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{% include disclaimer.html translated="no" translationOutdated="no" %}
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Restoring a wallet from private keys is pretty simple. If you have the necessary information, with this guide you can completely restore your wallet. Note: you do NOT have to have your password to restore from keys.
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You need to have 3 pieces of data from your wallet, or your .keys file which holds this info and the password to decrypt it. The 3 wallet components that you need are:
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**Address**
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**Secret Spendkey**
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**Secret Viewkey**
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#### CLI
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Then run the wallet command:
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`./monero-wallet-cli --generate-from-keys New_Wallet_Name.abc`
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Next, you'll be asked for the Address, the spendkey, the viewkey, and finally the new password for the re-generated wallet.
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Running this with the correct parameters will re-generate your wallet files for you and allow you to set a new password.
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If you run into any trouble, running `./monero-wallet-cli --help` will show you the options available to you at wallet startup. Once you're inside your wallet, running the `help` command will list the help for the commands available to you within the wallet.
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#### GUI
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Launch `monero-wallet-gui`. If this is the first time you launched it go to the next step, otherwise click `Cancel`:
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Select your appropriate language `English(US)`:
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Click on `Restore wallet from keys or mnemonic seed`:
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Select `Restore from keys`, give your wallet a name & storage location, and complete the `Account address (public)`, `View key (private)` & `Spend key (private)`. Optionaly, specify a `Restore height (optional)` to avoid scanning of oldest blocks. Then click the `Right` arrow:
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