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Restore From Seed or Stronghold

If you have lost your mnemonic, you can still recover your account provided you have access to your seed or .stronghold file.

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Restoring a wallet account using a seed is not an industry standard, it may not work on wallets that are not maintained by the IOTA Foundation. Once you restore your account using the seed, you should transfer your funds to an account with a known mnemonic

Back Up a Seed From a Firefly Profile​

You can export you seed by clicking on the ... menu, and then clicking Backup Seed.

Backup Seed

Firefly will then prompt you to enter your password.

Enter Password

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It might take up to a few minutes for the seed to be extracted. So give the process some time even if it seems like nothing is happening.

Copy Seed

With your seed at hand, you can import your wallet using the IOTA Web Wallet.

Back Up a Seed From a .stronghold file​

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If you are using Firefly, we recommend using the Backup Seed option from the Firefly menu. Using a stronghold file directly should only be done if you don't have a profile in Firefly or if you are using a different wallet.

You can use your .stronghold backup file to obtain your wallet's seed.

If don't know where your .stronghold file is, click on the ... menu and select the Copy system profile location.

Copy Stronghold Location

Next, you should click on the burger menu in the top left and Firefly > Backup Seed.

Backup Seed Menu

Once you have the .stronghold file at hand, you can drag and drop it into Firefly's Stronghold Backup.

Drag and Drop Stronghold

Firefly will then prompt you to enter your password to unlock the .stronghold file.

Enter Password

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It might take up to a few minutes for the seed to be extracted. So give the process some time even if it seems like nothing is happening.

Firefly will then show you the seed it restored from the .stronghold file.

Copy Seed

With your seed at hand, you can import your wallet using the IOTA Web Wallet.

Import Accounts from a Seed​

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Restoring a wallet account using a seed is not an industry standard, it may not work on wallets that are not maintained by the IOTA Foundation. Once you restore your account using the seed, you should transfer your funds to an account with a known mnemonic

To use your IOTA Wallet on different devices or browsers, you can import it using your Seed:

  1. Open IOTA Wallet and select Add Profile

Add Profile

  1. Click the Mnemonic button in the Import section.

Import Mnemonic

  1. Enter your Seed and click Add Profile.

Add Profile

  1. Enter your desired password.

Create Password

  1. Carefully read and accept the Terms of Service, and click Create Wallet.

Create Wallet

By following these steps, you can manage, stake, and transfer your digital assets on the IOTA network from any of your devices, ensuring a seamless experience.