If so, you need SAP Universal ID. In a few months, SAP Universal ID will be the only option to login to SAP Community. Without it, you will lose your content and badges. If you have multiple accounts, use the Consolidation Tool to merge your content.
I have done init with data transfer for some data selection and it took 1 hour. Now i am doing the same load with init without data transfer, how much time it can take?