Backup and restore MetaMask
By using the Secret Recovery Phrase
Last updated
By using the Secret Recovery Phrase
Last updated
Suppose you have changed browser or laptop. Here is how to re-connect your MetaMask again. First, you have to find your Secret Backup Phrase, which you should have stored, to begin with.
Click on the extension icon "" in the upper right corner to open MetaMask.
Click on the account icon.
Click Settings.
Find “Security & Privacy” and click it.
Click “Reveal Secret Recovery Phrase”, which you find the same as your “Secret Backup Phrase”.
Enter your password.
Now save the Secret Recovery Phrase/Secret Backup Phrase somewhere, preferably not digitally. The backup is done now all you have to do is to learn the restoring process.
Open MetaMask and click on the account icon.
Click “Import Account” using the Secret Recovery Phrase/Secret Backup Phrase.
Create a new strong password (min 8 chars).
Click “Restore”.
