How to back up and restore your Rabby seed phrase

Quick steps

1. Write it down at creation. When Rabby shows the 12 words, write them on paper in order and check each word.
2. Store copies offline. Keep one or two paper or metal copies in safe places, with no photos or cloud notes.
3. Reveal again if needed. Unlock Rabby, open an address's details and use the option to back up the seed phrase, entering your password if asked.
4. Test a restore. Import the phrase on a spare browser profile and check the first address matches, then remove the profile.
5. Restore on a new device. Install genuine Rabby, choose seed phrase import, enter the words, set a new password and select your addresses.
6. Reconnect the rest. Re-import private keys, reconnect hardware wallets and re-add custom networks.

Rabby is self-custodial. Your seed phrase (also called a recovery phrase) is the master key to every address created from it. Rabby does not store a copy on its servers and has no account recovery, so the backup is entirely your job. Walletbeat notes that Rabby offers no guardian or social recovery (Walletbeat, 2026).

What to back up

Your Rabby password is not a backup. It only unlocks Rabby on one device and cannot be reset. See Rabby forgot password.

How to store it

• Paper or metal, not digital. No screenshots, photos, notes apps, email drafts, cloud documents or password-manager notes unless you understand the trade-off.
• Write it in order, spelled exactly. Check each word against the screen.
• Two copies, two places protects against fire or loss. Keep both away from other people.
• Test it. Before funding the wallet heavily, restore it on a spare browser profile and check the first address matches, then remove that profile.

View your seed phrase again in the extension

If you did not write it down, do it now while you still have access:

1. Unlock Rabby and open the address management list.
2. Open the details of an address created from the seed phrase.
3. Choose the option to back up the seed phrase. OneKey's migration guide shows it as "Backup Seed Phrase" with a button to reveal it (OneKey help center, 2026). Rabby may ask for your password.
4. Write the words down privately, then confirm.

For an imported private key, the address details offer a similar option to back up the private key.

Mobile cloud backup

The Rabby mobile app can save an encrypted backup of your wallet to iCloud or Google Drive. It is optional. To restore, you need the backup file and the password you set when you created that backup; a later app password is not a substitute, and Rabby cannot retrieve a lost backup password (CryptoSlate, 2026).

Weigh it carefully. The backup is only as strong as that password and your cloud account. A Least Authority audit report dated September 2, 2025 found a medium-severity issue in the mobile app's password-based key derivation that was unresolved at the audited revision (as reported by CryptoSlate, 2026). If you use cloud backup, choose a long, unique password, and keep a paper copy of the phrase as well.

Optional passphrase and private keys

Some wallets let you add an extra passphrase, sometimes called a 25th word, to a seed phrase. It creates a completely different set of addresses. If you used one elsewhere, your backup must include it, or the restored wallet will look empty. Store it separately from the 12 or 24 words.

A private key controls only one address. Exporting it is useful for some tools, but it carries the same risk as the seed phrase for that address. Keep it offline, and never paste it into a site that claims to check, sync or protect your wallet. Our address checker warns if you paste something that looks like a key or phrase by mistake.

Restore Rabby on a new device

1. Install the genuine Rabby from the link on rabby.io and check the extension ID with our verifier.
2. Choose the option for an address you already have, then seed phrase import.
3. Enter the words in order, set a new Rabby password and select your addresses.
4. Re-add private-key accounts, reconnect hardware wallets and re-add any custom networks.

Your balances, NFTs and approvals reappear because they live on-chain.

Seed phrase scams to know

Rabby never asks for your seed phrase, and Rabby support never contacts you first. The phrase is only ever typed into the import screen of a genuine wallet you installed yourself. Common tricks:

• Fake Rabby sites and ads that show a "restore wallet" form.
• Fake support agents on X, Telegram or Discord who send a "validation" link.
• Fake Rabby extensions, including Firefox add-ons, that capture the phrase on import.
• "Airdrop claim" pages that ask you to verify your wallet with your phrase. See Rabby points and airdrop.

If you typed your phrase anywhere suspicious, treat it as stolen: create a new wallet and move funds immediately. See fake Rabby scams.

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