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Update Changing Accounts
You can change your "display name" in Matrix. But because of low-level design decisions in the Matrix protocol, accounts cannot be renamed nor can accounts names be re-used, and deactivating an account is permanent.
Also, accounts tied to SSO such as Mozilla's SSO cannot be reassigned to new ownersand you cannot change the primary email tied to it. To accomplish such a change:
# create a new account for yourself
# to maintain continuity in conversations, export your encryption keys from the old account and import them into the new account and then (where relevant) using your old account invite your new account into conversations you'd like to continue (see account settings, in Security And Privacy, under Cryptography near the bottom of that window)
