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How to restore a wallet with a seed phrase
How to restore a wallet with a seed phrase
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Written by Cédric
Updated over a week ago

ONBOARDING PROCESS :
Download & install the Ctrl Wallet extension from the Google Chrome Store webpage (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/xdefi-wallet/hmeobnfnfcmdkdcmlblgagmfpfboieaf?hl=en&authuser=0-)
> Open your Ctrl Wallet extension
> Click on 'Let's get started'
> Click on 'Restore Ctrl Wallet'
> Click on 'Restore with secret phrase'
> Enter each word of your seed phrase
> Click on the 'Next' button
> Enter a local password for your Ctrl Wallet extension and confirm this password
(⚠️ 8 characters or longer)
(⚠️ No sequence of characters repeated 3 times)
> Read and agree to the Terms and conditions
> Click on the 'Next' button
> Enter a name for your wallet
> Click on the 'Next' button
> Make Ctrl your default browser wallet via radio button (By turning this option on, Ctrl will take priority (when > possible) over other wallet extensions (e.g. MetaMask) you may have installed in your browser when connecting to web applications.This option is easily accessible from the wallet menu in case you change your mind!)
> Click on the 'Next' button
> To pin the Ctrl Wallet extension to your web browser, click on the puzzle icon of the web browser extension manager and click on the pushpin associated with Ctrl Wallet
> Open the Ctrl Wallet extension (click on the icon at the top-right of your web browser
> Read and close the welcome prompt


FROM THE EXTENSION INTERFACES:
> Open your Ctrl Wallet extension
> Click on the 'Settings' button at the bottom of the Home screen
> Click on 'Wallet management'
> Select the 'Import wallet' option
> Select the 'Secret Phrase' option
> Enter your secret phrase
> Read and agree to the Terms of use if satisfied
> Click on 'Import'

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