6 min readOct 12, 2021

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You can find this article here: https://www.xdefi.io/article/restore-wallet-in-xdefi-wallet/

Restore Wallet(s)

Find out how to restore a wallet via 2 methods: with seed phrase OR with .json back up

Method 1: Restore XDEFI Wallet or external wallet (i.e. MetaMask) with Secret/Seed Phrase

1. Click on the MetaMask extension in the top right corner of your web browser

‌2. Unlock MetaMask with your password

‌3. Click on the image associated with your account at the top right of your MetaMask home screen

‌4. Select Settings in the drop-down menu

5. Select Security and Privacy

‌6. Click on Reveal Secret Recovery Phase

‌7. Enter your password to reveal

8. Click on Next

9. Copy to clipboard your secret Recovery Phrase

10. Close MetaMask

‌11. Download and install the latest available version of XDEFI Wallet on your web browser

XDEFI Wallet is currently supported on Chrome, Brave and soon Firefox: download XDEFI Wallet now

12. Click on the XDEFI Wallet extension

‌13. Click on Let’s get started

14. Read and agree to the Terms and conditions and click on Restore XDEFI Wallet

15. Click on Restore with secret phrase

16. Enter secret phrase: paste your secret phrase here

17. Enter and confirm a new password for this new XDEFI Wallet

18. Name your wallet

19. Click on the Next button

‌20. Choose whether or not to make XDEFI Wallet your default browser wallet

Note: This option makes XDEFI your default browser wallet when you interact with web applications.
By turning this option on, XDEFI will take priority 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!

21. Click on Next

‌22. Confirm which chains to use with XDEFI

23. Click on Complete

‌Done!

You may now open the extension.

‌24. Press the extension icon in the top right corner of your web browser

‌25. Read and close the welcome message

‌Restore your secondary accounts

1. At the bottom of the XDEFI Wallet home screen, click on the wallet icon

2. Select the wallet you just imported

3. For each account you had in your MetaMask wallet, click on Create Account for restoration

4. Click on the refresh button to display your balances

5. For each of your accounts that you select from the top of the main interface, now add your assets by clicking on the + Add assets button

Add your assets

1. Go back to the XDEFI Wallet home screen and click on + Add Assets

2. Click on the + Add assets button

3. Select the Owned tab (showing all the assets you hold)

4. Select your tokens

5. Click on the Next button

6. Confirm

Troubleshooting:

I’ve imported my MetaMask seed phrase into XDEFI Wallet but all my balances are at 0, I have no assets in the “Owned” tab and the Ethereum public deposit address(es) generated after the import aren’t the same. What is the problem?

This can occur for two reasons:

1. You have not imported the right seed phrase (the one of your current MetaMask wallet) but another seed phrase

2. You have imported the right seed phrase but the account(s) you have in your MetaMask wallet have been manually imported via private key(s) and are not linked to your MetaMask wallet’s seedphrase & private key‌‌

Method 2: Restore .json Legacy XDEFI Wallet

1. Install the latest available version of XDEFI Wallet on your web browser

2. Click on the XDEFI Wallet extension

3. Click on Let’s get started

4. Read and agree to the Terms and conditions

5. Click on Import XDEFI Wallet

6. Select Restore legacy wallet

7. Click on Browse

8. Import the file saved as xdefi-backup-all.json from your computer

9. Enter wallet password

10. Click on Import

11.‌ Choose whether or not to make XDEFI Wallet your default browser wallet

This option makes XDEFI your default browser wallet when you interact with web applications.
By turning this option on, XDEFI will take priority 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!

12. Click on Next