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

Export Stronghold Seed from Firefly (Recommended)

Back Up a Seed From a Firefly Profile

You can export your seed by choosing your profile and before entering the pin, clicking on the ... menu, and then clicking Backup Seed.

Firefly will then prompt you to enter your 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.

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

Export Seed from Stronghold File

Back Up a Seed From a .stronghold file

Not Recommended

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.

Windows

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

Linux

Next, you should click on Electron > Backup Seed.

MacOS

Next, in the menu bar click on Firefly > Backup Seed.

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

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

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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.

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

2. Click the Mnemonic button in the Import section.

3. Enter your Seed and click Add Profile.

4. Enter your desired password.

5. Carefully read and accept the Terms of Service, and click 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.