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Samourai backup

Using the Samourai backup feature

  • Restore your Samourai Wallet with your secret words

    Your secret words are extremely important. When you combine your passphrase with your 12 secret words you get the backup of last resort. This combination is an industry standard and can be considered ...

  • Restore wallet from auto backup file

    By default Samourai Wallet saves an encrypted backup of your entire wallet on your device. This allows you to easily restore your wallet from the latest auto backup in case you accidentally uninstall ...

  • Test your current wallet passphrase and backup

    Samourai Wallet has included some debugging tools in the Settings menu. You can use these tools to test your passphrase and the status of your current backup file. It is recommended to run this diagno...

  • Manually export wallet backup

    In addition to automatically backing up your wallet you can choose to manually export an encrypted backup of your wallet at any time. Step 1 - Initiate export Tap the three dots on the top right of th...