Identify the destination used in the transfer
A profile still appearing on the original account is not enough to establish that a transfer failed. First identify whether the destination was a new account, an existing account, or an Extra Member slot. These are materially different routes in Netflix’s transfer documentation. Avoid deleting the original merely to make the screen resemble your expectation before confirming that the desired destination is working.
Read the copy and move distinction
Netflix says transfer to a new or existing account copies the profile, whereas an Extra Member transfer moves it and removes it from the original account. Recommendations, viewing history, My List and settings are among the transferred information; payment information is excluded. Netflix also says this feature cannot duplicate a profile inside the same account. The original’s continued presence after a copy therefore has a documented explanation.
Verify continuity before optional cleanup
Suppose someone creates their own account and expects their saved series to follow. Sign into that destination independently, identify the transferred profile, and check a recognisable watchlist item and viewing position. Those observations are more useful than comparing the number of icons on the former account. Keep billing verification separate, because transferred preferences are not evidence that a payment method travelled with them.
Treat removal as its own decision
After verifying the destination, the owner can review Netflix’s documented deletion options for a non-primary original profile. A primary profile has different restrictions, and an Extra Member transfer must be arranged during its purchase flow. Do not use trial-and-error deletion to solve an account-setup question. Record the destination route and any exact error for provider support if the copied history is absent.
Questions, answered
Does the payment method transfer with the profile?
Netflix says payment information is not transferred.