A recovery check is a way for you to double-check that you copied the correct 24-words of your recovery phrase. This is important as without the correct recovery phrase if something was to happen to your device, you’d also lose your funds forever.
Now that you know the importance of having the correct recovery phrase, you may want to double-check it.
Today, we will show you how you can do that in a few simple steps. The process itself is not complex but can be tedious as you will need to select using the two buttons on your Ledger device for all of the 24-words. So, let’s begin.
Instruction to performing a recovery check
The recovery check is in the app catalog with all the apps for the various coins/tokens. Here’s how to do a recovery check.
Make sure you are using the latest version of Ledger Live.
Step 1: Open Ledger Live > Manager, and Type in “recovery check” under the “App Catalog”, then install the app on the Ledger device.
Step 2: Scroll to the app on your device and press both buttons to select it. The Ledger Nano will then take you through the steps to confirm your word seed.
That’s yet, you can now do a recovery check on your seed. Once this is done, make sure you store your seed securely in a lockup box, where only you can access it.
Conclusion
Performing a recovery check is always a good approach if you’re in doubt. This way you can avoid losing access to your funds, and you can get peace of mind by doing so. This tutorial will walk you through the two simples steps to perform this check. Remember once you get your private key to never share them digitally. Instead, lock them up in a box or safe, so only you can access them.
