# Help finding key json file in old Daedalus wallet folders

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/help-finding-key-json-file-in-old-daedalus-wallet-folders/60079>\
**Category:** Community Technical Support\
**Tags:** daedalus\
**Created:** [7 May 2021 20:12 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/help-finding-key-json-file-in-old-daedalus-wallet-folders/60079 "2021-05-07T20:12:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![bransdotcom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/bransdotcom/32/34647_2.png) [@bransdotcom](https://forum.cardano.org/u/bransdotcom)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:12 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/help-finding-key-json-file-in-old-daedalus-wallet-folders/60079/1 "2021-05-07T20:12:06Z")

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Hello I had a decent amount of ADA stored in Daedalus wallet around 2019 and am trying to restore my wallet with adalite. I see that there’s supposed to be a json key file to recover but I can’t find where its at. I’m on Mac and checked in the Daedalus application support folder. There are some wallet folders there but I don’t see a key json file. Any help?

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**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:23 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/help-finding-key-json-file-in-old-daedalus-wallet-folders/60079/2 "2021-05-07T20:23:31Z")

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Hello,

First, u don’t have the 12 seed words to restore your byron wallet?  
2nd … u can restore the wallet with import option if u have the secret.key file but u still need the spending password

> **[Importing wallets](https://iohk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/900000623463-Importing-wallets)**
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> The wallet import feature has been reenabled in Daedalus 3.3.0. This feature enables you to import wallets from ‘secret.key’ files of old versions of Daedalus (Daedalus version 0.15.1 and before.) ...

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**Author:** ![bransdotcom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/bransdotcom/32/34647_2.png) [@bransdotcom](https://forum.cardano.org/u/bransdotcom)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:41 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/help-finding-key-json-file-in-old-daedalus-wallet-folders/60079/3 "2021-05-07T20:41:09Z")

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I wrote them down but I misplaced them during a move. Luckily I still have the password and found my secret.key file. Importing now and syncing. THANK YOU you guys are rockstars 🙂

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**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2021 20:47 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/help-finding-key-json-file-in-old-daedalus-wallet-folders/60079/4 "2021-05-07T20:47:32Z")

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Don’t forget to move them to shelley wallet and start delegating for rewards

And bkp the 24 seed words this time

Cheers,