Restoring your wallet from seed - Revision history

Plebeian9000: switch restore link to new wallet restore page

2020-06-19T01:55:30Z

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Kemccall: /* Restoring Bisq wallet from seed */

2020-03-30T00:07:22Z

Restoring Bisq wallet from seed

Kemccall: /* Restoring from seed */

2020-03-27T22:41:30Z

Restoring from seed

Kemccall: /* Restoring from seed */

2020-03-27T22:29:43Z

Restoring from seed

Bayer: Created page with "=== Restoring from seed === Note: '''Your seed words can restore your wallet’s BTC and BSQ, but they do not restore other Bisq application data such as your pay..."

2020-03-02T17:13:05Z

Created page with "=== Restoring from seed === <big>Note:</big> '''Your seed words can restore your wallet’s BTC and BSQ, but they do not restore other Bisq application data such as your pay..."

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=== Restoring from seed ===

<big>Note:</big>
'''Your seed words can restore your wallet’s BTC and BSQ, but they do not restore other Bisq application data such as your payment accounts, open disputes, etc. For that, you need to back up the Bisq data folder.'''
'''Also note that restoring from seed does not restore [[https://docs.bisq.network/dao-user-reference.html#voting-stake reputation value]] earned from contributing to Bisq.'''

Restoring from seed is intended as an emergency measure, to be used if you can’t get your funds back any other way. We highly recommend trying [[https://docs.bisq.network/backup-recovery.html#wallet-data these remedies]] to solve common wallet issues first.

To restore a wallet using your seed words first click on '''Account''' then click on the '''Wallet Seed''' tab. On this screen you may now enter your seed words in the '''Restore wallet from seed words''' box as well as your '''wallet date''' and press '''RESTORE WALLETS'''.

[[File:Walletseedtab.png|thumb|left|500px]]

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If your goal is to transfer BTC or BSQ, it’s best to send the funds to a new address with a transaction. This is also better for usability, as wallets with lots of transactions can cause Bisq to get laggy over time.

You should only restore from seed into a new Bisq wallet. You could restore BTC funds to an external wallet like Electrum, but restoring BSQ on a non-Bisq wallet is virtually guaranteed to fail given the complex nature of BSQ transactions (see warning [[https://docs.bisq.network/dao-user-reference.html#more-about-bsq here]]).

Note:
''If you do restore from seed on Bisq and still see a zero balance for BTC or BSQ, make sure to wait until the program is done syncing with the Bitcoin network (when done, the green bar on the bottom right labeled Synchronizing''
'''With Bitcoin Mainnet (using Tor) / Synchronizing DAO will go away).''

[[Category:Use Cases]]

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 == Restoring to a Bisq wallet ==
-Before restoring from seed, please try [[Backup_&_Recovery#2._Restore_a_wallet_backup|restoring your wallet from a backup]] first.
+Before restoring from seed, please try [[Troubleshooting_wallet_issues#Restore_a_wallet_backup|restoring your wallet from a backup]] first.
 To restore a wallet using seed words, go to <code>Account</code> > <code>Wallet Seed</code>, enter the seed words and date in the "Restore wallet from seed words" section, and then click <code>Restore Wallets</code>.

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-=== Restoring Bisq wallet from seed ===
+You can '''restore your wallet from seed''' to recover your funds in unusual circumstances when nothing else is working (e.g., if a data directory ''and'' its backups become corrupted).
-'''Note:''' Your seed words can restore your wallet’s BTC and BSQ, but they do not restore other Bisq application data such as your payment accounts, open disputes, etc. For that, you need to back up the Bisq data folder.'''
+Note that such a recovery only restores funds (BTC and BSQ) but does not restore any other Bisq data such as payment accounts, open disputes, etc. This data is stored in the Bisq data directory. Furthermore, restoring from seed does not restore [https://docs.bisq.network/dao-user-reference.html#voting-stake reputation value] earned from contributing to Bisq.
-Restoring from seed is intended as an emergency measure, to be used if you can’t get your funds back any other way. We highly recommend trying [[https://docs.bisq.network/backup-recovery.html#wallet-data these remedies]] to solve common wallet issues first.
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-To restore a wallet using your seed words first click on '''Account''' then click on the '''Wallet Seed''' tab. On this screen you may now enter your seed words in the '''Restore wallet from seed words''' box as well as your '''wallet date''' and press '''RESTORE WALLETS'''.
+== Restoring to a Bisq wallet ==
-'''Note:''' The wallet date is required by bitcoinj, which is the library Bisq uses to interact with the Bitcoin network.
+Before restoring from seed, please try [[Backup_&_Recovery#2._Restore_a_wallet_backup|restoring your wallet from a backup]] first.
-[[File:Walletseedtab.png|thumb|left|500px]]
+To restore a wallet using seed words, go to <code>Account</code> > <code>Wallet Seed</code>, enter the seed words and date in the "Restore wallet from seed words" section, and then click <code>Restore Wallets</code>.
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+: ''{{Wallet_date_explainer}}''
-You should only restore from seed into a new Bisq wallet. You could restore BTC funds to an external wallet like Electrum, but restoring BSQ on a non-Bisq wallet is virtually guaranteed to fail given the complex nature of BSQ transactions (see warning [[https://docs.bisq.network/dao-user-reference.html#more-about-bsq here]]).
+Bisq will then restart and start to rebuild your wallet state. If you see a zero balance for BTC and/or BSQ after restoring from seed, wait until the program is done syncing with the Bitcoin network. You'll know syncing is done when the green bar on the bottom right labeled "Synchronizing With Bitcoin Mainnet (using Tor) / Synchronizing DAO"  goes away.
-'''Note:''' If you do restore from seed on Bisq and still see a zero balance for BTC or BSQ, make sure to wait until the program is done syncing with the Bitcoin network (when done, the green bar on the bottom right labeled
+[[File:Restore-from-seed.png|600px|thumb|left|Go here to restore a Bisq wallet from seed.]]
-===Restoring to a non Bisq wallet===
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-To restore you wallet data to a non Bisq wallet it is imperitive to use the correct derivation path. The built-in Bisq  Bitcoin (BTC) wallet is based upon the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP 44).
+Things to know:
 [[Category:Use Cases]]

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	To restore a wallet using your seed words first click on '''Account''' then click on the '''Wallet Seed''' tab. On this screen you may now enter your seed words in the '''Restore wallet from seed words''' box as well as your '''wallet date''' and press '''RESTORE WALLETS'''.		To restore a wallet using your seed words first click on '''Account''' then click on the '''Wallet Seed''' tab. On this screen you may now enter your seed words in the '''Restore wallet from seed words''' box as well as your '''wallet date''' and press '''RESTORE WALLETS'''.
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		+	'''Note:''' The wallet date is required by bitcoinj, which is the library Bisq uses to interact with the Bitcoin network.

	[[File:Walletseedtab.png\|thumb\|left\|500px]]		[[File:Walletseedtab.png\|thumb\|left\|500px]]

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-=== Restoring from seed ===
+=== Restoring Bisq wallet from seed ===
 '''Note:''' Your seed words can restore your wallet’s BTC and BSQ, but they do not restore other Bisq application data such as your payment accounts, open disputes, etc. For that, you need to back up the Bisq data folder.'''
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 '''Note:''' If you do restore from seed on Bisq and still see a zero balance for BTC or BSQ, make sure to wait until the program is done syncing with the Bitcoin network (when done, the green bar on the bottom right labeled
 '''Synchronizing With Bitcoin Mainnet (using Tor) / Synchronizing DAO'''  goes away).
 [[Category:Use Cases]]