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Topic: Extract seed for wallet with 2FA (Read 209 times)

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legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 4363
November 21, 2017, 07:16:51 PM
#3
If, as you have stated, your 2FA wallet is currently fully functional (ie. you have the password and the 2FA code setup correctly in Google Authenticator)... but you do NOT have the seed, then I recommend that you move all your BTC to a completely different wallet IMMEDIATELY!!!

If ANYTHING happens to your wallet (computer crash, file deleted) or you lose access to your Google Authenticator (lost/stolen or broken phone)... your coins WILL be locked in that 2FA wallet with no chance of recovery.

Create a new Electrum wallet (Standard or 2FA)... AND WRITE THE SEED DOWN! and then send all your coins from your current 2FA wallet to the new wallet ASAP.
legendary
Activity: 2758
Merit: 6830
November 21, 2017, 09:41:59 AM
#2
With 2FA, the seed is only displayed when you first create your wallet. If you lost your seed or never backed up when creating the wallet, there is nothing you can do to retrieve your coin in the future.
newbie
Activity: 2
Merit: 0
November 21, 2017, 08:58:04 AM
#1
How to extract/read seed for Electrum wallet created with 2FA - two factor authentication?

Menu Wallet->Seed is grey. Is there any way to restore my seed? I have my password to sign any transaction for my wallet, and 2FA is working correctly, too.
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