a profile:
- Time to complete: 5 minutes
- Equipment required: PC or laptop, Netflix account
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Clicking on “Account” can also take you to the transfer profiles page
Confirm that you want to allow profile transfers
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An email will be sent to the account holder confirming that profile transfers are enabled once you click “Allow”.
Select the profile you want to transfer to a new account in the Profiles & Parental Controls section, then click “Transfer”
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According to the screenshot, a backup copy of the profile will still be available on the original account
Enter the email address and password you want to use for the new account
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Follow the on-screen prompts until the profile is moved – Netflix will send a confirmation email once everything is complete
Note that Netflix will keep a copy of the profile on the original account. At the time of writing, you cannot move a profile to an existing account – it will have to be a new one.
If you need to quit the process halfway through, you can continue by using a web browser to sign in to Netflix with the email address and password you used to start the process. Then just select “End Transfer” to pick up where you left off.
This is the first thing Netflix rolled out to restrict password sharing. The platform has been tested to allow users to add additional “homes” in Central and South America, as well as other features – but these are not yet official worldwide.
What is reported in a profile transfer on Netflix?
When moving a profile to a new account, the following information should be retained:
- Content recommendations and suggestions
- Viewing history
- Saved games and handful of games
- Settings such as languages and subtitles, autoplay, age-based viewing restrictions, etc.
- Profile name and icon
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