From c9f89f848ffcef5669594ee8dd75b09d6630f29a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Alexander <palexander@countermail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:11:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Create Restoring your Monero Account
---
.../user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account
diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+layout: static_page
+title: "Restoring your Monero Account"
+title-pre-kick: "Restoring your "
+title-kick: "Monero "
+title-post-kick: "Account"
+kick-class: "purple-kicks"
+icon: "icon_userguides"
+attribution: "<!-- Icon is based on work by Freepik (http://www.freepik.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons BY 3.0 -->"
+---
+
+## Operating System: Windows, Linux, Mac
+### Account Software: Simplewallet
+
+- Retrieve your 25 word @mnemonic-seed that you saved from creating your old Monero @account
+
+- Open a command prompt and navigate to the drive and directory that contains simplewallet
+
+- At the command prompt type: simplewallet --restore-deterministic-wallet
+
+- Once you Press enter you will be prompted for a wallet file name. Give your wallet a new name, any name will do
+
+- Press enter again and you will be prompted for a password. Give your wallet a new and long password
+
+- Press enter again and you will be prompted for the 25 word electrum style mnemonic seed that you retrieved earlier
From cc82c6d1f9e8eba5a3d65d90f367ec54145838ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Alexander <palexander@countermail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:12:19 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] added .md
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...oring your Monero Account => Restoring your Monero Account.md} | 0
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rename knowledge-base/user-guides/{Restoring your Monero Account => Restoring your Monero Account.md} (100%)
diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
similarity index 100%
rename from knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account
rename to knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
From d144796b195cefc0c9159cbeaff6cbc2403beb91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Alexander <palexander@countermail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:18:21 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Changed wording.
---
knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
index 02740991..e77ee6e1 100644
--- a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
+++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ icon: "icon_userguides"
attribution: "<!-- Icon is based on work by Freepik (http://www.freepik.com) and is licensed under Creative Commons BY 3.0 -->"
---
-## Operating System: Windows, Linux, Mac
+## Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac
### Account Software: Simplewallet
- Retrieve your 25 word @mnemonic-seed that you saved from creating your old Monero @account
From 95f07d2d599fec24f341cbb2767ca083370a6f07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Alexander <palexander@countermail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:38:48 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Added conclusion to restoration process.
---
knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
index e77ee6e1..c62661b8 100644
--- a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
+++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ attribution: "<!-- Icon is based on work by Freepik (http://www.freepik.com) and
- Press enter again and you will be prompted for a password. Give your wallet a new and long password
- Press enter again and you will be prompted for the 25 word electrum style mnemonic seed that you retrieved earlier
+
+After you have entered the 25 word mnemonic seed, simplewallet will generate the same public address and view key as your old wallet. You will then need to type in the command "refresh" to scan the blockchain and get your account balance. (Please be patient as the refresh may take a while.)
From 8034eb49833c9ac25788d348c56f174663ab67b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Alexander <palexander@countermail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:44:15 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Changed wording.
---
knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
index c62661b8..59da28d7 100644
--- a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
+++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ attribution: "<!-- Icon is based on work by Freepik (http://www.freepik.com) and
## Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac
### Account Software: Simplewallet
-- Retrieve your 25 word @mnemonic-seed that you saved from creating your old Monero @account
+- Retrieve your 25 word @mnemonic-seed that you saved when creating your old Monero @account
- Open a command prompt and navigate to the drive and directory that contains simplewallet
From 8d3b9cfc9e616792c11c91395b6d26239d3ad408 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Alexander <palexander@countermail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:46:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Changed wording.
---
knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
index 59da28d7..bfcf9abf 100644
--- a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
+++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account.md
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ attribution: "<!-- Icon is based on work by Freepik (http://www.freepik.com) and
- Press enter again and you will be prompted for the 25 word electrum style mnemonic seed that you retrieved earlier
-After you have entered the 25 word mnemonic seed, simplewallet will generate the same public address and view key as your old wallet. You will then need to type in the command "refresh" to scan the blockchain and get your account balance. (Please be patient as the refresh may take a while.)
+After you have entered the 25 word mnemonic seed, simplewallet will generate the same public address and view key as your old wallet. You will then need to type in the command "refresh" to scan the blockchain and get your account balance. (Please be patient as the refresh process may take a while.)