diff --git a/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account new file mode 100644 index 00000000..02740991 --- /dev/null +++ b/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring your Monero Account @@ -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: "" +--- + +## 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