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Table of contents
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- [When should I restore a wallet?](#when-should-i-restore-a-wallet)
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- [What is needed to restore a wallet from mnemonic seed?](#what-is-needed-to-restore-a-wallet-from-mnemonic-seed)
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- [What is the wallet restore height?](#what-is-the-wallet-restore-height)
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- [How to restore a wallet from mnemonic seed on Monero GUI](#how-to-restore-a-wallet-from-mnemonic-seed-on-monero-gui)
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- [How to restore a wallet from mnemonic seed on Monero CLI](#how-to-restore-a-wallet-from-mnemonic-seed-on-monero-cli)
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- [My restored wallet is showing a wrong balance](#my-restored-wallet-is-showing-a-wrong-balance)
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When should I restore a wallet?
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You should restore your @wallet in the following situations: - You lost access to your wallet (you forgot its password, your wallet file is corrupted or your device stopped working/is lost). - You want to create a copy of your wallet on another device.
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This guide will teach you how to restore a Monero wallet from its @mnemonic-seed.
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If you want to restore a wallet from its private keys, please read [this guide]({{site.baseurl}}/resources/user-guides/restore_from_keys.html).
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What is needed to restore a wallet from mnemonic seed?
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A valid Monero mnemonic seed is a phrase with 13, 14, or 25 random words (multiple languages are supported). Your mnemonic seed has all the information needed to restore your wallet.
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It is also useful to know your wallet restore height or the creation date of your wallet, since it makes your wallet synchronization faster.
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Where can I find my mnemonic seed?
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Most Monero wallets ask the user to write down a mnemonic seed on a paper backup when a wallet is being created. So it's up to you to remember where and how you stored your mnemonic seed.
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Alternatively, if you still have access to the wallet being restored, you can usually find your mnemonic seed in a menu with some name like `Seed`, `Keys`, `Secrets`, or `Master Private Key`.
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