How to back up your Bisq wallet seed

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Wallet seed and application data have different scopes

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Bisq 1 v1.10.11 explicitly says the same seed serves BTC and BSQ, but seed words do not replace the database and keys needed to restore application state. The application backup warning also says the copy is not encrypted. Restoring wallet funds is not evidence that payment accounts, signing identity, messages or trade state have been recovered.

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Bisq 1 application backup and wallet-seed scope

Seed restoration is an emergency procedure

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Bisq 1 v1.10.11 warns to finish trades, close open offers and empty the existing wallet before restoring an older wallet. Its UI warns that restoring an encrypted wallet removes encryption and requires a new password afterward, and explains the role of the original wallet creation date. These warnings are separate from application-data backup requirements; no wallet restore was performed for this review.

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Bisq 1 seed-restore preconditions and encryption warning

Download, install Bisq.

1. Go to Account tab.

2. Go to Wallet Seed tab.

3. Write down on paper the 12 words and the wallet date.

4. These 12 words and date can be used to restore your wallet if you lose access to Bisq.

NEVER GIVE THEM TO ANYBODY. Your wallet seed controls your keys, your keys control your Bitcoin. Don't keep them online. Don't send them online. Don't take a digital picture of them. Keep them offline. Remember - NOT YOUR KEYS, NOT YOUR BITCOIN!

Bisq has no access to your Bitcoin or your private data. It is your personal responsability to control and back up your funds.

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