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How to backup/export and import your wallet
How to backup/export and import your wallet

Access to private keys and recover of wallets

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Written by BlueWallet Support
Updated over a week ago

To backup or export your wallet is pretty simple. This backup is the "key", usually a mnemonic (set of 24 words) or just a "text" that will give you access to your wallet if you lose your device, uninstall the app, etc. In short, if something wrong happens and you want/need to get access to your wallet again.

Things to know

On bluewallet every wallet has its own backup and there's no global backup for all wallets that you can create, this is something you need to do individually for each wallet. We advise to backup all wallets.

Where to do it

Inside your wallet you are going to find on the top right an options menu. Usually with the 3 dots icon. After you tap there you will be taken to the wallet options screen, where you will find the "backup/export" option.

Recover your wallet on external software

BlueWallet provides 24 word mnemonic seeds for onchain Segwit wallets. These are standard BIP44, BIP49 and BIP84 addresses with the following derivation paths:

BIP44

m/44'

BIP49

m/49'

BIP84

m/84'/0'/0'

You can use Electrum wallet on desktop (electrum.org) to restore this wallets at any moment.

  1. Choose Restore wallet.

  2. "I already have a seed"

  3. Enter seed



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