Lost my Recovery Phrases (2024)

FAQs

What if someone steals my recovery phrase? ›

Anyone with access to your recovery phrase can steal your crypto funds without even having access to your Ledger device.

Losing your Ledger recovery phrase can have a negative impact on your ability to access your cryptocurrency holdings. Here's what will happens: Lost access to funds: The recovery phrase is essentially the key that grants you access to your cryptocurrency holdings on the Ledger. Without it, you cannot access your funds.

If you forgot to write down your backup phrase you can always access it within the wallet. You just need to enter the wallet with your password. Then go to the Settings tab and find Private Keys. View your phrase and save it in a safe place.

If you get the error “Invalid recovery phrase”, it's possible that you mistyped the word on your device. Go to the full list of words and use search (Control + F) on the page and carefully verify each word, one by one. Example: During the setup process, you wrote down your 24-word recovery phrase.

If your seed phrase is lost or stolen, the best thing to do is purchase a replacement hardware wallet in order to generate a new key to perform a key replacement on the Unchained platform. It's generally best to purchase hardware directly from the manufacturer.

One option is to transfer your funds to a temporary, outside account, reset your device, and create a fresh wallet with a 24-word secret recovery phrase. Then, you'd send the funds back to your new accounts in Ledger Live.

Unfortunately, recovering a crypto wallet without the seed phrase is generally impossible. The seed phrase is the only way to access the private keys that control crypto assets. Here are some options users can try if they do not have their seed phrase: Contact the wallet provider.

If you lose it, you lose access to your wallet and there is no other way to recover it. ➡️ Trust Wallet does not store any of your personal information or your seed phrase on their servers, so they can't help you either.

Recovering a Trust Wallet account without the recovery phrase is generally not possible, as the recovery phrase is the only way to restore access to your wallet. Trust Wallet is a non-custodial wallet, which means you are the sole owner of your private keys and the associated recovery phrase.

— Your Secret Recovery Phrase (or seed phrase) is the backup of all the private keys stored in a given crypto wallet. It allows you to recover all of your blockchain addresses, even without the original crypto wallet.

What is the 12-word secret phrase? ›

Your 12-word secret recovery phrase is the key to your wallet and controls access to all your funds, so write it down and keep it safe! If your device is lost or stolen, the only way to recover your funds is with your secret recovery phrase.

Private keys​

While a Secret Recovery Phrase is used to create and restore your entire MetaMask Wallet, including all accounts created in that wallet, each account has its own private key. This key can be used to import that account, and that account only, into a different wallet.

If you believe you don't need the service, you can continue using your Ledger device just like you did before. If you choose to pay for a subscription, you're still the only one with access to your Secret Recovery Phrase, and you will also have a backup that will be created and accessible only to you.

The Secret Recovery Phrase is case-sensitive. Each word should be entered lowercase, in English, with one space between each word. Be careful when copying and pasting by making sure there is no additional spaces at the beginning or end of the phrase being entered into the Recovery Phrase field.

While the seed phrase can be an effective recovery tool, it is also a potential vulnerability if it falls into the wrong hands. Anyone who knows your seed phrase can import a copy of your wallet onto their own device and empty it. Therefore, it is vital to keep your seed phrase secret and secure.

By entering the seed phrase into a compatible wallet application, users can recreate the private keys and public addresses associated with their wallet and regain access to their cryptocurrency.

If your device is lost, damaged or stolen, you can use your recovery seed to restore access to your entire wallet, passwords and other data associated with it.

Please keep your password secure. If you lose your password, you won't be able to access your funds. Manually: Your recovery phrase will be displayed for you to write down or copy and paste. Store it in a secure location and ensure the phrase is exactly as presented; the spelling or order cannot be altered.