Hi, I forgot my password and I read that if I delete my wallet I could use my recovery key words to recover my wallet. I tried to use my 12 recovery words and when I type the first word, I would get an invalid recovery error. I am pretty sure I have the right words… Is there anyway to get my coins …

Thank everybody. I have one misspelled word too. I found the right word from mnemonic wordlist (with 2048 words) and have restored my wallet. The first time, the wallet was with zero balance and no transactions and addresses different. Then, I clicked the bottom button–Addwallet, and restored …

It’s said many times before, but I feel obliged to point out that posting your amount of ADA isn’t a good idea. It’s like waving your millions of USD (that’s what it’ll be worth one day :grin:) around saying “try to rob me”.

I wanted to point out this Medium article by Tron Black. By far the best explanation I have seen as to how the magic works. ** Seeds of Freedom** https://medium.com/@tronblack/ravencoin-seeds-of-freedom-a3a3ff0fa1 Have you ever wondered why crypto wallets are asking you to write down 12 words? … …

[image] MartinMKD: You can use a DSLR camera or a point and shoot that takes photos and stores them to an SD card. As long as this SD card never goes to a computer with internet connection, ok. But I’m sure 99% of the people will read it on the same computer they use for internet. The most s…

or go to walmart with the sd card and print it :slight_smile:

and have a copy of your photo with the 12 words saved on the walmart computer cloud? If you like…

they are usually inserted directly into a printer … those arent necessarily in the “cloud”

I would guess they are connected to the internet for diagnosis, service, updates,… Concerning crypto wallets I always assume the worst possible case and go for the KISS principle. The most simple and therefore secure form to write down the 12 words is still a pencil.

[image] Herr_Rossi: The most simple and therefore secure form to write down the 12 words is still a pencil. Well a pen probably has a better chance of staying legible in the long term, no?

Maybe, I don’t know. If in doubt: Use both and hammer the words into a stone tablet. Maybe you should get a larger safe deposit box for the stone tablet… :sunglasses: But joking apart: I heard of people who engrave their words into a metal plate. That’s the kind of fireproof handwritten 12 words.

[image] Herr_Rossi: I heard of people who engrave their words into a metal plate Then you have to kill the engraver… :smile:

Am I screwed?

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HeptaSean 12 February 2022 13:50 99

I have written a far better usable script and presented it here:

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Am I screwed?

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